Coast, a financial platform for companies operating vehicle fleets, launched its new corporate card and expense management platform.  Coast said it gives residential and commercial services trades, construction, specialty transportation, and more a single system to manage fuel, employee, and vendor spend. 

The platform is available to all Coast customers at no additional cost.

With this expansion, Coast said it moves beyond fleet cards to become the first comprehensive card and expense management solution tailored for fleets, empowering businesses to manage fuel, employee, and vendor spend on a single, modern platform.

“Most corporate card solutions were built for office-based employees. They can’t handle mobile teams, job-specific spend, and the operational complexity that companies with operations in the field face”, said Daniel Simon, CEO of Coast, “Coast delivers a vertical-specific solution that works for the field, the front office, and the finance team alike.”

Coast said while modern expense platforms have grown in use within office environments, most construction and trades businesses continue to rely on outdated, manual systems due to their unique needs and diverse spend types:

• Inventory and supplies purchasing

• Field expenses including fuel

• Vehicle maintenance

• Hotels and rental cards

Coast pointed out that all these varied expenses may need to be associated with specific customers and jobs for billing workflows. 

Coast Fleet Survey Results

In April 2025, Coast surveyed 95 fleet businesses to better understand how they manage expenses today. The survey results revealed:

• Only 10% use a dedicated expense management solution

• 53% still rely on traditional expense reports

• 42% take longer than six days to close the books each month

According to Coast, this lack of purpose-built tools results in missing receipts, inconsistent compliance, overspending, and wasted time.

All Expenses in One Platform

Coast’s expansion into expense management brings together all card spending — fuel, employee purchases, and vendor payments — on one single platform. 

The platform includes features like mobile receipt capture, accounting integrations with QuickBooks, NetSuite, and other platforms, virtual cards for vendor payments, and customizable spend controls.

Coast piloted the new platform with a group of existing customers, including businesses in HVAC, pest control, and field services. Those customers reported:

• 10% reduction in overall card spend

• 1.5 days saved per month on reconciliation

• 19% improvement in receipt collection

“The Coast team didn’t just hand us a tool, they worked with us to automate accounting, integrate with NetSuite, and tailor it to our needs. Now, everything is in one place, from receipts to job codes.”, said Emilio Solis, accounting manager at FC Traffic Control.

Available Now

Coast Expense Management is available today to all customers, at no additional cost, and with no setup fees.