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Deferred maintenance is work identified and then not funded in the year it fell due: the backlog compounds because deferral raises the eventual cost of the same repair.","category":"maintenance","year":2023,"tags":["maintenance","backlog","cost"],"source":{"name":"US Government Accountability Office, GAO-24-105485, Deferred Maintenance and Repair","url":"https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105485","year":2023,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-deferred-backlog-us-federal","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/maintenance-deferred-backlog-us-federal","attribution":"US Government Accountability Office, GAO-24-105485, Deferred Maintenance and Repair (2023), \"Deferred maintenance backlogs grew 83% in five years\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-deferred-backlog-us-federal"},{"id":"maintenance-deferred-backlog-uk","stat":"£49 billion","headline":"UK public facilities carry a £49bn maintenance backlog","description":"The UK government has accumulated at least £49 billion of deferred maintenance backlog across public service facilities.","context":"National Audit Office figure, January 2025, covering schools, hospitals, courts, prisons and defence estates. Stated as a floor rather than a point estimate: the NAO notes government does not hold complete condition data for parts of the estate.","category":"maintenance","year":2025,"tags":["maintenance","backlog","cost","uk"],"source":{"name":"UK National Audit Office, Maintaining public service facilities","url":"https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/maintaining-public-service-facilities/","year":2025,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-deferred-backlog-uk","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/maintenance-deferred-backlog-uk","attribution":"UK National Audit Office, Maintaining public service facilities (2025), \"UK public facilities carry a £49bn maintenance backlog\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-deferred-backlog-uk"},{"id":"maintenance-facility-cost-per-sqft-au","stat":"US$5.19 per square foot","headline":"Australian facility maintenance costs run double Asia","description":"Australia and Singapore reported facility maintenance costs of US$5.19 per square foot, against a US$2.50 average across Asia.","context":"IFMA operations and maintenance benchmarking, covering external and interior maintenance, roads and grounds, central systems and process treatment. Reported in US dollars per square foot for comparability across markets.","category":"maintenance","year":2022,"tags":["maintenance","benchmark","cost","australia"],"source":{"name":"International Facility Management Association, Asia Operations and Maintenance Benchmarking Report","url":"https://www.ifma.org/news/whats-new-at-ifma-new/ifma-releases-first-ever-asia-focused-operations-maintenance-benchmarking-report/","year":2022,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-facility-cost-per-sqft-au","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/maintenance-facility-cost-per-sqft-au","attribution":"International Facility Management Association, Asia Operations and Maintenance Benchmarking Report (2022), \"Australian facility maintenance costs run double Asia\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-facility-cost-per-sqft-au"},{"id":"roi-telematics-activation-saving-gsa","stat":"US$1.46 million","headline":"Activating existing telematics saved US$1.46m in fit-out","description":"The US General Services Administration avoided about US$1.46 million in installation costs by switching on factory-fitted telematics already present in its leased fleet, rather than retrofitting devices.","context":"GSA Fleet operates one of the largest civilian vehicle fleets in the world. The saving is avoided installation cost only, and does not count fuel, utilisation or maintenance effects. It is a rare telematics ROI figure published by the buyer rather than a vendor.","category":"roi","year":2022,"tags":["roi","fleet","tracking","savings"],"source":{"name":"US General Services Administration","url":"https://www.gsa.gov/about-gsa/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-fleet-activates-telematics-solutions-saving-15m-06082022","year":2022,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#roi-telematics-activation-saving-gsa","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/roi-telematics-activation-saving-gsa","attribution":"US General Services Administration (2022), \"Activating existing telematics saved US$1.46m in fit-out\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#roi-telematics-activation-saving-gsa"},{"id":"downtime-truck-marginal-cost-hour","stat":"US$90.78 per hour","headline":"Marginal cost of running a truck per hour","description":"The average US carrier’s marginal cost of running a truck reached US$90.78 an hour in 2022, the highest in the survey’s history and the benchmark used to price a truck standing idle.","context":"ATRI collects operational cost data directly from motor carriers each year. Marginal cost covers fuel, repair and maintenance, truck and trailer payments, insurance, permits, tolls and driver pay and benefits. It excludes fixed overhead, so it is the cost that stops accruing value when the vehicle is not moving.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2023,"tags":["downtime","fleet","cost","utilisation"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute, Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ATRI-Operational-Cost-of-Trucking-06-2023.pdf","year":2023,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-truck-marginal-cost-hour","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/downtime-truck-marginal-cost-hour","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute, Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update (2023), \"Marginal cost of running a truck per hour\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-truck-marginal-cost-hour"},{"id":"downtime-truck-dwell-time","stat":"1 hour 46 minutes","headline":"Average truck dwell time per stop","description":"US trucks spent an average of 1 hour 46 minutes waiting at each shipper or receiver stop in 2022 before they could load or unload.","context":"ATRI industry average across carriers surveyed for its annual operational cost study. Dwell is time the vehicle and driver are committed but earning nothing, which is why it is priced against the marginal hourly cost of running the truck rather than against revenue.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2023,"tags":["downtime","fleet","utilisation"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute, Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ATRI-Operational-Cost-of-Trucking-06-2023.pdf","year":2023,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-truck-dwell-time","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/downtime-truck-dwell-time","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute, Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2023 Update (2023), \"Average truck dwell time per stop\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-truck-dwell-time"},{"id":"trucking-operating-cost-per-mile","stat":"US$2.336 per mile","headline":"Industry-average cost of operating a truck","description":"The industry-average cost to operate a truck reached US$2.336 per mile in 2025, up 3.4% on the year before and the highest per-mile cost in the history of ATRI’s operational cost survey.","context":"ATRI Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, 2026 Update (2025 is the most recent surveyed year). Excluding fuel, costs rose 4.2% to US$1.854 per mile. ATRI collects this data directly from motor carriers each year.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2026,"tags":["fleet","trucking","cost","benchmark"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/2026/07/new-atri-report-details-accelerating-costs-and-low-profitability-despite-cuts/","year":2026,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260810222542/https://truckingresearch.org/2026/07/new-atri-report-details-accelerating-costs-and-low-profitability-despite-cuts/","checkedOn":"2026-08-21"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#trucking-operating-cost-per-mile","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/trucking-operating-cost-per-mile","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute (2026), \"Industry-average cost of operating a truck\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#trucking-operating-cost-per-mile"},{"id":"truck-repair-maintenance-inflation","stat":"+8.6% in one year","headline":"Annual rise in truck repair and maintenance costs","description":"Truck repair and maintenance costs rose 8.6% in 2025, one of the largest line-item increases in the industry cost survey and well ahead of inflation, as carriers ran older equipment for longer.","context":"ATRI Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, 2026 Update. Repair and maintenance sat alongside tolls (+13.2%), driver benefits (+6.6%) and tyres (+6.4%) as the fastest-growing line items in 2025; only fuel and driver pay rose at sub-inflationary rates.","category":"maintenance","year":2026,"tags":["maintenance","fleet","trucking","cost"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/2026/07/new-atri-report-details-accelerating-costs-and-low-profitability-despite-cuts/","year":2026,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260810222542/https://truckingresearch.org/2026/07/new-atri-report-details-accelerating-costs-and-low-profitability-despite-cuts/","checkedOn":"2026-08-21"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#truck-repair-maintenance-inflation","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/truck-repair-maintenance-inflation","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute (2026), \"Annual rise in truck repair and maintenance costs\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#truck-repair-maintenance-inflation"},{"id":"theft-uk-tool-value-2024","stat":"£40 million","headline":"UK tool theft cost tradespeople £40m in 2024","description":"UK tradespeople had an estimated £40 million of tools stolen in 2024 across 25,525 cases reported to police, even after tool theft fell 18% on 2023.","context":"Direct Line for Business compiled police-reported tool theft cases across UK forces. The count covers reported cases only: separate Direct Line research puts the share of victims who never report at 23%, so the true volume is higher.","category":"theft-loss","year":2025,"tags":["theft","tools","cost","uk"],"source":{"name":"Direct Line for Business","url":"https://www.directlineforbusiness.co.uk/tradesperson-insurance/tradesperson-knowledge-centre/news/tool-theft-direct-line-annual-report","year":2025,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-tool-value-2024","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-uk-tool-value-2024","attribution":"Direct Line for Business (2025), \"UK tool theft cost tradespeople £40m in 2024\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-tool-value-2024"},{"id":"theft-uk-tradesperson-share","stat":"66%","headline":"Two thirds of UK tradespeople have had tools stolen","description":"Two thirds of UK tradespeople have been victims of tool theft, losing an average of £1,119 of tools per incident.","context":"Censuswide surveyed 500 UK tradespeople for insurer Markel between 23 and 26 June 2025. Self-reported lifetime victimisation, not an annual rate, and the £1,119 average is per incident rather than per victim.","category":"theft-loss","year":2025,"tags":["theft","tools","uk"],"source":{"name":"Markel UK, Tools Down: The impact of tool theft on UK trades","url":"https://www.markeluk.com/knowledge-centre/trades-tool-theft-in-uk","year":2025,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-tradesperson-share","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-uk-tradesperson-share","attribution":"Markel UK, Tools Down: The impact of tool theft on UK trades (2025), \"Two thirds of UK tradespeople have had tools stolen\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-tradesperson-share"},{"id":"theft-uk-rural-crime-annual","stat":"£41.5 million","headline":"UK rural crime cost £41.5m in 2025","description":"Rural crime across the UK, spanning farm machinery, vehicle and livestock theft, cost an estimated £41.5 million in 2025, down 6% on 2024.","context":"NFU Mutual estimates from its own claims data, which covers roughly three quarters of the UK farming market. Claims-based, so it excludes uninsured losses and anything below policy excess.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","equipment","cost","uk"],"source":{"name":"NFU Mutual, Rural Crime Report 2026","url":"https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/farming/rural-crime/","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-rural-crime-annual","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-uk-rural-crime-annual","attribution":"NFU Mutual, Rural Crime Report 2026 (2026), \"UK rural crime cost £41.5m in 2025\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-rural-crime-annual"},{"id":"theft-au-nsw-farm-victimisation","stat":"90%","headline":"Nine in ten NSW farmers have experienced farm crime","description":"Nine in ten New South Wales farmers have experienced crime on their properties, including machinery, vehicle and livestock theft, and about 30% have been targeted seven or more times.","context":"WFI Insurance claims data combined with the University of New England Centre for Rural Criminology National Rural Crime Survey. Self-reported victimisation across all crime types, not machinery theft alone, and NSW only.","category":"theft-loss","year":2025,"tags":["theft","equipment","australia"],"source":{"name":"WFI Insurance / University of New England Centre for Rural Criminology, National Rural Crime Survey","url":"https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/news/breaking-news/wfi-report-shows-widespread-rural-crime-exposure-for-nsw-farmers-558945.aspx","year":2025,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18","vintageNote":"Reported via insurance trade press. WFI’s own newsroom returns 403 to automated requests; the same figures appear in Beef Central and InsuranceNews.com.au coverage of the report."},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-au-nsw-farm-victimisation","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-au-nsw-farm-victimisation","attribution":"WFI Insurance / University of New England Centre for Rural Criminology, National Rural Crime Survey (2025), \"Nine in ten NSW farmers have experienced farm crime\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-au-nsw-farm-victimisation"},{"id":"theft-uk-unreported-share","stat":"23%","headline":"Almost a quarter of UK tool thefts go unreported","description":"Almost a quarter of UK tradespeople who had tools stolen never reported it to police, so published theft counts understate the real volume.","context":"Direct Line business insurance research published April 2026, covering an estimated £35 million of tools stolen in 2025 at an average £1,300 per theft. Explains why police-reported counts are a floor rather than a measure. Cited via trade press because Direct Line Group’s own release now redirects to aviva.com after the 2025 Aviva merger, so the original release URL no longer resolves.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","tools","uk"],"source":{"name":"Direct Line for Business","url":"https://www.installeronline.co.uk/news/almost-one-in-four-tool-thefts-go-unreported-research-finds/","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-unreported-share","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-uk-unreported-share","attribution":"Direct Line for Business (2026), \"Almost a quarter of UK tool thefts go unreported\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-uk-unreported-share"},{"id":"theft-ner-annual","stat":"US$300 million–$1 billion","headline":"Annual construction equipment theft in the US","description":"Construction equipment theft costs the US industry between $300 million and $1 billion a year, with most estimates in the range of $400 million.","context":"The estimate covers machines only. NER excludes stolen tools and building materials, damage caused during a theft, and business-interruption losses such as rentals, project-delay penalties and wasted crew time, so the amount a contractor actually carries is higher.","category":"theft-loss","year":2016,"tags":["theft","construction","equipment","US"],"source":{"name":"National Equipment Register & National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2016 Equipment Theft Report (p.16)","url":"https://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf","year":2016,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260301082632/http://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-10","vintageNote":"The 2016 report is the most recent public NER/NICB edition we found."},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-ner-annual","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-ner-annual","attribution":"National Equipment Register & National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2016 Equipment Theft Report (p.16) (2016), \"Annual construction equipment theft in the US\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-ner-annual"},{"id":"theft-recovery-rate","stat":"21%","headline":"Recovery rate for stolen construction equipment","description":"Only 21% of stolen construction equipment is ever recovered. Published recovery rates have consistently sat below 25%.","context":"The NICB logged 11,574 reports of stolen machines in 2016 against 2,442 recoveries in the NCIC active theft file. The rate understates the problem: it counts neither machines that law enforcement recovered but never marked as recovered, nor thefts that were never reported.","category":"theft-loss","year":2016,"tags":["theft","recovery","construction"],"source":{"name":"National Equipment Register & National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2016 Equipment Theft Report (p.17)","url":"https://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf","year":2016,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260301082632/http://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-10","vintageNote":"The 2016 report is the most recent public NER/NICB edition we found."},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-recovery-rate","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-recovery-rate","attribution":"National Equipment Register & National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2016 Equipment Theft Report (p.17) (2016), \"Recovery rate for stolen construction equipment\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-recovery-rate"},{"id":"theft-delayed-projects-claim-check","stat":"No source found","headline":"The viral 1 in 3 projects delayed by theft claim could not be verified","description":"Our source review found no published evidence that 1 in 3 construction projects are delayed by theft or missing equipment.","context":"The nearest verified data, the CIOB crime survey, found that 21% of UK professionals saw site theft weekly, but project delays were never quantified. The claim circulates uncited in vendor blogs and AI answers, often credited to a 2016 CIOB survey. The report is actually from 2009 - the 2016 in its file path is a website upload date.","category":"theft-loss","year":2009,"tags":["theft","construction","claim-check","delays"],"source":{"name":"Chartered Institute of Building, Crime in the Construction Industry (2009)","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200929003603/https://policy.ciob.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Crime-in-the-Construction-Industry.pdf","year":2009,"checkedOn":"2026-08-15","vintageNote":"The publisher URL was unavailable when checked on 15 August 2026; the archived copy preserves the 2009 report."},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-delayed-projects-claim-check","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-delayed-projects-claim-check","attribution":"Chartered Institute of Building, Crime in the Construction Industry (2009) (2009), \"The viral 1 in 3 projects delayed by theft claim could not be verified\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-delayed-projects-claim-check"},{"id":"tool-loss-percentage","stat":"5–10%","headline":"Annual tool inventory shrinkage on job sites","description":"Industry surveys indicate that construction and trade companies lose 5–10% of their portable tool inventory each year through theft, misplacement, and damage, with average replacement costs of $500–$3,000 per tool.","category":"theft-loss","year":2024,"tags":["tools","loss","construction","shrinkage"],"source":{"name":"Construction Executive Magazine","url":"https://constructionexec.com/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#tool-loss-percentage","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/tool-loss-percentage","attribution":"Construction Executive Magazine (2024), \"Annual tool inventory shrinkage on job sites\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#tool-loss-percentage"},{"id":"theft-backhoe-top","stat":"#1","headline":"Backhoe loaders are the most stolen equipment type","description":"According to the National Equipment Register, backhoe loaders consistently rank as the most frequently stolen type of heavy equipment, followed by skid steer loaders and excavators.","category":"theft-loss","year":2024,"tags":["theft","backhoe","heavy-equipment"],"source":{"name":"National Equipment Register Heavy Equipment Theft Report","url":"https://www.nicb.org/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-backhoe-top","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-backhoe-top","attribution":"National Equipment Register Heavy Equipment Theft Report (2024), \"Backhoe loaders are the most stolen equipment type\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-backhoe-top"},{"id":"theft-no-id","stat":"60%+","headline":"Stolen equipment lacks unique identifiers","description":"More than 60% of recovered stolen equipment had no unique identifying numbers recorded by their owners, making identification and return nearly impossible without a digital asset register.","category":"theft-loss","year":2023,"tags":["theft","identification","asset-register"],"source":{"name":"National Equipment Register","url":"https://www.nicb.org/","year":2023},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-no-id","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-no-id","attribution":"National Equipment Register (2023), \"Stolen equipment lacks unique identifiers\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-no-id"},{"id":"small-tool-loss-cost","stat":"$400,000+","headline":"Average annual small tool replacement cost for mid-size contractors","description":"Mid-size construction firms (50–200 employees) spend upwards of $400,000 per year replacing lost, stolen, or damaged small tools and consumables, according to industry benchmarks.","category":"theft-loss","year":2024,"tags":["tools","cost","construction","replacement"],"source":{"name":"ForConstructionPros.com","url":"https://www.forconstructionpros.com/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#small-tool-loss-cost","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/small-tool-loss-cost","attribution":"ForConstructionPros.com (2024), \"Average annual small tool replacement cost for mid-size contractors\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#small-tool-loss-cost"},{"id":"asset-register-late-registration","stat":"71.6%","headline":"Assets logged more than 30 days after they were received","description":"A US Government Accountability Office audit found 71.6% of items were entered into the asset register more than 30 days after receipt, and 16.9% more than a year after. Delayed registration is how assets quietly fall off the books.","category":"theft-loss","year":2006,"tags":["asset-register","accuracy","audit","finance"],"source":{"name":"US Government Accountability Office, GAO-06-306","url":"https://www.gao.gov/assets/a249336.html","year":2006},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#asset-register-late-registration","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/asset-register-late-registration","attribution":"US Government Accountability Office, GAO-06-306 (2006), \"Assets logged more than 30 days after they were received\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#asset-register-late-registration"},{"id":"downtime-cost-manufacturing","stat":"US$36,000–$2.3m per hour","headline":"Cost of an hour of unplanned downtime in industry","description":"An hour of unplanned downtime costs from around US$36,000 in fast-moving consumer goods to US$2.3 million in a large automotive plant.","context":"Scope: Siemens and Senseye surveyed mainly large manufacturers and major heavy-industry producers worldwide across automotive, heavy industry, FMCG, oil and gas and pharmaceuticals. The US$36,000 FMCG floor and US$2.3 million automotive ceiling appear on report pages 2-4; the report separately says SME losses can reach US$150,000 an hour at the top end on page 7. Sector sample mix varied between years, so the combined trend is indicative. Across the sectors surveyed, unplanned downtime costs an average large plant US$253 million a year.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2024,"tags":["downtime","manufacturing","cost"],"source":{"name":"Siemens / Senseye, The True Cost of Downtime 2024","url":"https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:1b43afb5-2d07-47f7-9eb7-893fe7d0bc59/TCOD-2024_original.pdf","year":2024,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260811073000id_/https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:1b43afb5-2d07-47f7-9eb7-893fe7d0bc59/TCOD-2024_original.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-16"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-cost-manufacturing","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/downtime-cost-manufacturing","attribution":"Siemens / Senseye, The True Cost of Downtime 2024 (2024), \"Cost of an hour of unplanned downtime in industry\". 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Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-hours-annual"},{"id":"downtime-reactive-cost","stat":"up to 30–40%","headline":"Cost opportunity of moving off reactive-heavy maintenance","description":"US Department of Energy analysis puts the savings opportunity of a predictive program at up to 30-40% versus reactive-heavy operations, with preventive alone saving 12-18%. Emergency work carries expedited parts, overtime labour and secondary damage. The often-quoted \"reactive costs 3-9x more\" multiplier has no checkable primary source, so we publish the DOE percentages instead.","context":"Scope: US Department of Energy / PNNL O&M Best Practices Guide, Release 3.0, section 5.3 on preventive maintenance and section 5.4 on predictive maintenance, PDF pages 51-52. The guide reports 12-18% preventive-over-reactive savings, 8-12% predictive-over-preventive savings and opportunities exceeding 30-40% where a facility relies heavily on reactive maintenance.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2010,"tags":["reactive","preventive","cost-comparison","maintenance"],"source":{"name":"US Department of Energy / PNNL, O&M Best Practices Guide","url":"https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","year":2010,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260727111728id_/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-16"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-reactive-cost","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/downtime-reactive-cost","attribution":"US Department of Energy / PNNL, O&M Best Practices Guide (2010), \"Cost opportunity of moving off reactive-heavy maintenance\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-reactive-cost"},{"id":"downtime-lost-revenue","stat":"11%","headline":"Annual revenue lost to unplanned downtime","description":"Fortune Global 500 companies lose approximately 11% of their yearly revenue to unplanned downtime, amounting to nearly $1.5 trillion across those organisations.","context":"Scope: Siemens / Senseye, The True Cost of Downtime 2024, executive summary on report pages 2-3. This is an estimate for the world's 500 largest companies by revenue, not a benchmark for a typical plant or smaller business.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2024,"tags":["downtime","revenue","enterprise"],"source":{"name":"Siemens / Senseye, The True Cost of Downtime 2024","url":"https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:1b43afb5-2d07-47f7-9eb7-893fe7d0bc59/TCOD-2024_original.pdf","year":2024,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260811073000id_/https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:1b43afb5-2d07-47f7-9eb7-893fe7d0bc59/TCOD-2024_original.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-16"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-lost-revenue","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/downtime-lost-revenue","attribution":"Siemens / Senseye, The True Cost of Downtime 2024 (2024), \"Annual revenue lost to unplanned downtime\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#downtime-lost-revenue"},{"id":"idle-equipment-waste","stat":"40%","headline":"Equipment sits idle due to poor scheduling","description":"Construction firms report that up to 40% of their equipment fleet is idle at any given time, often because managers lack real-time visibility into availability and location.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2023,"tags":["idle","utilisation","construction","scheduling"],"source":{"name":"McKinsey & Company, Construction Productivity Report","url":"https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/reinventing-construction-through-a-productivity-revolution","year":2023},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#idle-equipment-waste","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/idle-equipment-waste","attribution":"McKinsey & Company, Construction Productivity Report (2023), \"Equipment sits idle due to poor scheduling\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#idle-equipment-waste"},{"id":"pm-savings","stat":"12–18%","headline":"Cost savings from preventive vs reactive maintenance","description":"A preventive maintenance program saves an estimated 12% to 18% over running equipment to failure.","context":"The US Department of Energy adds that facilities relying purely on reactive maintenance \"could save much more than 18% by instituting a proper preventive maintenance program\", and that moving on from preventive to predictive maintenance saves a further 8% to 12%.","category":"maintenance","year":2010,"tags":["preventive","savings","maintenance"],"source":{"name":"US Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, O&M Best Practices Guide Release 3.0 (p.5.3)","url":"https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","year":2010,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260705230657/https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-10","vintageNote":"Release 3.0 (August 2010) is the current edition of the DOE guide; no later release has been published."},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#pm-savings","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/pm-savings","attribution":"US Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, O&M Best Practices Guide Release 3.0 (p.5.3) (2010), \"Cost savings from preventive vs reactive maintenance\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#pm-savings"},{"id":"cmms-adoption-rate","stat":"50–60%","headline":"CMMS adoption rate among maintenance teams","description":"Approximately 50–60% of maintenance-heavy organisations have adopted a CMMS or EAM system, but many still underutilise features beyond basic work order management.","category":"maintenance","year":2024,"tags":["cmms","adoption","maintenance-software"],"source":{"name":"Plant Engineering Maintenance Survey","url":"https://www.plantengineering.com/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#cmms-adoption-rate","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/cmms-adoption-rate","attribution":"Plant Engineering Maintenance Survey (2024), \"CMMS adoption rate among maintenance teams\". 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Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#pm-compliance-target"},{"id":"maintenance-backlog-weeks","stat":"2–4 weeks","headline":"Ideal maintenance work order backlog","description":"A healthy maintenance organisation maintains a 2–4 week backlog of planned work. Backlogs shorter than 2 weeks indicate under-identification of work; longer than 6 weeks signal resource or scheduling issues.","category":"maintenance","year":2024,"tags":["backlog","work-orders","planning"],"source":{"name":"SMRP Best Practice Metrics","url":"https://smrp.org/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-backlog-weeks","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/maintenance-backlog-weeks","attribution":"SMRP Best Practice Metrics (2024), \"Ideal maintenance work order backlog\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#maintenance-backlog-weeks"},{"id":"wrench-time","stat":"35%","headline":"Typical wrench time in maintenance operations","description":"Typical average wrench time is 35% of a maintenance workforce day on hands-on work, with the rest lost to travel, waiting for parts, paperwork and tool searches. Proper planning and scheduling lifts wrench time to around 55%, a 57% productivity gain, per Doc Palmer, author of the McGraw-Hill Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook.","category":"maintenance","year":2025,"tags":["wrench-time","productivity","technician"],"source":{"name":"Doc Palmer CMRP, in Plant Services","url":"https://www.plantservices.com/planned-maintenance/planning-and-scheduling/article/55253408/the-real-dollar-value-of-planning-how-to-turn-maintenance-time-into-money","year":2025},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#wrench-time","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/wrench-time","attribution":"Doc Palmer CMRP, in Plant Services (2025), \"Typical wrench time in maintenance operations\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#wrench-time"},{"id":"osha-penalty-max","stat":"US$165,514","headline":"Maximum OSHA penalty per wilful or repeated violation","description":"OSHA can impose up to $165,514 per wilful or repeated violation, and $16,550 for a serious violation.","context":"Failure to abate adds up to $16,550 per day past the abatement date, generally capped at 30 days. The amounts are normally indexed to inflation each January, but the 2026 adjustment could not be made: the government shutdown stopped the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishing the October 2025 CPI-U figure the 1994 statute requires, so the 2025 levels carried over unchanged.","category":"compliance","year":2026,"tags":["OSHA","penalty","compliance","US"],"source":{"name":"OSHA, 2026 Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties (effective 1 January 2026)","url":"https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-10"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#osha-penalty-max","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/osha-penalty-max","attribution":"OSHA, 2026 Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties (effective 1 January 2026) (2026), \"Maximum OSHA penalty per wilful or repeated violation\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#osha-penalty-max"},{"id":"au-whs-penalty","stat":"AU$17.7 million","headline":"Maximum WHS fine for an Australian body corporate","description":"A body corporate faces up to $17,728,000 for a Category 1 work health and safety offence: reckless conduct exposing a person to a risk of death or serious injury.","context":"That is the Commonwealth amount for 2026-27. Category 1 also carries up to $3,546,000 for an individual who is a PCBU or an officer, and $1,773,000 for any other individual. The amounts are indexed to CPI each 1 July, which is why older figures such as the original $3 million in the 2011 model Act are now badly out of date. Each state and territory indexes its own schedule, so the exact maximum depends on the jurisdiction.","category":"compliance","year":2026,"tags":["WHS","penalty","Australia","compliance"],"source":{"name":"Work Health and Safety (Public Notification of Indexed Penalty Amounts) Notifiable Instrument 2026 (F2026N00550)","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026N00550/asmade/text","year":2026},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#au-whs-penalty","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/au-whs-penalty","attribution":"Work Health and Safety (Public Notification of Indexed Penalty Amounts) Notifiable Instrument 2026 (F2026N00550) (2026), \"Maximum WHS fine for an Australian body corporate\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#au-whs-penalty"},{"id":"inspection-failure-rate","stat":"20–30%","headline":"Equipment fails first-time compliance inspection","description":"Industry data suggests that 20–30% of equipment fails its first compliance inspection when inspections are paper-based or ad hoc, compared to less than 10% when digital checklists and scheduling are in place.","category":"compliance","year":2024,"tags":["inspection","failure-rate","digital-checklists"],"source":{"name":"SafetyCulture Industry Report","url":"https://safetyculture.com/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#inspection-failure-rate","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/inspection-failure-rate","attribution":"SafetyCulture Industry Report (2024), \"Equipment fails first-time compliance inspection\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#inspection-failure-rate"},{"id":"workplace-injury-cost-au","stat":"AU$28.6 billion","headline":"Annual cost of workplace injuries to the Australian economy","description":"Australia’s economy would be $28.6 billion larger every year, with 185,500 more full-time-equivalent jobs, without work-related injury and illness.","context":"Modelled by Deloitte Access Economics for Safe Work Australia. Across 2008 to 2018 the cumulative output forgone reached $315 billion, from 6.9 million work-related injuries and illnesses. This measures economic output lost rather than premiums paid; Safe Work Australia’s separate direct-and-indirect costing put the total at $61.8 billion in 2012-13, or 4.1% of GDP.","category":"compliance","year":2022,"tags":["injury","cost","Australia","WHS"],"source":{"name":"Safe Work Australia / Deloitte Access Economics, Safer, healthier, wealthier: the economic value of reducing work-related injuries and illnesses","url":"https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safer-healthier-wealthier-economic-value-reducing-work-related-injuries-and-illnesses-technical-report","year":2022},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#workplace-injury-cost-au","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/workplace-injury-cost-au","attribution":"Safe Work Australia / Deloitte Access Economics, Safer, healthier, wealthier: the economic value of reducing work-related injuries and illnesses (2022), \"Annual cost of workplace injuries to the Australian economy\". 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Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#digital-inspection-reduction"},{"id":"market-size-asset-tracking","stat":"US$36.3 billion by 2028","headline":"Global asset tracking market size forecast","description":"The global asset tracking and management market is projected to reach $36.3 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13.4% from 2023, driven by IoT adoption, regulatory compliance, and supply chain visibility demands.","category":"adoption-trends","year":2024,"tags":["market-size","growth","IoT","forecast"],"source":{"name":"MarketsandMarkets, Asset Tracking Market Report","url":"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#market-size-asset-tracking","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/market-size-asset-tracking","attribution":"MarketsandMarkets, Asset Tracking Market Report (2024), \"Global asset tracking market size forecast\". 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Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#cmms-market-size"},{"id":"qr-barcode-adoption","stat":"10 billion scans a day","headline":"Barcodes remain the default asset identification layer","description":"GS1 reports that barcodes identify over 1 billion products worldwide and are scanned more than 10 billion times a day, 50 years after the first scan. QR codes and RFID are being added alongside barcodes rather than replacing them.","category":"adoption-trends","year":2024,"tags":["QR","barcode","identification","adoption"],"source":{"name":"GS1 US","url":"https://www.gs1us.org/industries-and-insights/media-center/press-releases/gs1-us-celebrates-50-year-barcode-scanniversary","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#qr-barcode-adoption","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/qr-barcode-adoption","attribution":"GS1 US (2024), \"Barcodes remain the default asset identification layer\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#qr-barcode-adoption"},{"id":"spreadsheet-still-dominant","stat":"45%","headline":"Facilities still running on spreadsheets and paper","description":"Asked what they use to monitor or manage maintenance, 45% of surveyed facilities named in-house spreadsheets and schedules and 39% named clipboards and paper records, against 58% using a CMMS. Sample was 199 manufacturing facilities.","category":"adoption-trends","year":2019,"tags":["spreadsheet","adoption","paper-based","CMMS"],"source":{"name":"Plant Engineering Maintenance Study","url":"https://www.plantengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/Plant-Engineering-2019-Maintenance-Report.pdf","year":2019},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#spreadsheet-still-dominant","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/spreadsheet-still-dominant","attribution":"Plant Engineering Maintenance Study (2019), \"Facilities still running on spreadsheets and paper\". 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Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#mobile-maintenance-adoption"},{"id":"gps-fleet-penetration","stat":"56.8%","headline":"Most North American commercial vehicles now carry telematics","description":"Fleet management systems reached 56.8% of non-privately owned vehicles in commercial use in North America in 2024, forecast to reach 84.7% by 2029.","context":"Berg Insight, Fleet Management in North America, 15th Edition. The denominator is the total population of non-privately owned vehicles in commercial use, not operators, so it describes vehicle coverage rather than the share of businesses using tracking. Europe runs well behind North America on the same measure.","category":"adoption-trends","year":2025,"tags":["gps","fleet","adoption","telematics"],"source":{"name":"Berg Insight","url":"https://media.berginsight.com/2025/11/07105750/bi-fmna15-ps.pdf","year":2025,"checkedOn":"2026-08-19"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#gps-fleet-penetration","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/gps-fleet-penetration","attribution":"Berg Insight (2025), \"Most North American commercial vehicles now carry telematics\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#gps-fleet-penetration"},{"id":"audit-time-reduction","stat":"96%","headline":"Reduction in cycle count time with RFID","description":"Auburn University RFID Lab research cited by GS1 US found item-level RFID cut cycle count times by 96%, because tags are read in bulk rather than one at a time by line of sight. University of Arkansas researchers separately clocked 4,767 items an hour with RFID against 209 by barcode reader. QR and barcode scanning also speeds up counts, but we found no primary source that quantifies that separately.","category":"roi","year":2018,"tags":["audit","time-savings","RFID","cycle-count"],"source":{"name":"Auburn University RFID Lab, via GS1 US","url":"https://documents.gs1us.org/adobe/assets/deliver/urn:aaid:aem:a8d86484-ffce-498d-8c59-fc1223437d58/Case-Study-Executive-Summary-EPC-RFID-Retail-Supply-Chain-Data-Exchange-Study.pdf","year":2018},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#audit-time-reduction","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/audit-time-reduction","attribution":"Auburn University RFID Lab, via GS1 US (2018), \"Reduction in cycle count time with RFID\". 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Recorded crime counts incidents reported to police, so it understates true volume, and the trend is NSW only.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","vehicles","australia","nsw","trend"],"source":{"name":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","url":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/criminal-offences-data.html","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-from-vehicle-decline","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-nsw-from-vehicle-decline","attribution":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (2026), \"Theft from vehicles in NSW fell 72% in a generation\". 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Both remain far below their 2001 levels.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","vehicles","fleet","australia","nsw"],"source":{"name":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","url":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/criminal-offences-data.html","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-vehicle-theft-reversal","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-nsw-vehicle-theft-reversal","attribution":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (2026), \"NSW vehicle theft has risen 42% since 2021\". Compiled by MapTrack at https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-vehicle-theft-reversal"},{"id":"theft-nsw-regional-rate-vs-sydney","stat":"2.5x","headline":"Regional NSW outranks Sydney for theft from vehicles","description":"Newcastle records 900 thefts from motor vehicles per 100,000 people against Sydney at 364, a rate 2.5 times higher. Regional centres take the top seven places statewide.","context":"MapTrack analysis of NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research LGA rankings for April 2025 to March 2026, restricted to the 49 local government areas with 50,000 or more residents. The floor matters: without it the table is topped by areas of a few thousand people, where a single incident moves the rate by more than 18 per 100,000.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","vehicles","australia","nsw","regional"],"source":{"name":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","url":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/local-area-rankings.html","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-regional-rate-vs-sydney","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-nsw-regional-rate-vs-sydney","attribution":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (2026), \"Regional NSW outranks Sydney for theft from vehicles\". 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Counts incidents reported to police in one state only, so it is a floor rather than a national estimate.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","vehicles","tools","australia","nsw"],"source":{"name":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","url":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/criminal-offences-data.html","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-from-vehicle-daily-rate","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-nsw-from-vehicle-daily-rate","attribution":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (2026), \"NSW records about 69 thefts from vehicles every day\". 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The seasonal swing is real but modest, and a single year should not be read as a trend.","category":"theft-loss","year":2026,"tags":["theft","construction","australia","nsw","seasonality"],"source":{"name":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","url":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/criminal-offences-data.html","year":2026,"checkedOn":"2026-08-18"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#theft-nsw-worksite-breakin-january-peak","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/theft-nsw-worksite-breakin-january-peak","attribution":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (2026), \"Break-ins to NSW non-residential premises peak in January\". 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An earlier version of this entry carried a higher fleet-operator dollar figure the cited source does not state; see the superseded-figures register.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2024,"tags":["fleet","fuel","idling","waste","cost"],"source":{"name":"US Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory","url":"https://afdc.energy.gov/conserve/idle-reduction-benefits","year":2024,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260308042726/https://afdc.energy.gov/conserve/idle-reduction-benefits","checkedOn":"2026-08-21"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#fleet-idle-fuel-waste","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/fleet-idle-fuel-waste","attribution":"US Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory (2024), \"Fuel wasted through unnecessary vehicle idling\". 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Total congestion hours fell slightly from 2021 in a softening freight market, but per-truck operating costs rose faster, so the dollar cost still climbed.","category":"downtime-cost","year":2024,"tags":["fleet","congestion","trucking","cost"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/2024/12/truckings-annual-congestion-costs-rise-to-108-8-billion/","year":2024,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260404101037/https://truckingresearch.org/2024/12/truckings-annual-congestion-costs-rise-to-108-8-billion/","checkedOn":"2026-08-21"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#trucking-congestion-annual-cost","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/trucking-congestion-annual-cost","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute (2024), \"Annual cost of traffic congestion to the US trucking industry\". 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Tracking odometer readings and service intervals digitally helps fleet managers stay on the preventive side of the curve.","category":"maintenance","year":2024,"tags":["fleet","maintenance","cost","vehicle"],"source":{"name":"American Transportation Research Institute","url":"https://truckingresearch.org/about-atri/atri-research/operational-costs-of-trucking/","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#fleet-maintenance-cost-km","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/fleet-maintenance-cost-km","attribution":"American Transportation Research Institute (2024), \"Average commercial vehicle maintenance cost per kilometre\". 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Real-time coaching and scorecards give drivers immediate feedback, reinforcing safer habits over time.","category":"compliance","year":2024,"tags":["fleet","telematics","driver-behaviour","safety"],"source":{"name":"Virginia Tech Transportation Institute","url":"https://www.vtti.vt.edu/research/index.html","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#fleet-telematics-behaviour","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/fleet-telematics-behaviour","attribution":"Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (2024), \"Telematics-based driver behaviour programs cut harsh braking events\". 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Unplanned work carries expedited parts, overtime labour and knock-on downtime.","category":"maintenance","year":2026,"tags":["fleet","maintenance","reactive","unplanned","benchmark"],"source":{"name":"FleetOwner, reporting Fleetio benchmark data","url":"https://www.fleetowner.com/operations/maintenance/article/55361099/fleetio-data-reveals-fleet-maintenance-benchmarks","year":2026},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#fleet-unplanned-maintenance-ratio","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/fleet-unplanned-maintenance-ratio","attribution":"FleetOwner, reporting Fleetio benchmark data (2026), \"Share of fleet maintenance work that is unplanned\". 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By matching fuel transactions against vehicle location and odometer data, fleet managers can identify anomalies and eliminate fraudulent spending.","category":"roi","year":2024,"tags":["fleet","fuel","fraud","waste","GPS"],"source":{"name":"Automotive Fleet Management Association","url":"https://www.automotive-fleet.com/statistics","year":2024},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#fleet-fuel-fraud","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/fleet-fuel-fraud","attribution":"Automotive Fleet Management Association (2024), \"Fleet fuel expenditure lost to misuse without GPS cross-referencing\". 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The guide attributes these industrial-average results to independent surveys and warns that predictive maintenance requires material diagnostic-equipment, training and program-development investment.","category":"maintenance","year":2010,"tags":["predictive","ROI","DOE","savings"],"source":{"name":"US Department of Energy / PNNL, O&M Best Practices Guide","url":"https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","year":2010,"archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260727111728id_/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/04/f74/omguide_complete_w-eo-disclaimer.pdf","checkedOn":"2026-08-16"},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#doe-pdm-program-results","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/doe-pdm-program-results","attribution":"US Department of Energy / PNNL, O&M Best Practices Guide (2010), \"Average results of a functional predictive maintenance program\". 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The study dates from the early 2000s and covers facilities rather than mobile plant, but remains the most-cited PM ROI calculation in the literature.","category":"maintenance","year":2002,"tags":["preventive","ROI","facilities"],"source":{"name":"Jones Lang LaSalle (Koo & Van Hoy), archived paper","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/http://cdn.ifma.org/sfcdn/docs/default-source/default-document-library/determining-the-economic-value-of-preventative-maintenance.pdf","year":2002},"canonicalUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/statistics#jll-pm-roi-545","embedUrl":"https://www.maptrack.com/embed/stat/jll-pm-roi-545","attribution":"Jones Lang LaSalle (Koo & Van Hoy), archived paper (2002), \"Calculated ROI of a structured preventive maintenance program\". 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