Samsara

Samsara ELD & GPS Integration: Advanced Telematics for Trucking Carriers

Samsara is a leader in telematics and Hours of Service (HoS) solutions for the trucking industry, offering cutting-edge tools to improve fleet visibility, compliance, and efficiency. Vektor’s integration with Samsara takes these capabilities to the next level, automating critical processes across dispatch, tracking, compliance, and maintenance. Designed to save countless hours for carriers, this integration is one of the most advanced and configurable solutions available in the market.

Key Features of Vektor’s Samsara Integration

Vektor’s Samsara integration is built to provide real-time visibility and automation across your fleet. Here’s how it works:

1. Auto Import Trucks, Trailers, and Drivers

The integration automatically imports all your trucks, trailers, and drivers from Samsara into Vektor. This eliminates the need for manual data entry and ensures that your fleet data is always up to date.

2. Auto-Link Assets for Real-Time Visibility

Once imported, Vektor automatically links your trucks, trailers, and drivers with their corresponding Samsara instances. This enables real-time visibility into:

• Driver Hours of Service (HoS): Monitor driver availability and duty status directly within Vektor.
• Asset Locations: Track the real-time location of trucks, trailers, and drivers.

3. Realistic ETA Calculations Using HoS

Vektor leverages Samsara’s HoS data to calculate realistic ETAs for loads. By factoring in driver availability and duty cycles, the system ensures accurate delivery timelines, helping carriers improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

4. Real-Time Load Tracking

As drivers perform loads, Vektor provides real-time location updates. The Vektor Bot automatically completes stops based on geofences, ensuring that load statuses are always accurate without requiring manual updates from drivers.

5. Capacity List for Truck Availability

The integration populates the Capacity List with real-time data, showing where available trucks are currently located and where they will be based on upcoming loads. This helps dispatchers plan more effectively and maximize fleet utilization.

6. Driving Route Records

Vektor records driving routes for each load, providing a detailed history of where trucks have traveled. This data is invaluable for analyzing driver performance, optimizing routes, and ensuring compliance.

7. Odometer Data for Actual Mileage

By pulling odometer data from Samsara, Vektor records the actual mileage driven for each load. This ensures accurate billing, settlement generation, and profitability analysis.

8. Automated Driver-to-Truck Assignments

The system automates driver-to-truck assignments, reducing the administrative burden on dispatchers and ensuring that drivers are always linked to the correct vehicles.

9. Service Schedule Warnings

Vektor monitors mileage data from Samsara to provide service schedule warnings, such as alerts for oil changes or other maintenance needs. This proactive approach helps carriers avoid costly breakdowns and maintain compliance.

10. Trailer Location and Reefer Temperature Monitoring

For carriers using refrigerated trailers, the integration pulls real-time location data and temperature readings from Samsara. This ensures that sensitive cargo is transported under optimal conditions and provides peace of mind to customers.

Why Vektor’s Samsara Integration is the Most Advanced

Vektor’s Samsara integration is designed to fully automate and optimize fleet management processes, offering unparalleled flexibility and configurability:

1. Multi-GPS/ELD Linking: Vektor allows users to link multiple GPS/ELD systems to a single unit or driver. This is particularly useful for carriers who use Samsara for GPS and tracking purposes but rely on other providers for ELD compliance. This flexibility ensures that carriers can tailor the system to their unique operational needs.
2. Comprehensive Automation: From dispatch to compliance, tracking, and maintenance, the integration automates nearly every aspect of fleet management. This reduces manual workloads, minimizes errors, and saves countless hours for users.
3. Real-Time Insights: With real-time visibility into driver HoS, asset locations, and load statuses, carriers can make informed decisions quickly and efficiently.
4. Customizable Configurations: The integration is highly configurable, allowing carriers to adapt it to their specific workflows and requirements. Whether you need to prioritize compliance, tracking, or maintenance, Vektor’s Samsara integration can be tailored to meet your goals.
5. Seamless Data Sync: By automatically importing and linking assets, the integration ensures that your fleet data is always accurate and up to date.

Benefits of Samsara Integration for Carriers

• Save Time: Automate repetitive tasks like driver-to-truck assignments, load tracking, and service schedule monitoring.
• Improve Accuracy: Eliminate manual errors with automated data imports, odometer tracking, and geofence-based load completion.
• Enhance Compliance: Use real-time HoS data to ensure compliance with FMCSA regulations and avoid violations.
• Optimize Fleet Utilization: Leverage real-time capacity lists and driving route records to maximize efficiency.
• Proactive Maintenance: Stay ahead of maintenance needs with mileage-based service warnings.

Getting Started

To start using the Samsara integration, simply connect your Samsara account to Vektor. The system will automatically import your fleet data, link assets, and begin providing real-time insights and automation.

With Vektor’s Samsara integration, carriers can streamline their operations, improve compliance, and save countless hours on fleet management tasks.