Telematics, Safety, Compliance, and Maintenance Guides

Safety

Following distance: How to coach CMV drivers and decrease tailgating

Tailgating is the leading cause of rear-end collisions in the United States, causing more than 1,700 deaths and 500,000 injuries per ye...

Dual Dash Cams for Fleets

Dual dash cams can help your fleet reduce accidents, exonerate drivers from not-at-fault accidents and false claims, and lower costs. L...

Wired vs. wireless dash cams: Everything you need to know

Wireless dash cams offer many benefits, enabling fleets to reduce incidents, streamline driver exoneration, and minimize safety-related...

Telematics

Fuel management systems: Increase efficiency, reduce costs

A fuel management system (FMS) provides better visibility into fuel trends—including inefficient or abnormal activity, like idling or t...

A Fleet Manager’s Guide to GPS

Real-world savings and safety enhancements are being unearthed via GPS systems every day. Let’s take a look at several fleets using Sam...

How Freight Dispatchers Support and Scale Your Fleet

Learn more about the important role that freight dispatchers play in supporting your fleet and the telematics tools they can leverage.

Compliance

What is the ELD mandate?

The ELD mandate is a government regulation that was passed as a way to ensure driver safety and to create an easier system to digitally...

ELDs for trucks: What are the benefits of installing ELDs in your fleet?

Navigating FMCSA regulations can be challenging. Ensure your fleet stays ELD-compliant and benefits from real-time tracking to boost sa...

How to streamline quarterly IFTA reporting for your fleet

To help your fleet streamline its IFTA process, we've created a guide to understanding the agreement and making sure your business avoi...

Maintenance

Fleet vehicle maintenance: A comprehensive guide

Fleet vehicle maintenance is essential for keeping your fleet on the road, maximizing profits, and avoiding unexpected operating costs....

How to select the right preventative maintenance software for your business

Fleet managers around the world are already using preventative maintenance software to help extend the lifetime and lower the cost of t...

A fleet manager’s guide to preventative maintenance for semi trucks

A preventative maintenance program is critical to a fleet's operational efficiency. Whether you have one semi truck or thousands, the F...

Asset Tracking

Complete guide to GPS tracking for containers

GPS tracking devices offer an efficient way to locate your shipping containers in real time, ensure cargo security, and increase revenu...

A guide to GPS tracking Your machinery and heavy equipment

From oil and gas to construction and more, industries are realizing the potential of tracking machinery with GPS technology. Benefits i...

How to Protect Mobile Construction Equipment from Theft

Learn how to leverage GPS tracking and security camera technology to improve site security and protect your mobile construction equipme...

Smart Trailers

The benefits of remote temperature monitoring for your fleet

Remote temperature monitoring systems can save your fleet thousands of dollars per year in lost or spoiled goods. With remote monitorin...

Reefer trailer: A fleet manager’s guide to refrigerated trailers

Reefer trailers are crucial for transporting perishable goods, maintaining precise temperatures to ensure safe delivery. In this guide,...

Trailer theft: How to protect your valuable assets

In this article, we’ll explore effective strategies that organizations can take to safeguard valuable trailers and cargo from theft so ...

Sustainability

Why more fleets are adopting electric vehicle technology

An overview of EVs and technology to make electric fleets more cost-effective, efficient, and manageable.

The complete guide to electric vehicles for fleets

Whether you're currently evaluating electric vehicles for your fleet or you've already electrified, consult this guide to learn everyth...

How to Reduce Your Fleet’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Learn how the City of Sacramento leverages Samsara to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, and achieve their su...

Connected Sites

Go Beyond Basic NVR Software with Samsara

Network video recorders or NVRs are digital systems used for storing and viewing video footage. NVR software itself—while more advanced...

What is Cloud NVR? The Benefits of a Cloud-Based Security Camera System

Cloud network video recorders (NVR) combine the best qualities of cloud computing with traditional NVRs to create a flexible, highly sc...

5 Essential Site Safety Training Topics for Your Worksite

Learn about different site safety training topics to keep your workers safe —including a closer look at how NYC is leading a new era of...