Utilimarc Case Study: The Fleet Metric That Helped Cut Speeding by 48%
Most fleets have access to telematics data, but many still struggle to turn that information into measurable safety improvements.
Without consistent reporting and meaningful performance metrics, it's difficult to identify trends, build trust in the data, and focus improvement efforts where they'll have the greatest impact.
In Utilimarc's One Metric Changed Everything: How a Utility Fleet Reduced Speeding by 48%, you'll learn how one electric utility adopted a standardized reporting approach that transformed driver safety visibility across the organization.
NETS Releases Updated ‘Costs of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers Report’
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), with support from State Farm, has released the latest edition of its flagship report, Costs of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers: Latest Available Estimates and Key Findings (2026)™
According to the updated estimates, the average on-the-job crash costs employers nearly $56,000, underscoring how even a single incident can create significant financial and operational consequences for an organization.
The findings also highlight the substantial costs employers incur from off-the-job crashes involving employees and their dependents through health-related benefits, lost productivity, and insurance-related expenses.
Mayor Mamdani Signs Executive Order to Make City Fleet Safer for Pedestrians, Cyclists and Drivers
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed Executive Order 19, codifying the administration's commitment to a safer, more modern municipal fleet.
Pedestrian alerts connect to a vehicle's turn signals and make an audible alert to warn pedestrians, cyclists and other street users of the driver's plan to turn. Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will retrofit all of the roughly 4,000 existing civilian City fleet trucks with pedestrian alerts by June 2029.
Intelligent speed assistance is a safety system that limits vehicle acceleration once the vehicle exceeds the local speed limit or a speed threshold set by DCAS. Any contract for the purchase or lease of a non-emergency municipal fleet vehicle will require intelligent speed assistance technology.
AI-Powered Fleet Analytics Reveal Hidden Fuel Costs Linked to Emissions System Health
By Aaron Howell, Questar
Dozens of variables influence fuel economy. Vehicle type, engine size, driver behavior, terrain, load weight, weather conditions, speed, and idling habits all affect fuel consumption.
Because of these variables, isolating the effect of mechanical condition has historically required extensive engineering analysis.
As AI-powered fleet analytics mature, the industry’s focus is shifting from simply identifying failures to understanding the hidden costs that arise long before failures occur.
Massachusetts Wants to Pay EV Drivers For Their Battery Power
Some Massachusetts EV owners will soon be able to earn incentives for sending electricity from their car batteries back to the grid when demand spikes.
Utilities Eversource and National Grid are adding residential vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging to ConnectedSolutions, their existing virtual power plant programs in Massachusetts. Qualifying customers with V2G-capable EVs can earn incentives by sending stored electricity back to the grid during high-demand periods.
The tech can do the job. The bigger question is whether utilities offer enough money and make enrollment easy enough to persuade Massachusetts EV drivers to hand over some of their battery power when the grid needs it most.
