Case Study: City of Sacramento achieves full fleet visibility and sustainability progress with Samsara

City of Sacramento - Customer Case Study

The City of Sacramento, which serves over 510,000 residents and maintains a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles and equipment, struggled with limited, high-level telematics that left Fleet Manager Mark Stevens without the granular data needed to benchmark performance, control costs, meet sustainability targets, assess electrification opportunities, and respond quickly to citizen complaints. The department also wanted to consolidate vendors to simplify workflows for staff and internal customers.

Sacramento selected Samsara for a single platform offering real-time location, vehicle diagnostics, fuel and energy reporting, department tagging, and proximity search. The solution delivered unified visibility across the fleet, reduced downtime through faster maintenance detection, identified idling and fuel waste for targeted driver coaching, enabled data-driven EV candidate selection, and sped resolution of citizen inquiries—improving efficiency, transparency, and progress toward the city’s sustainability goals.

City of Sacramento

Mark Stevens

Fleet Manager