Predictive vehicle maintenance tops fleets’ wish list
A new study has found that automated monitoring and predictive vehicle maintenance tops the new product wish list for fleet managers.
The 2026 Arval Fleet and Mobility Observatory Barometer revealed that 21% want a tool with proactive alerts showing likely maintenance issues before they occur, heading off breakdowns.
Other responses included real time vehicle tracking and monitoring (19%) fleet allocation, operations co-ordination and optimisation (15%), fuel consumption monitoring (14%), an all-in-one fleet management platform (14%), cost control and financial oversight of the fleet (13%) and centralised, digitalised fleet information (8%).
John Peters, head of Arval Mobility Observatory in the UK, said: “This is one of the most interesting questions in our Barometer because the format allows fleet managers to provide a completely free answer, rather than using multiple choice. The results represent a wish list of what respondents want available on their laptop, solving the biggest headaches they face on a day-by-day basis.
“These products are a mix of existing tools and concepts fleet managers want to see developed but there are common themes running through both. What most provide are advanced methods of collecting and using data to improve fleet efficiency, either in specific areas or on a global basis.
“As fleet use of technologies such as AI increases, the availability of the items on the wish list is likely to increase, with a new generation of solutions available to improve the day-to-day working lives of fleet managers.”
