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Drive profit and control costs by running smarter, safer, and more efficient operations.
Cost Saving Tips
How can your business reduce costs?
Without visibility into your day-to-day operations, you could be unknowingly wasting valuable money and time. Fuel, for instance, is a key cost for organizations operating vehicles or equipment, and can represent on average 60% of total operating budget, according to Fleet Automotive. A single, integrated platform that brings in data from across your operations provides greater insight into inefficiencies that create unnecessary expenses. Read on to learn more about which inefficiencies are costing your organization the most, and how a complete fleet management platform can help.
$11 billion
spent on engine idling per year
~$50 increase
in per-mile insurance premium costs for commercial motor carriers in the last decade
$50 billion
spent annually on unplanned downtime costs e
~22% increase
annually in business logistics costs within the U.S. supply chain
9 ways to increase efficiency and control costs with Samsara
01
Save money on fuel costs
Aggressive driving can lower gas mileage by up to 40%. Coach fuel-wasting driving behaviors with our Driver Efficiency Report & Scores and minimize unnecessary vehicle idling with the Idling Report.
02
fuel usage
Improve fuel efficiency across your fleet by determining which vehicles and which drivers are wasting the most fuel with our Fuel & Energy Reports. Compare individual vehicle performance and fleet idling performance to similar vehicles and fleets to better understand performance with our Benchmarking Reports.
03
maintenance
Create a preventative maintenance schedule and avoid costly breakdowns. Get real-time alerts for check engine lights and fault codes so that you can proactively pull fuel-wasting vehicles off the road and service them.
04
Optimize electric vehicle
Leverage the Samsara EV Efficiency Report to view the percentage of miles driven on electricity versus gasoline to ensure that your electric vehicles and hybrids are being used optimally. Additionally, use the Fleet Electrification Report to determine which vehicles are best suited to transition to electric.
05
Lower your insurance costs
Driver coaching tools help you take a more proactive approach to reducing high risk driving behaviors, helping to lower insurance premiums and reduce the frequency and severity of accidents.
06
Lower cellular data bills
Lower your cellular bill with in-cab WiFi hotspots from the Samsara Vehicle Gateway and save tens of thousands of dollars per year on cellular data.
07
Avoid false claims
Fleets can save valuable time and hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on driver exoneration with Samsara AI dash cams that provide instant proof with easy and fast video retrieval.
08
Prevent lost loads
Avoid paying for expensive load claims from a sudden drop in reefer temperature with the Samsara Environmental Monitor and AG24 reefer monitoring. Keep a pulse on temperature changes with easily configurable alerts and reports so that you never lose a load again.
09
Preventing costly errors
Whether you pay drivers by the number of miles driven, or time spent on the job, Samsara makes it easy for your back office team to pay your drivers accurately, with reports for Time on Site, Hours of Service, and more. Simplify administration with open APIs that allow you to sync data to systems for payroll, ERP, and more.
How to lower fuel costs with Samsara
Learn how to take control of your fuel economy and reduce overall spend with Samsara Fuel Reporting.
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