diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
index 2dd0cbf73..255413271 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
@@ -573,9 +573,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="routes"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.routes.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.routes.view}>
               <RoutesPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -583,12 +581,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="locomotives"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.locomotives.view,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
-              ]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.locomotives.view}>
               <FleetResourcePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -596,9 +589,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="trains"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view}>
               <FleetResourcePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -606,9 +597,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="trains/:id"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view}>
               <TrainDetailPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -616,9 +605,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="train-builder"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view}>
               <TrainBuilderListPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -626,9 +613,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="train-builder/:id"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view}>
               <TrainBuilderDetailPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -636,9 +621,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="wagons"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view}>
               <FleetResourcePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -659,12 +642,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="containers"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.containers.view,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
-              ]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.containers.view}>
               <FleetResourcePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -672,12 +650,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="cargoes"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.cargoes.view,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
-              ]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.cargoes.view}>
               <FleetResourcePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -765,9 +738,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="compliance"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.compliance.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.compliance.view}>
               <CompliancePage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -791,9 +762,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="procurement"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.procurement.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.procurement.view}>
               <ProcurementPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -816,9 +785,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="file-settings"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.fileUpload.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.fileUpload.view}>
               <FileUploadSettingsPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -826,9 +793,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="dropdown-settings"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.dropdown.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.dropdown.view}>
               <DropdownSettingsPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -845,10 +810,7 @@ const App = () => {
           path="contract-templates"
           element={
             <RequirePermission
-              permission={[
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.admin,
-              ]}
+              permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view}
             >
               <ContractTemplatesPage />
             </RequirePermission>
@@ -858,10 +820,7 @@ const App = () => {
           path="contract-templates/:code"
           element={
             <RequirePermission
-              permission={[
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.admin,
-              ]}
+              permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view}
             >
               <ContractTemplateEditorPage />
             </RequirePermission>
@@ -874,7 +833,6 @@ const App = () => {
               permission={[
                 FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.supportContent.view,
                 FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.supportContent.manage,
-                FREIGHT_PERMS.admin,
               ]}
             >
               <PortalContentPage />
@@ -899,9 +857,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="configuration/trade-access"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.tradeAccess.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.tradeAccess.view}>
               <TradeAccessPage />
             </RequirePermission>
           }
@@ -909,9 +865,7 @@ const App = () => {
         <Route
           path="configuration/exchange-rate"
           element={
-            <RequirePermission
-              permission={[FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.exchangeRate.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin]}
-            >
+            <RequirePermission permission={FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.exchangeRate.view}>
               <div className="p-4">
                 <ExchangeRateSettingsCard />
               </div>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/sidebar-sections.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/sidebar-sections.tsx
index 66bdf8ab3..4ebca89b4 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/sidebar-sections.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/sidebar-sections.tsx
@@ -196,22 +196,19 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
             label: "Routes",
             href: "/dashboard/routes",
             icon: <Network />,
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.routes.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.routes.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Locomotives",
             href: "/dashboard/locomotives",
             icon: <Train />,
-            permission: [
-              FREIGHT_PERMS.locomotives.view,
-              FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
-            ],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.locomotives.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Train Builder",
             href: "/dashboard/train-builder",
             icon: <Hammer />,
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.view,
           },
 
           // {
@@ -223,7 +220,7 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
             label: "Wagons",
             href: "/dashboard/wagons",
             icon: <Truck />,
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Wagon Transfers",
@@ -280,21 +277,23 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
             label: "Compliance & Alerts",
             href: "/dashboard/compliance",
             icon: <ShieldCheck />,
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.compliance.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.compliance.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Incidents",
             href: "/dashboard/incidents",
             icon: <FileText />,
-            // No dedicated backend key exists for incidents yet — stuck on the
-            // blanket fleet:view fallback until one is added.
+            // No dedicated backend key exists for incidents yet. Not part of
+            // the fleet.view/admin fallback cleanup — removing fleet.view
+            // here with nothing to replace it would lock the page to
+            // super-admin only, so it stays as the sole (if coarse) gate.
             permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Procurement",
             href: "/dashboard/procurement",
             icon: <Package />,
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.procurement.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.procurement.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Financial Reports",
@@ -479,23 +478,20 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
         label: "File settings",
         href: "/dashboard/file-settings",
         icon: <Paperclip />,
-        permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.fileUpload.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin],
+        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.fileUpload.view,
       },
       {
         label: "Dropdown settings",
         href: "/dashboard/dropdown-settings",
         icon: <Settings />,
-        permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.dropdown.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin],
+        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.dropdown.view,
       },
       {
         label: "Contract templates",
         href: "/dashboard/contract-templates",
         icon: <ScrollText />,
         // `view` opens the page; `read` alone is API-only and shows no menu.
-        permission: [
-          FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view,
-          FREIGHT_PERMS.admin,
-        ],
+        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.contractTemplates.view,
       },
       {
         label: "Portal content",
@@ -504,7 +500,6 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
         permission: [
           FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.supportContent.view,
           FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.supportContent.manage,
-          FREIGHT_PERMS.admin,
         ],
       },
       {
@@ -527,12 +522,12 @@ export const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[]
           {
             label: "Trade access",
             href: "/dashboard/configuration/trade-access",
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.tradeAccess.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.tradeAccess.view,
           },
           {
             label: "Exchange rate",
             href: "/dashboard/configuration/exchange-rate",
-            permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.exchangeRate.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.admin],
+            permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.settings.exchangeRate.view,
           },
         ],
       },
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
index 511017805..6e3de9528 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
@@ -658,19 +658,13 @@ export type FleetCrudResource =
   | "vehicles"
   | "drivers";
 
-/**
- * Per-resource fleet CRUD check. The legacy coarse fleet:manage key still
- * grants every action (mirrors the API's one-of guard fallback).
- */
+/** Per-resource fleet CRUD check — each resource needs its own grant. */
 export function canFleetAction(
   user: AuthUser | null | undefined,
   resource: FleetCrudResource,
   action: "create" | "update" | "delete",
 ): boolean {
-  return (
-    hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS[resource][action]) ||
-    hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.manage)
-  );
+  return hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS[resource][action]);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/dashboard/OverviewPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/dashboard/OverviewPage.tsx
index 12bce6aae..008149adb 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/dashboard/OverviewPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/dashboard/OverviewPage.tsx
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ const TAB_ITEMS: Array<{
     icon: TrainFront,
     kpiKey: "operations",
     metricKey: "wagonsAvailable",
-    permission: [
-      FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.view,
-      FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view,
-      FREIGHT_PERMS.trainScheduling.view,
-    ],
+    permission: [FREIGHT_PERMS.wagons.view, FREIGHT_PERMS.trainScheduling.view],
   },
   {
     value: "customers",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainBuilder/TrainBuilderDetailPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainBuilder/TrainBuilderDetailPage.tsx
index 63f45617e..5291e26f1 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainBuilder/TrainBuilderDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainBuilder/TrainBuilderDetailPage.tsx
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ export default function TrainBuilderDetailPage() {
   const { user } = useAuth();
   const canUpdate = canFleetAction(user, "trains", "update");
   const canDelete = canFleetAction(user, "trains", "delete");
-  const canAssign =
-    hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.assignWagons) ||
-    hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.fleet.manage);
+  const canAssign = hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.trains.assignWagons);
 
   const compositionQuery = useQuery(
     api.trainBuilder.composition.queryOptions({ input: { id }, enabled: Boolean(id) }),