Case Study: Sound Transit achieves millions in taxpayer savings and higher fleet utilization with Agile Fleet

Sound Transit slashes millions of dollars by efficiently managing, sharing vehicles

Sound Transit, the Central Puget Sound transit agency, faced inefficient, manual non‑revenue fleet processes that limited vehicle utilization and inflated costs. To modernize scheduling, key control and utilization tracking, the agency implemented Agile Fleet’s FleetCommander fleet management information system to automate reservations, key dispensing and fleet data capture.

Using Agile Fleet’s solution—including an online reservation system, 24/7 self‑service key kiosks, dashboards and analytics—Sound Transit consolidated pools, reassigned vehicles and removed 115 underused vehicles. The changes raised shared‑fleet utilization to roughly 77–100%, supported about 1,015 users and nearly 10,000 annual reservations, saved more than $2 million since 2013 (with per‑vehicle savings of $3,500–$6,000/year estimated), and reduced staffing and administrative burden while improving accountability.

Sound Transit

Ahmad Bilal

Non-Revenue Vehicle Fleet Manager