A Practical Guide to Taking Control of Maintenance Spend

The true cost of reactive maintenance:

Reactive maintenance may be costing your operation more than you realize:

✔ Maintenance represents roughly 10% of total operating costs, yet disconnected systems obscure where that money goes

✔ Technicians spend up to 65% of their shift on non-wrench tasks instead of completing repairs

✔ 10–15% of vehicles may be in the shop at any time, often due to reactive or repeat repairs

✔ Approximately 60% of DOT violations are maintenance-related, with paper DVIRs making proof of repair difficult

✔ Manual invoice entry takes 20–40 minutes per document, delaying cost visibility and increasing administrative burden

This practical guide shows how to move from reactive to preventative maintenance with Samsara, helping you reduce hidden costs, maximize wrench time, streamline compliance, and gain real-time visibility into maintenance spend.

How to move from reactive to preventative maintenance

Download the guide to learn how to:
• Identify where maintenance costs typically hide
• Reduce compliance risk, manual paper entry, and administrative burden
• Digitize inspections, invoices, and work orders in one connected system
• Transition from reactive repairs to proactive, audit-ready maintenance

Download the full guide to learn more.