A common maintenance scenario: a driver takes a vehicle in for routine service, and the shop recommends replacing the battery. The driver approves it on the spot, particularly if it’s a winter month in northern climates. (After all, nobody wants a dead battery in cold weather.)

But was the battery actually due for replacement?

In many fleets, drivers have no visibility into when a battery was last replaced. Without that context, it’s easy for unnecessary maintenance to slip through, one service visit at a time. Across dozens or hundreds of vehicles, that cost adds up quickly.

A structured maintenance program changes the equation by putting accurate, historical data at your fingertips. Fleet managers can see exactly when a battery was last replaced on each vehicle, removing the guesswork from service decisions and preventing premature replacements.

When that maintenance data is combined with telematics, the insight becomes even more powerful. Instead of relying solely on a shop’s recommendation, you can assess the actual health and performance of the battery currently in the vehicle. That visibility allows you to confidently decline unnecessary work while still protecting uptime and driver reliability.

The result is fewer avoidable expenses, better control over maintenance approvals, and smarter decisions driven by data, not by assumptions.

To start seeing these savings, talk to your fleet advisor at Pro Leasing Services about the right telematics and maintenance program for your fleet.