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Read moreVehicle fleet management is shaping the future of fleet-based companies and can help streamline processes and transform fleet performance insights into actionable triggers to improve fleet operations. In fact, according to our Fleet Technology Trends Survey in Europe, 75% of fleet managers rated vehicle fleet management solutions as “extremely or very beneficial” when it came to managing their fleets.
We surveyed a total of 1,318 fleet managers, mobility professionals and business owners for the Verizon Connect 2025 Fleet Technology Trends survey. They shared powerful insights and future trends for fleet-based businesses to transform fleet operations.
Let’s dive into these fleet management trends that are going to shape the future of fleet-based companies:
Trend #1: Vehicle fleet management is key to reducing costs
Fleet companies rely on the use of fleet management technologies to help reduce daily operating costs. Insights on fuel consumption, distance travelled, and speeding that increases fuel consumption are used as real-time triggers that can help reduce fleet costs every day and over time.
In fact, our latest Fleet Technology Trends Report Europe showed that 65% of fleet managers and mobility professionals found a vehicle fleet management solution to be “extremely or very beneficial” in reducing their fleet costs.
Also, according to our survey across all industries, GPS tracking users decreased:
- Fuel costs by an average of 24%
- Insurance costs by an average of 20%
- Accident costs by an average of 19%
- Labour costs by an average of 19%
- Vehicle maintenance costs by an average of 16%
Trend #2: The number of EVs is increasing slowly but constantly in Europe
Today, electric and hybrid vehicles are becoming a real alternative to traditional petrol and diesel combustion vehicles.
Moreover, with the agreement passed by the European Parliament to ban the sale of diesel and petrol vehicles by 2035 and the subsidies available for the purchase of electric vehicles, sales have increased but not yet at the rate of displacing traditional vehicles.
More and more vehicle fleets now include electric vehicles. In fact, according to our latest Fleet Technology Trends Report Europe, 53% of fleets surveyed already include electric vehicles and 35% plan to boost the electrification of their fleets in the next 3 to 5 years.
According to our survey, this is a ranking of countries that have electric vehicles in their fleets:
- 1.Germany: 57%
- 2.France: 56%
- 3.UK: 54%
- 4.Ireland: 52%
- 5.Spain: 51%
- 6.Italy: 50%
- 7.Portugal: 49%
Problems of increased sales of electric vehicles include:
- High prices of electric vehicles compared with diesel or petrol ones.
- Lack of network infrastructure for charging points.
- Low autonomy of electric vehicles.
Once the high prices of electric cars are reduced, the map of charging points is improved, and the range aspects are improved, it is possible that electric vehicle sales will increase even more in the coming years.
Trend #3: Asset tracking is key to improving equipment/trailer utilisation
One of the biggest challenges fleet managers face is making better and greater use of their available resources and asset tracking technology can make all the difference.
As an example, in the construction industry where most of the machinery is leased, uses a lot of fuel, and spends long periods of time idling, good resource management is key.
In this case, asset tracking in the construction industry will help identify idling time that increases fuel consumption and you can coach your team to avoid this practice. In short, you can track all your assets and see which ones are in use, and which ones are free for the next task, so you can achieve a continuous workflow to get more out of your resources.
Also, our latest Fleet Technology Trends Survey in Europe shows that 75% of respondents improved equipment and asset utilisation. Here is the ranking of countries that improved equipment and trailer utilisation with the help of an asset tracking solution:
- Ireland: 76%
- Germany: 71%
- France: 70%
- Portugal: 69%
- Italy: 67%
- The UK: 66%
- Spain: 64%
Trend #4: GPS is the most used fleet technology to transform fleet operations and get results
One of the many key benefits of a vehicle fleet management solution is tracking vehicles and providing fleet performance data, so fleet managers and business owners can use these insights to help reduce costs, increase productivity, stay on top of vehicle maintenance and make more out of every business day.
Also, the Fleet Technology Trends Report reveals that GPS tracking is, for the fourth year in a row, the top fleet management technology most utilised in Europe. Mostly because business owners trust fleet management technologies to build resilience and get results in their company.
According to our survey, the majority of businesses saw major improvements since implementing a GPS tracking solution:
- 67% Improved productivity
- 64% Improved tachograph/regulatory compliance
- 59% Increased recovery rate of stolen vehicles
- 58% Decreased fuel consumption
- 55% Improved customer service
- 48% Improved routing
- 48% Improved sustainability
- 45% Improved efficiency
- 39% Improved driver safety habits
- 37% Decreased unauthorised use of vehicles
- 31% Decreased instances like speeding and harsh driving
- 30% Increased seat belt usage
- 28% Improved managing daily operations
- 25% reduced CO2
- 23% Improved vehicle maintenance
- 21% Decreased idling
- 18% Decreased labour costs
Trend #5: Safety at the core of fleet strategy and daily operations
Fleet safety is a top priority for businesses that rely on vehicles and drivers to operate efficiently. By creating a well-structured fleet safety program, companies can improve driver behavior, reduce accidents, and cut costs. Here’s how you can develop a robust fleet safety program that ensures your drivers, vehicles, and business stay protected.
More fleet managers and business owners trust in technologies like AI-powered fleet dash cams with technologies like extended view cameras that can help to add a layer of security for their drivers and fleets, one of the major reasons for this is safety.
The latest Fleet Technology Trends Survey reveals some of the goals achieved by in-cab video solution users across all industries in Europe:
- 75% Achieved improvements in driver safety
- 70% Improved protection from false claims
- 65% Reduced accident costs
- 58% Improved safety
- 47% Reduced insurance costs.
- 36% Improved managing daily operations
- 20% Reduced CO2
Furthermore, this technology was helpful to reduce driver distraction up to 79% which is really important due as Department of Transport reveals “more than 2 people die each day as a result of distracted driving, a total of 831 people were killed in accidents that reportedly involve a distracted driver.(1)
Trend #6: Proactive maintenance to help maintain fleet in optimal condition
Performing predictive maintenance can have a positive influence on helping to keep vehicles in optimal condition for use by drivers as well as helping to mitigate the risk of major vehicle breakdowns.
More and more companies are completing vehicle inspection processes through vehicle inspection reports with the intention of identifying potential defects in order to take action and solve them properly.
This is an important layer of proactive maintenance that layers on top of GPS fleet tracking data, which 23% of fleets say improves their vehicle maintenance, according to the 2025 Fleet Technology Trends Report Europe.
The future of your fleet and business is now
The 2025 Fleet Technology Trends Report in Europe uncovers even more ways fleets are using technology to overcome business challenges, achieve their goals, improve operating efficiency and drive down costs.
Download the new 2025 Fleet Technology Trends Report in Europe.
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