Tackling Rising Costs: Why Fleets are Turning to Embedded Telematics

With operating costs up more than 20% since 2020, fleet operators are under pressure to find budget relief. Controlling rising expenses requires comprehensive visibility into vehicle health, fuel waste, and asset utilization, making real-time vehicle data essential. However, the traditional way of capturing this data with aftermarket hardware adds upfront costs, installation effort, and ongoing device management that are increasingly difficult to justify. 

96% of new vehicles ship with embedded modems, but for mixed fleets the path to OEM adoption can seem intimidating. Older assets still require aftermarket devices, and newer vehicles span different makes and models where data availability and formats can vary. 

Join the data and product experts from Motorq, Toyota North America, and fleet leadership at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a practical look at how fleets are using factory-embedded vehicle data to reduce total cost of ownership. Our panelists will share real-world examples of activating hardware-free tracking for mixed fleets, eliminating data gaps across a multi-generation asset lifecycle, and unifying all your feeds into a single dashboard to capture immediate, bottom-line savings. 

You’ll walk away with strategies to: 

• Uncover Hidden Hardware Savings: A straightforward approach to audit your vehicles, figure out which ones already have active factory modems, and stop buying redundant tracking hardware. 
• Get One Consistent View: How to bring together different vehicle makes and models into a single, clean dashboard where all your data looks and acts the same way. 
• Balance New Tech with Old Hardware: How to strategically run a mix of factory data on newer vehicles while keeping physical devices only where legacy models or specialized safety needs require it. 
• Cut Down on Spreadsheet Grunt Work: How to use AI to automatically connect vehicle health alerts with fuel and repair bills, instantly flagging the highest-priority cost savings for your team.  

Whether you’re just starting to explore OEM-embedded connectivity or looking to get more value from what you already have, you’ll leave with a framework you can apply to your own fleet.