Facilities leaders are treating campus vehicle fleets as a data problem after finding blind spots that drive waste and theft. The typical institution manages hundreds of vehicles—student shuttles, utility trucks and maintenance equipment—yet lacks real‑time visibility on utilization, fueling and asset location, leading to budget overruns. Michigan State University deployed Samsara asset tags on more than 200 capital assets and reported faster audits and a recovered stolen item. Facilities managers say telematics, tagging and integrated fleet software can reduce hours spent on manual inventories, prevent losses and inform replacement decisions. As campus budgets tighten, university finance and facilities teams should prioritize asset-tracking pilots, quantify total-cost-of-ownership and consider fleet digitization part of broader campus sustainability and risk‑management strategies.