Vancouver, BC – Spare, the leading provider of transit operations technology, today announced the launch of Spare EAM, the first AI-native enterprise asset management platform built for public transit. Spare EAM unifies inspections, work orders, parts, and asset health into one system so mechanics spend less time on paperwork and more time keeping vehicles safe. At Gulf Coast Transit District, that shift meant 20% more inspections completed, two hours of admin eliminated daily, and a 15% boost in vehicle availability—all in the first month.

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“Maintenance shouldn’t mean mountains of paperwork and vehicles stuck in the garage,” said Josh Andrews, COO at Spare. “With Spare EAM, agencies can see issues before they become failures, mechanics can update work orders in real time, and riders benefit from more vehicles on the road.”

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Purpose-built for transit

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While most asset management systems were originally built for trucking or corporate fleets, Spare EAM was engineered specifically for the public sector. It is FTA-compliant, audit-ready, and mobile-first, enabling frontline teams to adopt it quickly and effectively. Agencies can modernize maintenance operations, cut manual processes, and ensure every vehicle is safe for service.

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AI at the core

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Legacy EAM systems patch together multiple tools and bury agencies in administrative overhead. Spare EAM is AI-native from the ground up, embedding intelligence into every workflow: triaging inspections, predicting failures, and connecting asset data to daily operations. This allows agencies to stop breakdowns before they reach service.

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Real results in the field

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Agencies like Gulf Coast Transit District (GCTD) in Texas partnered with Spare to modernize maintenance across its fleet and non-vehicle assets. In the first month, GCTD achieved:

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• 100% mechanic adoption of Spare’s mobile app in just 30 days
• 20% more inspections completed, improving fleet safety
• 2+ hours of paperwork eliminated daily, freeing staff for hands-on work
• 15% increase in vehicle availability, keeping more service on the road

“Our mission is to serve our community with dependable transit. But our old asset management system was holding us back. Manual processes and scattered information made it hard to keep up with the demands of a growing region. This is more than just new software—it’s a leap forward in how we serve our riders,”

—Ted Ross, Executive Director, GCTD.

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Expanding the Spare platform

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With the launch of Spare EAM, Spare redefines the mobility software market, going beyond dispatch and scheduling to cover the full lifecycle of transit operations. Combined with Spare Operations, which powers dispatch, driver tools, and rider experience—transit agencies now have a single, AI-native operating system to manage their entire transit ecosystem.

Spare EAM is available today to transit agencies and municipalities across North America. Learn more at www.spare.com/eam.

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About Spare

Spare is the AI-native operating system for public mobility. By integrating paratransit and microtransit operations with advanced asset management and maintenance tools, Spare helps agencies deliver safer fleets, lower costs, and more reliable journeys for riders. 

Founded in 2015, Spare has powered more than 28 million rides across 200+ cities worldwide, with partners including LA Metro, DART (Dallas), PSTA (Pinellas County), and AC Transit/BART.

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