Samsara
Product ManagerComplexAug 6, 2026

Calibrate towing-risk notifications to prevent impounds

Operational warnings become difficult when acting too early and acting too late both carry real costs.

Teams must weigh timely intervention against the confidence required to interrupt a fleet’s day.

One tow can wipe out a shift, but my team can’t chase alerts that aren’t real.

Harini Agarwal · Urban Fleet Manager

Runs a 90-vehicle delivery fleet operating in dense downtown loading zones.

What pulls against what

  • early warning vs. false-alert burden
  • coverage breadth vs. location confidence
  • customer urgency vs. policy defensibility
  • vendor speed vs. product control

What is at stake

The rollout could prevent expensive vehicle loss, but a poorly calibrated policy may create alert fatigue and operational disruption

Why Samsara

At Samsara, location intelligence can carry significant value when it helps fleets avoid disruptions without creating noise they cannot trust.

Written for

Trust-and-safety product PMOperational intelligence PMRisk-aware product builder

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