Case Study: WMATA improves depot efficiency and on-time performance with Clever Devices SmartYard

Wmata Automates Its Depots With Smartyard®

WMATA, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority serving Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, needed a better way to manage its ten bus depots. Dispatchers were spending hours manually walking yards to record parked bus locations and then assigning vehicles by hand, while drivers also had to wait in line to learn where their buses were parked. Clever Devices provided SmartYard, an automated yard management solution to replace these time-consuming manual processes.

With Clever Devices’ SmartYard, WMATA gained real-time visibility into every vehicle’s exact depot location, automated pull-out recommendations, and better coordination between dispatch, operators, and maintenance. The result was reduced manpower requirements, faster and more accurate vehicle assignment, improved on-time performance, and fewer wasted trips searching for buses. The system also helped flag maintenance issues and prevent unsuitable vehicles from being assigned to routes.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)