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Kiren Sekar, VP Marketing & Product ManagementSamsara, an innovative San Francisco-based tech company, is attempting to solve this problem. Samsara has developed a wireless sensor system for fleets that can help monitor crucial data that is relative for a business’s operation. The data from these sensors can be captured through extensible software, and then stored on the cloud. The end result is that companies can have access to crucial information from their entire fleet, in many different locations, in real-time. This has the power to be extremely helpful for many different businesses.
Speaking on the need for Samsara’s products in the market, VP Marketing and Product Management at the company, Kiren Sekar, says, “Our customers have a common set of challenges. They’re focused on the operating efficiency of their business, the safety of their team, improving their customer service, and staying compliant with regulations.”
Samsara’s products can help with all of these challenges. As Sekar explains, “Samsara offers a complete technology solution for fleets, with everything integrated in a single system. From GPS tracking to ELD, dash cameras, engine diagnostics, temperature and cargo sensors, driver safety assessment, and dispatching—we combine it all in a single piece of software, and we make it simple to use.”
Samsara offers a complete technology solution for fleets, with everything integrated in a single system
Real-time technology can be extremely useful for companies that have temperature sensitive equipment or materials in their fleet, such as food vendors. Speaking on this, Sekar says, “Everything the operator sees in their system is accurate up to the second. And when you have a large fleet with vehicles and assets moving very quickly, that becomes very powerful for them.”
Samsara tries to make their products extremely easy to use, not just for the people monitoring the data, but also for the drivers who will be taking the vehicles in the fleet out into the field. The easier that everyone on the team can use the products, the more effective they will be.
Samsara has been doing extremely well since its founding in 2015, and Sekar believes that the company has a very bright future. In fact, Sekar states, “We doubled the size of our team (in the last year) and plan to double again in the coming year across all areas, including R&D. We have exciting new products on the roadmap, and new features coming across all of our product lines.”
If the next few years go as well as Sekar expects, Samsara could become a real force to be reckoned with in the fleet management industry.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail business of Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR), the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, and is part of a global network spanning three continents. With Samsara, Nutrien Ag Solutions is elevating its driver safety program and discovering new efficiencies that support its commitment to the environment. Samsara’s Connected Operations Cloud will be a critical component of the company’s digital supply chain plan, connecting its core operations center for branch visibility into about 75,000 fleet assets.
Samsara helps Nutrien Ag Solutions realize its safety goal of "everyone home safe, every day.” With Samsara’s Video-Based Safety solution, the company can prevent crashes, promote safe driving behaviors with in-cab alerts, and exonerate drivers from false claims. Samsara’s technology enables Nutrien Ag Solutions to mitigate risk and strengthen driver skillsets through event analysis, education, and coaching. As a result, the company can reduce unsafe driving practices like speeding, harsh braking, and distracted driving.
"Above all, Nutrien Ag Solutions is committed to the safety of our customers and our people, and that means exploring new and innovative technologies to ensure we are conducting operations according to our Culture of Care, with safety and integrity front of mind," said David Elser, Senior Vice President of Nutrien Ag Solutions North America. “By taking a data-driven approach with a like-minded organization like Samsara, we can better understand the needs of the field and ensure they make it home safe every day, while helping us reduce our environmental footprint by decreasing idling and fuel consumption.”
Samsara offers the largest open ecosystem of partner integrations for physical operations. Nutrien Ag Solutions uses Samsara’s turnkey OEM integrations for benefits like increased visibility into vehicle health and utilization. The company plans to leverage Samsara’s partner integrations for additional logistics, diagnostics, and asset management needs.
"As every industry becomes more connected, organizations are producing massive amounts of data and need to make it actionable," said Jeff Hausman, Chief Product Officer of Samsara. "Having the right real-time insights can transform physical operations, and enhancing the Nutrien Ag Solutions safety program with this information is just one of the reasons we're excited to be working with their team. I look forward to seeing the many outcomes we can accomplish together."