Samsara announced four new fleet management tools focused on fuel spending controls, driver efficiency, maintenance recovery and route planning.

Among the additions is a new partnership with Coast that integrates fuel card management directly into the Samsara platform.

The system combines telematics and fuel card data to help fleets monitor fuel purchases based on GPS location, tank capacity, and policy rules. Fuel purchases sync automatically into Samsara, giving managers a direct view of transactions declined due to potential fraud.

Samsara also launched a new driver efficiency program.

It uses context-aware scoring to evaluate fuel efficiency based on vehicle type, terrain, traffic, route conditions and load characteristics instead of standardized fleet-wide benchmarks. The system can help managers configure unique baselines, such as defining “productive idling” and setting aggressiveness levels for their operations. It automatically identifies underperforming drivers and delivers coaching sessions through the driver app without requiring manual review by fleet managers.

On the maintenance side, the company introduced an AI-powered warranty management workflow that combines its Warranty Management platform and Technician App.

The tool automatically reviews work orders against OEM and extended warranty coverage information using digitized warranty profiles linked to VMRS codes. Technicians can use voice-enabled features to pull work order details, locate parts, and track time hands-free while building a paper trail needed for warranty claims.

The fourth update expands Samsara’s route planning capabilities with tools allowing dispatchers to optimize routes dynamically based on changing conditions, vehicle restrictions (weights, heights, and hazmat restrictions) and last-minute order changes. The system integrates routing with telematics and dispatch workflows, allowing planners to adjust routes in real time while viewing impacts on mileage, costs and delivery times.

Planners can use a lasso tool to draw territories, drag-and-drop tools to sequence stops, or let the system optimize orders into efficient routes. Fleets can pin high-priority fixed routes and let the optimizer fill any remaining unused truck capacity with new orders. When last-minute exceptions occur, drag and drop the new order to immediately see the real-time impact on route times, total miles, and cost, with a one-click undo option. The finalized plan pushes directly to the Route Execution tool and into the driver’s app for commercial navigation.