Case Study: Houston Public Works improves fleet efficiency and safety with Samsara

City of Houston Public Works modernize their operations and empower employees through digitization

Houston Public Works faced limited visibility and manual processes that made fleet management less efficient. To modernize operations and support employees, the city worked with Samsara and its connected fleet management platform, including reporting and AI Dash Cams, to digitize how it tracks vehicles, assets, and maintenance.

With Samsara, Houston Public Works gained real-time visibility into vehicle locations, utilization, and performance, giving supervisors direct access to data without waiting on back-office reports. The result was improved efficiency, stronger accountability, and better safety; leadership can now quickly identify underused assets for reassignment or retirement, and early AI Dash Cam use has already helped clear an employee in an incident that could have cost thousands.

Houston Public Works

Margarita Garcia

Sr. Division Manager