Samsara provides different solutions for fleet management and can be used within Qargo as an integrated telematics solution.
Summary Table of Supported Functions
Function | Supported | Notes |
Position Tracking | Yes | Live truck and/or trailer locations in Qargo |
Mobile App Linking | Yes | Qargo ↔ Samsara driver app |
Temperature Monitoring | Yes | Monitoring only, not configuration |
FMS Dispatch/Sync* *Extra permissions from Samsara required. | Yes | Route dispatch, stop status sync, templating, address/geofence mapping |
Position Tracking:
The primary function supported by the Samsara integration is real-time position tracking of resources, including trailers.
View the live location and last reported position of trucks and trailers within the Qargo planning interface; allowing for improved fleet visibility and operational oversight
Mobile app linking:
The integration supports linking between the Samsara Driver App and the Qargo Driver App. Drivers can navigate seamlessly between the two applications, which facilitates workflows that span both platforms.
Configuration for this feature requires setup on both the Qargo and Samsara sides; link to Qargo from 'Jobs' in Samsara driver app.
Temperature Monitoring
Temperature monitoring for trailers is supported in a read-only capacity. Toggle permission on in the Integration setup.
Display temperature data sourced from Samsara sensors - particularly useful for refrigerated transport.
Configuration of temperature sensors and advanced temperature management features must be handled directly within Samsara.
Requires additional API permissions to access this data, specifically “Write Sensors” and “Read Trailers”
FMS Dispatch & Stop Status Sync
Creating, updating, and deleting routes, as well as polling route feeds for status updates. The integration maps Qargo trip and stop IDs to Samsara external IDs for robust synchronisation
Dispatch trips/routes directly from Qargo to Samsara.
Automatically synchronise stop statuses (such as arrivals, departures, and completions) back from Samsara to Qargo.
Template route and stop names/notes, and manage address/geofence data for stops.
Use polling to keep Qargo updated with stop and route changes from Samsara, including support for various stop state transitions (scheduled, en route, arrived, departed, skipped, etc.).
CONFIGURATION:
Navigate to CONFIGURATION > Integrations
Click 'Add new integration' and select 'Samsara' from the drop down options
Set the integration 'ACTIVE'
Enable the configuration toggles, make sure 'FMS Enabled' is toggle on.
Configure 'Stop Activity' requires a label - enter 'not_in_use' - this is not required by Samsara.
Create a DISPATCH TASK to dispatch to vehicle or driver (cannot dispatch to both)
Once the dispatch task is created, edit the template if required:
Enable Samsara field in the resource so the Resource ID can be added. Add the name and click SAVE.
This will update with the Samsara ID and provide the link between Qargo resource and Samsara.
If there is no corresponding resource name in Samsara, and error will show
