Call-prep brief · checked 2026-07-09
Benton Area Transportation
Grade D · 70.0 / 100
Unchanged since 2026-07-08.
For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the NTD details line up. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.
What changed since the last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
- Realtime quality no change
Top three things to fix
Check the trip updates endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request.
The trip updates realtime feed failed during sampling. When this feed is down, riders see scheduled times presented as if they were live.
Effort: Usually a vendor support ticket.
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 11 observed fixes).
Check the vehicle positions endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request.
The vehicle positions realtime feed failed during sampling. When this feed is down, riders see scheduled times presented as if they were live.
Effort: Usually a vendor support ticket.
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 9 observed fixes).
Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs.
1 of 1 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions. Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.
Effort: A vendor data-mapping question.
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 84 observed fixes).
NTD certification readiness: Ready
This feed looks ready for your NTD certification: published at a public URL, valid, and current. The official check is still your D-10 certification.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 96 days.
agency_id and NTD ID: Not checked yet. Setting your GTFS agency_id to your five-digit NTD ID is an optional way to line a feed up with its National Transit Database record. FTA links the two on your P-50 form, so it is not a required feed change. We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this is not checked yet.
The bar this score answers to
The state transit-data program is Oregon ODOT Public Transportation. ODOT's Public Transportation Division, which supports statewide GTFS.
Key facts
- Feed URL
- https://oregon-gtfs.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs_data/benton-or-us/benton-or-us.zip
- Last checked
- 2026-07-09
- Service window
- 84 days of service data remain. Last service date 2026-10-01.
- Feed version
- UTC: 23-Mar-2026 21:35
- State
- Oregon
Part of the Oregon portfolio: see where this agency sits among the state's feeds before the call.
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.1, validator 8.0.1.