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82% of Fleets Report Higher Costs as Diesel Hits $6.35 a Gallon

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82% of Fleets Report Higher Costs as Diesel Hits $6.35 a Gallon

Atlanta – October 29, 2026 -- Some 82% of respondents in a Geotab-commissioned survey said their organization's operating costs rose over the past 12 months, and fuel was the most frequently cited cause, named in 31% of responses. Endeavor Business Intelligence conducted the research for Geotab.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that on-highway diesel averaged $6.35 per gallon for the week of October 26, 71% higher than a year earlier. Fleets face pressure to optimize fuel use and to prevent fraudulent purchases to limit preventable losses.

Idling burns 0.95 gallons per driving day in Geotab's North American fleet data

A Geotab analysis of connected commercial vehicles across North America found an average idle time of 1 hour 25 minutes per driving day. That idling used 0.95 gallons of fuel. The highest-idling 10% of vehicles idled for more than three hours and used more than 2 gallons per driving day.

Tennessee DOT Signs 4-Year Deal With Altitude by Geotab for Freight Data

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Tennessee DOT Signs 4-Year Deal With Altitude by Geotab for Freight Data

Atlanta – September 24, 2026 -- Altitude by Geotab has secured a four-year statewide contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), granting the agency full access to its commercial-vehicle data analytics suite for freight planning and infrastructure investment decisions.

TDOT gains full access to Altitude's commercial vehicle analytics portfolio

The agreement, procured through the Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC), provides TDOT with origin-destination matrices, truck parking demand analytics, and corridor flow data specific to commercial freight movement across the state's highway network.

Geotab Launches Investigations Suite to Cut Fleet Collision Risk

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Geotab Launches Investigations Suite to Cut Fleet Collision Risk

Hannover, Germany – September 18, 2026 -- Geotab Inc. has launched a new suite of fleet safety tools, including a unified incident-investigation system, as 95% of European fleet professionals say collision risk has risen over the past five years, according to a Geotab survey.

Geotab Data: Trucks Outperform Cars in Berlin Traffic Efficiency

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Geotab Data: Trucks Outperform Cars in Berlin Traffic Efficiency

Aachen – September 12, 2026 -- Trucks navigate Berlin's roads more efficiently than passenger cars, scoring 71 points versus 55 on Geotab's new Freight Efficiency Index for European Cities, a 16-point gap that ranks among the largest recorded across the continent.

The connected-vehicle solutions provider analyzed full-year 2025 data from Geotab-connected fleets in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Rome, Paris, London and Madrid, scoring truck and car traffic flow separately on a 0-100 scale. The findings challenge the assumption that commercial trucks are the primary drag on urban traffic: in five of the seven capitals studied, trucks moved more efficiently than cars.