Leading connected mobility firm, Teletrac Navman has revealed the results of some new research, which has claimed to have found that 84 per cent of fleets cite driver exoneration as a leading reason for deploying safety technology, with 53 per cent of fleets that suffered accidents in the past 12 months successfully able to exonerate the driver.
The survey titled ‘Mobilising the Future of Fleets: 2026 Risk and Exoneration Edition’ , is claimed to have uncovered that a third or around 34 per cent of fleets reported being impacted by fraudulent motor vehicle insurance claims.
it also revealed that 77 per cent of respondents agreed that increasing litigation and legal costs are now a global concern, made evident by the rise of fleet insurance premiums (Risk Strategies1), with umbrella liability coverage increasing from 10% to 30%, and auto liability from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
The chief executive officer of Teletrac Navman Alain Samaha said that the role of telematics is evolving and taking on a more strategic purpose in fleet organisations.
“It is moving solely from a tool used for cost control and improvements, to an extremely powerful, proactive risk prevention and management solution,” Samaha said ,
“A high percentage of fleet safety incidents are caused by third parties and other external factors, and video telematics is now the most powerful tool to provide irrefutable, contextual evidence that protects people, preserves reputations, and stabilises margins,” he added.
Teletrac Navman’s research also found that modern fleets are also taking a considered and layered approach to risk management, with a claimed 56 per cent utilising five or more technologies and 74 per cent pairug telematics with dashcams, with this combination providing fleets with the full context around driving events, combining performance metrics, video evidence and location data to create a complete, defensible picture when incidents occur, and for meaningful, proactive driver training.
Not surprisingly 85 per cent of fleets have reported being able to counter the general rise in insurance premiums since implementing safety technology , with 65 per cent recording premium decreases.
Nearly three-quarters or around 70 per cent of respondents reported that combining cameras with telematics data drastically reduced the time needed to process accident claims, indicating that integrated evidence is transforming disputes into clear outcomes the company claims.
“This is a moment for fleet leaders to make a positive, strategic shift,” added Samaha.
“Treat safety tech as a long‑term asset and invest in platforms that scale, embed evidence into everyday workflows and fraud protection, and use outcomes to renegotiate insurance and drive operational change.
“Do this, and safety becomes a competitive differentiator , not just a line on a budget, but a foundation for resilience and growth,” Samaha concluded
