2025 Field Service Fleet Safety Trends

We asked fleet professionals what safety processes, tools, and training make the greatest impact.

Investing in fleet safety pays off

Fleets that implement safety programs and procedures are seeing fewer accidents, better driver behavior, and real savings — with less restistance than expected.

Fleet safety managers that have made the investment are seeing results. In the next year, 77% of survey respondents plan to invest in new safety processes, tools, or training. From GPS tracking to dash cams and driver coaching, the right tools are helping expedite improvement. And despite initial concerns about cost or pushback, 84% of fleet managers say the benefits far outweigh the resistance.

Here’s a closer look at the tools that make the biggest impact:

GPS fleet tracking and AI powered dash cams

91%

of fleets use GPS vehicle tracking

72%

of companies utilize dash cameras in work vehicles

88%

of fleet managers say dash cams helped reduce or defend against accident claims

Fleets using these tools reported significant improvements in:

Better driver accountability
Safer driving habits
Improved coaching effectiveness
Protection against fraud
Fewer accident claims
Faster insurance resolutions
Reduced speeding
Easier dispute resolution
Lower insurance premiums

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02 Driver coaching

Driver coaching can be an effective way to improve your fleet’s safety culture. By having honest conversations, backed by real data, you can help change habits and track progress over time.

Driver coaching also lets you set individual and team goals that can be documented and measured, creating accountability and buy‑in across your team.

74%

found coaching programs easier to launch than expected

87%

of fleet managers use speed data for coaching

03 Telematic insights

Fleets are also using telematics data to improve safety.

Here are the most common ways the data is accessed.

GPS vehicle fleet tracking - 64%
Dash cameras - 50%
AI safety alerts - 49%
Tool and asset trackers - 47%
Driver coaching tools - 44%
Digital vehicle inspections - 33%

But, only

60%

use telematics tools beyond accident prevention, showing the underutilization of data, resulting in a huge missed opportunity

TAKEAWAY

Fleet safety is important but creating a program that sticks takes careful planning, the right tools, and time.

**Linxup commissioned independent survey research firm, TrendCandy, to survey 251 fleet managers about redefining fleet safety in an era where perception, precision, and performance all ride in the same vehicle.

The margin of error for this study is +/- 7% at the 95% confidence level.

2025 Field Service Fleet Safety Trends

Investing in fleet safety pays off

Here’s a closer look at the tools that make the biggest impact:

Fleets using these tools reported significant improvements in:

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