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Samsara adds app tools to keep drivers safe and compliant

For carriers, every moment counts as they face a shortage of drivers while seeing increased demand from shippers to move goods faster.

As more commercial drivers use mobile apps, Samsara, a San Francisco-headquartered cloud-based fleet management and connectivity solutions provider, has added features to its driver app.

“It’s important that the millions of drivers that keep our economy running each day are able to focus on the work at hand, not administrative tasks that take up valuable time and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/samsara-adds-app-tools-to-keep-drivers-safe-and-compliant

Fleet telematics provider Samsara confidentially files for IPO

Samsara Inc. said on Wednesday it has confidentially submitted plans to regulators for a U.S. initial public offering.

The number of shares to be offered and the price range have not been determined, according to a release. The IPO is expected to take place after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission completes its review.

San Francisco-based Samsara provides software and sensors to monitor and manage commercial fleets and industrial operations, with more than 20,000 customers in the energy,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fleet-telematics-provider-samsara-confidentially-files-for-ipo

Former Cisco exec Bostrom joins Samsara’s board of directors

San Francisco-based Samsara recently announced Sue Bostrom as the latest addition to the company’s board of directors.

Bostrom formerly served as the chief marketing officer at Cisco Systems, where she was responsible for developing and communicating the company’s vision and strategy through branding, advertising and product marketing. 

“Sue brings deep expertise across marketing and sales, having shaped the international go-to-market strategy for multi-category companies like Cisco,” Sanjit...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/former-cisco-exec-bostrom-joins-samsaras-board-of-directors

Samsara hits milestone with $300M run rate

San Francisco-based Samsara announced Thursday it has surpassed more than $300 million in run-rate subscription revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 30.

Company officials said the milestone in run-rate subscription was achieved in five years with an annual growth rate of 80%.

Samsara provides software and sensors to monitor and manage commercial fleets and industrial operations, with customers in the energy, food and beverage, construction and manufacturing, and transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/samsara-hits-milestone-with-300m-run-rate

Samsara’s technology solutions land it in the FreightTech 25

Samsara ranked No. 16 in the FreightTech 25.

Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) leader Samsara ranked No. 16 in the FreightTech 25 this year. Samsara provides software and sensors to monitor and manage commercial fleets and industrial operations. 

The company is innovating rapidly with over 200 new product updates this year, according to VP of Product Management Alexander Stevenson. Samsara expanded greatly this year, he said, reaching 20,000 customers in the energy, food and beverage, construction and manufacturing, and transportation...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/samsaras-technology-solutions-land-it-in-the-freighttech-25

KeepTruckin’s App Marketplace 2.0 gives carriers more control over data

KeepTruckin’s App Marketplace 2.0 gives carriers more control over data (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Fleet management company KeepTruckin has announced App Marketplace 2.0, a platform that allows carriers to control which third parties have access to their data while also having visibility into how frequently those third parties retrieve their data. These utilization insights are made available via time stamps and location data that can be accessed on the KeepTruckin dashboard. 

Kelly Hanson, senior technology partnerships manager at KeepTruckin, said the newly improved platform was a product...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/keeptruckins-app-marketplace-2-0-gives-carriers-more-control-over-data

Aggregating resources is key to increased efficiency

cellphone in front of row of trucks

Technology has revolutionized the transportation and logistics industry. Over the past few years, tracking has been seamlessly integrated, check calls have been significantly reduced and physical paperwork has been all but eliminated. A historically opaque and resistant industry has opened up to transparency and technology. 

“If you look at 2018, that was a turning point year. Shippers were struggling with high rates and having a hard time finding capacity,” Adelante SCM President Adrian...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/aggregating-resources-is-key-to-increased-efficiency

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