Case Study: Interstate Batteries achieves proactive vehicle management, reduced idling and 10% lower maintenance costs with Geotab

Delivering Dependable Service Through Proactive Vehicle Management

Interstate Batteries, a Dallas-based supplier with a 610-vehicle sales and delivery fleet serving 282 distributor locations, needed better visibility into vehicle condition and usage to maintain its “Outrageously Dependable®” service. Their prior GPS system only showed location, forcing managers to rely on drivers and local staff for mileage and fault information, leading to reactive maintenance, lost productivity, and inconsistent data.

By deploying Geotab’s plug‑and‑play telematics and MyGeotab platform (plus the Geotab Drive app), Interstate Batteries gained real‑time engine fault codes, preventative maintenance reminders, tailored user access, and driver reporting. The program cut idling by about one hour per truck per day, reduced maintenance costs roughly 10%, improved uptime and diagnosis, and delivered fuel, emissions, and efficiency gains as the solution is rolled out across the fleet.

Interstate Batteries

DJ Harrison

National Fleet Manager