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- Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Samsara user.
Reviewed on 05/08/2024
Like i said previously i never had any issues with it as a driver.
Like i said previously i never had any issues with it as a driver.
Pros
It never had any issues with the location and you were able to switch it to personal convenience while in motion.
Cons
I never had any issues with it. I was driving under someone else's company so it worked perfectly for me.
- Industry: Wholesale
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great support and excellent products
Reviewed on 17/12/2024
Very good. Great response from the team if you have an issue. I love the ease of use and functionali...
Very good. Great response from the team if you have an issue. I love the ease of use and functionality.
Pros
Ease of operation and the constant updates and features
Cons
Issues with equipment that failed in service
But a quick fix or update or replacement was initiated
Reasons for Choosing Samsara
Issues with JJ Keller, their platform failed dailySwitched From
JJKReasons for Switching to Samsara
Nice looking interface and best options for the price- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Fleet manager
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
Pros
Non at this time!
Cons
I receive this warning emailed to me numerous times a day on 2 different trucks. Truck 205 and 197. The other day I counted 14 of these. They do not set a code or check engine light on the truck. Both Peterbilt and Cummins tell me this is not a real code. I have been trying to get you to resolve it but it has not happened yet. This is my support number [2071907] Samsara Support- Fault Code | 197Check Engine Lights: warning. We are going to be looking at other providers if this can not be resolved.
Vehicle Faults: TxId: 71, SPN: 520423 - Manufacturer Assignable SPN, FMI: 5 (Current Below Normal), Count: 126
Response from Samsara
Hi Don, Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We always aim to put our customers first and are sorry this has been your experience. We understand you’re in touch with our team and are working together toward a resolution. Please let us know if there is anything else you need our support on.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Samsara is the best ELD and dash camera system available.
Reviewed on 17/12/2024
Excellent - I've used Samsara with three different trucking companies. It is the best.
Excellent - I've used Samsara with three different trucking companies. It is the best.
Pros
Very efficient ELD system, and the same for Dash Cameras. By far, the best I've used after using several ELD systems. Very user friendly. I would recommend it to anyone needing a good ELD system.
Cons
Nothing bad to say. It is a very good system. The multi-year contract could be reduced, but I understand why they use that type of contract.
Alternatives Considered
MotiveReasons for Choosing Samsara
Samsara is far better, by previous experience. Encompass is not user friendly, and is not efficient.Reasons for Switching to Samsara
Samsara is better overall. I have used Motive while it was still Keep Truckin - Samsara is far better.- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Review of Samsara - 4 year in.
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
Were still with you! I needed to add this sentence to meet the word requirment.
Were still with you! I needed to add this sentence to meet the word requirment.
Pros
It is very easy to use. I needed to add this sentence.
Cons
Samsara DOES NOT want to change with input from its clients.
Alternatives Considered
Verizon ConnectReasons for Choosing Samsara
Less Expensive per month. I need this to meet min. lettersReasons for Switching to Samsara
I also looked at using Saucon. This is a great product...but expensive- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Safety manager
Reviewed on 16/12/2024
Is been ok dipite the fact that needs lots of work
Is been ok dipite the fact that needs lots of work
Pros
User friendly for the driver side and the admin side
Cons
Tech support customer service sales rep
Alternatives Considered
OmnitracsReasons for Choosing Samsara
I thought it was going to be better getting with samsara for the easy to use systemSwitched From
Teletrac Navman DIRECTORReasons for Switching to Samsara
Took a chanse to check Samsara and it was good at the begginimg compared to other systems- Industry: Dairy
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
FLEET MANANGER
Reviewed on 12/12/2024
GOOD. WE HAVE TRIED OTHER ELDS AND THIS IS MOST DRIVER FREINDLY .
GOOD. WE HAVE TRIED OTHER ELDS AND THIS IS MOST DRIVER FREINDLY .
Pros
EASEY TO USE, BEING ABLE TO LOG IN AT ANY TIME AND FROM ANYWHERE.
Cons
LOSS OF CONTION AT TIMES. DONT READ THE ECM AT TIMES,
Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks EnterpriseReasons for Choosing Samsara
LIKED THIS PRODUCT BETTER. IT SERVED US IN BETTER WAYSSwitched From
QuickBooks EnterpriseReasons for Switching to Samsara
EASEY TO USE. DRIVER FRIENDLY. WORKS AT ALL PLACES WE GO- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great overall experience
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
Pretty good experience so far. We don't have any problems with the interface or with the products...
Pretty good experience so far. We don't have any problems with the interface or with the products and its simple and easy to use.
Pros
User friendly, customer service and everything that need to be installed its very simple.
Cons
Contracts should be put together and should be more easy to understand.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
samsara best elog for drivers and admins
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
easy , cost competitive , with camera capabilities end events detection best tools for compliance...
easy , cost competitive , with camera capabilities end events detection best tools for compliance and ability to integration with other Trucking softwires
Pros
ease of use for drivers and admins , everything is just one click away
Cons
needs to work more on log HOS issues, and quickly
sometimes edits or software fix take more time that it should
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Outstanding
Reviewed on 12/12/2024
Outstanding! After using another product for a period of time, switching to Samsara was the...
Outstanding! After using another product for a period of time, switching to Samsara was the greatest move we as an organization could have made.
Pros
Sales process was amazingly smooth, always someone there to answer any questions, the product is extremely user friendly
Cons
Do not really have any complaints at this moment.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Route Supervisor CPSB schools.
Reviewed on 04/09/2024
Absolutely fantastic. Support has been so much better as the company has evolved into a better app...
Absolutely fantastic. Support has been so much better as the company has evolved into a better app and online experience.
Pros
Instant video of accidents and issues. We are able to get quick footage in the event of a major accident.
Cons
My only issue is not being able to assign drivers to there vehicle. We typically make many changes in that area as a school district.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Samsara is the best ELD system for transportation!
Reviewed on 30/05/2024
Pros
Easy to plug and play both the ELD gateway and the camera. Customer service is great, always responds within the same business day. The customer portal is extremely user friendly with new features every month.
Cons
Billing is very difficult - multiple bills, not just one bill. Reports for personal conveyance and missing DVIR are not part of the standard reports as we found in Omnitracs XRS.
Alternatives Considered
DriveCamReasons for Choosing Samsara
We switched from Omnitracs XRS - Too expensive, not easy to use for driver. Failure of the product to track mileage accurately.Switched From
Meridian for RFP AnalysisReasons for Switching to Samsara
Better product, better price - ease of plug and play technology.- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Run to ANY Other Company ASAP This is the worst company with NO CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Reviewed on 18/06/2024
This is THE WORST company I have ever worked with & I have been in business for over 25 years....
This is THE WORST company I have ever worked with & I have been in business for over 25 years. There is NO CUSTOMER SERVICES at all. There is a call center that says they are customer service but are unable to help you. They are really a call center that forwards an email to someone else who says they will get back to you in 1 - 3 business days. I have had 2 issues in the last 11 months and the first one took 6 months and many many email for me to get my refund & this on going one has been since April. It seems that somehow I started with 1 contract & 8 units but somewhere along the way it got changed to 12 units and 2 contracts. I have only ever had 8 units. I found out during an audit of the account and have been trying to get anyone from their company on the phone since April to help me fix the account and to date there is no one!
Oh they do keep sending me follow up emails after about every 3rd I send them but they keep just saying to pay for all 12 units and have since suspended my account. It has been about a month now since they suspended the account and still no one will help me. I would 100 % never use this company again and suggest you do the same. They are only looking to make a set it and forget it system to suck in all your money and are completely no interested in dealing with me as a customer.
They need to do better!
Pros
This is great for in the minute tracking. Anything else is a pain in the fanny.
Cons
I find it very frustrating when I have to correct someone's log because once they logged off someone else jumped in their truck and it logged the original person back on. It counts as driving time and will not allow you to make changes so it saves a violation. The reports are impossible to obtain at one time. Noting is really user friendly. You have to have the manual with you when ever you need to do any thing or your lost.
Alternatives Considered
Verizon ConnectReasons for Switching to Samsara
Because they promised the world! It was a lie!- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent Fleet Camera System!
Reviewed on 28/05/2024
The installation process was smooth and hassle-free, with excellent support from the customer...
The installation process was smooth and hassle-free, with excellent support from the customer service team. They guided us through every step, ensuring we maximized the system's capabilities. The real-time monitoring feature is incredibly useful, allowing us to keep track of our fleet's location and status at any given moment.
The system's user-friendly interface makes it easy to review footage and access important data. This has been invaluable for quickly resolving any incidents or disputes that may arise. Additionally, the fleet cameras have contributed to improving driver behavior, promoting safer driving practices across the board.
Overall, the investment in this fleet camera system has paid off immensely. We highly recommend it to any business looking to enhance their fleet management and safety protocols. A five-star product and service all around!
Pros
We recently installed Samsara fleet camera system in all our vehicles, and the experience has been outstanding. The clarity and quality of the footage are top-notch, providing crystal-clear images both day and night. This has significantly enhanced our ability to monitor and ensure the safety of our drivers and vehicles.
Cons
Pricing is on the expensive side, but the payment plans definitely help.
Alternatives Considered
VavaStoneReasons for Switching to Samsara
clarity of footage , tech support, easy management- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
6 yrs with Samsara
Reviewed on 05/04/2024
They have very good response time on their customer service and. My drivers are not waiting for...
They have very good response time on their customer service and. My drivers are not waiting for hours to talk with somebody on a problem. If it's a problem that is not resolved immediately they are quick to move it up the food chain and get the problem or issue solved. The thing I am not happy with is talking to someone in a foreign country.. when I get someone with a heavy accent I usually hang up and start over and hope for a better outcome. I can't understand them they can't understand me.
Pros
The hotspot and electronic logging device makes it very easy for our drivers to connect to any vehicles. Our drivers do a lot of slips leading and are not assigned to a specific truck. How easy it was for our drivers to change over to samsara it was a very simplistic system for them to learn and they caught on very quickly. Very few driver complaints and when there is one it's resolved quickly.
Cons
The extensive amount of new things they bring into the program make it almost impossible to keep up. It can be overwhelming for a company that has only one staff member for the safety department. There are a lot of things they offer that you just do not even have time to learn or utilize. I would prefer to be a little more simplistic.
Alternatives Considered
MotiveReasons for Choosing Samsara
Too many complaints from our drivers. Inability to connect to the electronic logging device in the truck quickly our drivers were waiting 20 minutes at times to get their Bluetooth to connect.Switched From
J. J. Keller SAFETY MANAGEMENT SUITEReasons for Switching to Samsara
Hotspot in the eld. This makes connecting to the truck instantaneous.- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Samsara Feedback
Reviewed on 03/06/2024
Beside the good platform, my biggest concern is the customer service and support, i have been...
Beside the good platform, my biggest concern is the customer service and support, i have been trying for several days to contact my representative without results, FRUSTRATION !!!
Pros
Easy and reliable, also easy to understand to the drivers
Cons
Customer support, If you need help you will die trying to get someone from support to help you
instead os help they overrun you with emails from 6 or 7 representative asking same thing at same time and make you loose track of the conversation, also, after 30 min or 1 hour they rush to hang up on you to keep going, poor knowledge from the team explaining you contracts breakdowns
Alternatives Considered
MotiveReasons for Choosing Samsara
Lack of customer support, inconsistencies on services and they just didn't careSwitched From
JJKReasons for Switching to Samsara
At that time was good and afordable, good platform- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The best user friendly system!
Reviewed on 13/03/2024
Best on the market and we have tried many of the others.
Best on the market and we have tried many of the others.
Pros
What's not to like, it's easy to purchase, easy to install, easy to use. People will say the same about others but we've tried others and Samsara has been the best with the equipment, customer service help, product has been working great for the past 7 years.
Cons
The only thing I can say that it is always 30 seconds behind on the GPS.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Could not recommend more!
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
The information that Samsara provides cannot be matched. The accuracy of data and speed of updates...
The information that Samsara provides cannot be matched. The accuracy of data and speed of updates is unmatched in the field. I could not do my job as effectively without it.
Pros
The accuracy and data it provides is incredible.
Cons
I have no cons. I really enjoy Samsara and find it is pivotal for a business because of the information it provides.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Samsara or Bust
Reviewed on 08/01/2025
I have been using it the past 5 years and it has been a great resource for me to learn and use.
I have been using it the past 5 years and it has been a great resource for me to learn and use.
Pros
It is a great software for tracking and elogs. I use it all week and all day from checking hours and routes. I am able to use it on my pc and phone and aslo has a app based product. It is very useful in the trucking industry. I have used other programs in the past but this one is all inclusive.
Cons
I dislike that when I try to zoom into the maps the exit number doesn't become any more visible.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
samsara experiance
Reviewed on 13/12/2024
great very easy to use and to teach others being able to pull videos use compliance and safety has...
great very easy to use and to teach others being able to pull videos use compliance and safety has helped out our company tremendously
Pros
user friendly, tracking is easy and reliable love the playback for videos safety features are great and help us get drivers involved in their daily safety tasks.
Cons
i wish ifta portion was more reliable for some reason our numbers are always off then what the miles really are
- Industry: Building Materials
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Douglas Lumber Samsara Review
Reviewed on 03/06/2024
Overall, this application is hands down the best vehicle tracking system we've ever used here.
Overall, this application is hands down the best vehicle tracking system we've ever used here.
Pros
Overall we love how easy this is to use. The ability to track vehicles accurately is huge for us at Douglas Lumber. Vehicle Diagnostics is also a huge help and makes scheduling service for our fleet easy!
Cons
The way the tracking system shows times. Trying to figure out the point in time a vehicle was near a certain address on its route is a little less cut and dry than other aspects of the tracking system.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MADE THE SWITCH
Reviewed on 12/12/2024
I started out with the Samsara product on half of my equipment and another company on the other...
I started out with the Samsara product on half of my equipment and another company on the other half. As soon as the contract was up on the other company I switched all of my equipment to Samsara for a superior product.
Pros
I really like the GPS tracking and the ease of downloading videos. I was using another system and GPS tracking was a guess at best and the camera system shut off at the point I needed it most.
Cons
The main issue that I have with Samsara is trying to get ahold of anyone for tech support or billing questions,
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
SAFETY MANAGER
Reviewed on 10/10/2024
Great tool to be used for insurance purposes, like that it keeps driver awareness and shows...
Great tool to be used for insurance purposes, like that it keeps driver awareness and shows potenetional drivers bad habits that could effect company prices to go up
Pros
The samsara video display is fantastic for live time video displays current and old recordings gives required proof to all incidents and to all drivers gives them potential of hazards that surround them while staying focused on driving and there surroundings
Cons
The thing that I liked least about samsara is that there is no video feed to the rear of truck also some times video is blurry
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Samsara in the EMS setting
Reviewed on 28/03/2024
My overall experience with Samsara has been very positive. Starting with the sales rep [sensitive...
My overall experience with Samsara has been very positive. Starting with the sales rep [sensitive content hidden] W, he was very professional, knowledgeable about the product and very eager to assist with any questions we had. The product delivery was very fast and was well packaged. Installation of the product was very easy and with [sensitive content hidden] help was done within a few hours. Setup of the system was very simple and the tutorial videos made it easy to navigate the dashboard. All that said I don't know why every Company doesn't utilize this system.
Pros
Samsara is user friendly and takes much of the guess work out of locating our Ambulances. Whether using on mobile device or on a computer Samsara has become a vital part of our everyday operations. We use Samsara for Maintenance tracking/documentation, real time tracking of assets along with monitoring of safety concerns.
Cons
I personally have not found anything with this system that I like less than any other feature.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A worthwhile investment for any business.
Reviewed on 15/01/2025
Overall this has been a WORTHWHILE investment for us. Between keeping drivers on task and productive...
Overall this has been a WORTHWHILE investment for us. Between keeping drivers on task and productive, to asset tracking, to allowing us to expand our delivery footprint. Its been a wonderful experience and one that we will continue to expand upon
Pros
Asset management, and accountability/productivity management for drivers.
Also allows us to track expenses with vehicles, track and streamline routes, thus saving the company money in fuel, wear and tear, and payroll waste.
Cons
So far the only things we have issues with has been some route stop completion issues if you have the same driver going to the same stop on multiple routes in a day. It will, at times, designate a random stop as "completed" even if the driver has not left the dispatch area yet due to vehicle being at that location earlier in the day. Its an easy work around but just a nuisance.