Awards honor individuals and organizations with
standout achievements in safety, efficiency, sustainability,
performance, and innovation
Samsara Inc. ("Samsara") (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the
Connected Operations™ Cloud, today announced the winners of its
2023 Connected Operations Awards. This year’s honorees represent
the people and organizations that help power our world. Each uses
Samsara’s platform to unlock insights that lead to impactful
outcomes for their organizations and the communities they
serve.
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“At Samsara, we believe technology informs but people transform.
Our winners demonstrate what’s possible when people are empowered
by technology to create meaningful change,” said Robert Stobaugh,
Chief Customer Officer at Samsara. “We’re excited to recognize
their incredible accomplishments and support them as they set new
standards that move their industries forward and make a positive
impact on us all.”
Safest Operator: The Rasmussen Group
The Rasmussen Group, which represents nine construction
companies in the U.S., is recognized for improving safety across
its business and the communities it operates in. Since 1912,
Rasmussen has built the infrastructure we rely on every day
including our streets and bridges. The organization uses Samsara to
enhance safety with timely and effective coaching, recognition
programs, and mobile-first tools to empower both drivers and
coaches.
Rasmussen achieved:
- Reduced risky driving and incidents through coaching:
71% reduction in speeding; 70% decrease in stop sign violations;
25% reduction in backup incidents
- Greater employee efficiency: 30% time savings through
coaching workflows
- More than $2.6M in savings: As a result of avoided legal
expenses and loss exposure
Excellence in Efficiency: XPO (NYSE: XPO)
XPO, a leading provider of freight transportation in North
America, is recognized for significant improvements in operational
efficiency and customer service. With a coast-to-coast network and
cross-border capabilities, XPO serves more than 27,000 customers
and prides itself on providing a streamlined customer experience.
The organization leverages Samsara to track the location of its
fleet, vehicle maintenance status, and improve safety and
efficiency.
XPO achieved:
- New tax savings and revenue stream: XPO anticipates
hundreds of thousands in fuel tax refunds; it also anticipates
producing millions in additional revenue through improvements in
tracking fleet locations
- Significant time-savings through digitization: Estimates
thousands of hours saved by switching from paper to digital
workflows and in technician labor hours as a result of Samsara’s
partner integrations
- Improved driver productivity: 99% decrease in unassigned
miles; 10% increase in log certifications
Most Sustainable Operations: Sobeys Inc. (TSE: EMP.A)
Sobeys Inc., one of the largest supermarket chains in Canada, is
recognized for reducing its climate impact in innovative ways while
driving business policies that contribute to a better environment.
Through its 1,500 stores, Sobeys helps nourish communities across
10 provinces. In an effort to make significant progress on its
sustainability goals, Sobeys uses Samsara to track and reduce
carbon emissions through better fuel management and reduce driving
behaviors that negatively impact fuel efficiency like idling.
Sobeys achieved:
- Reduced emissions by saving 46K gallons of diesel:
Equaling 469 metric tons of carbon emission reduced in four
months
- Transition to electric vehicles (EVs): Performed a study
to replace a number of diesel vehicles in its fleet with EVs
Operations Innovator: DHL (OTCMKTS: DPSGY)
DHL, one of the largest logistics companies in the world, is
recognized for improving performance by connecting data,
technology, world-class processes, and people. Operating across 220
countries and territories, DHL connects people and businesses,
enabling global sustainable trade flows. DHL Supply Chain and DHL
Express consolidated multiple systems with Samsara to gain insights
into how they operate and deliver a better experience for employees
and customers.
DHL achieved:
- A one-platform approach: Consolidated seven point
solutions with Samsara’s Connected Operations Cloud
- Driver turnover and vacancy dropped 50% for DHL Supply
Chain: Unfilled driver roles are at their lowest point in the
organization’s history, supported by a range of safety and
wellbeing initiatives, including the application of Samsara’s
technology
- Reduced crashes and costs: In 20 sites that are 100%
deployed on Samsara, DHL Express realized a 26% reduction in
accidents, and subsequently a 49% reduction in related costs
Digital Transformation of the Year: Foundation Building
Materials
Foundation Building Materials, LLC (FBM), one of North America's
leading distributors of specialty building materials, is recognized
for using technology to drive substantial change across its
organization. With more than 300 locations, FBM provides the
products the construction industry needs to build residential and
commercial buildings. Samsara is essential to FBM’s digital
transformation strategy, enabling employee safety, enhanced
revenue, and services for its customers.
FBM achieved:
- Improved driver safety: 44% decrease in unsafe driving
behaviors; 83% drop in crashes per million miles; at least $100K
saved from driver exonerations
- Increased adoption and usage of MyFBM: MyFBM allows
customers to see real-time pricing and branch inventory, place
orders, monitor active and previous jobs, check order and delivery
status, review spending, and open balance and available credit all
in one web-based platform. Integration with Samsara has improved
the customer experience and helped to increase usage of the
platform.
Excellence in Performance - Government: City of Memphis
Public Works Division
The City of Memphis, one of the most populous cities in
Tennessee, is recognized for using technology to provide
high-quality services to its community. About 633,000 people call
Memphis home and seek information from officials about city
services and more. The City implemented Samsara across 17
departments to improve driver safety and empower its citizens with
information about local roads.
The City achieved:
- 70% reduction in distracted driving: Through coaching
and its new Safe Driving Awards program
- New visibility and offerings: The City and its citizens
can now see live tracking of street sweeping services, which has
helped build confidence in service delivery
Excellence in Performance - Education: Gwinnett County Public
Schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), the largest school system
in the state of Georgia, is recognized for using technology to
provide high-quality services to its schools and communities. More
than 181,800 students receive their education from 142 of the
system’s schools. GCPS made Samsara a core part of its operations,
gaining visibility into activities inside and outside of school
buses, and real-time location information.
GCPS achieved:
- Fast and significant safety improvements: Decreased
speeding by 17% in 30 days; reduced harsh braking events by 60%;
decreased seat belt violations by 47%; reduced distracted driving
by 40% in three months
- Improved incident response: Decreased the time it takes
to investigate incidents by 50% and GCPS is saving in settlement
fees by exonerating its drivers in minor incidents
- Boosted productivity and transparency with parents and
guardians: Real-time sharing of school bus location has
provided peace of mind for parents and guardians while saving GCPS
employees 400 hours weekly
Ecosystem Partner of the Year: Drivewyze
Drivewyze, a technology leader with innovative safety and
productivity solutions for fleets, is recognized for helping
Samsara customers connect systems and data to drive new
efficiencies and actionable insights. Drivewyze developed an
intelligent transportation system service that automatically
verifies the credentials and safety record of commercial vehicles,
allowing Samsara customers to bypass participating highway weigh
stations in 46 states and provinces. As a result, it helps Samsara
customers improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of
long-distance transportation.
Drivewyze achieved:
- 87K bypasses in three months: Led to savings of an
estimated 34K+ gallons of diesel fuel and 353 metric tons of
emissions
- ROI of $14K per customer on average: In addition,
Drivewyze helped customers save 7,250 hours of driver time
Technology Leader of the Year: Antonello Davi, American
Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL)
Antonello Davi of American Airlines (AA), the largest air
carrier in the world, is recognized for spearheading a key digital
transformation initiative. American Airlines Group Inc. helps the
world travel with about 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350
destinations in more than 50 countries. Davi is part of a team
responsible for managing Ground Support Equipment (GSE), such as
baggage carts and passenger boarding stairs, across all of AA's
hubs. To make finding and maintaining GSE faster and easier, Davi
implemented Samsara.
Davi and AA achieved:
- Reduction in flight delays: 15% reduction in delays for
kickoff flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW),
the first flights to leave each morning which can determine whether
subsequent flights are late
- Efficiency improvements on the ground: Mechanics saved
more than 2,600 hours searching for ground support equipment at
DFW, an airport about the size of Manhattan
- More than half a million in jet fuel savings: In one
year through better utilization of assets in three major hubs
Top Driver: Robert Chidester, RelaDyne
Robert Chidester of RelaDyne, the largest lubricant sales,
distribution, and equipment reliability service provider in North
America, is recognized for an outstanding record behind the wheel
and for being a safety champion. The organization provides services
for important industries such as industrial, automotive, and
commercial. RelaDyne uses Samsara to improve safety, and Chidester
serves as an ambassador for RelaDyne’s dash cam policy and safety
program.
Chidester and RelaDyne achieved:
- Nearly 50 years of excellence: No at-fault crashes or
roadside violations in Chidester’s nearly five-decade career; he
now has a Samsara Driver Safety Score of 98 and zero safety events
despite driving different vehicles in varying environments every
week
- Strong culture of safety: Chidester helped create
friendly competition within his team to improve safety scores,
leading to a 14% improvement; the organization also saw an 89%
decrease in harsh driving and a 75% decrease in speeding in one
year
- $350K saved in insurance claims: In its first year of
Samsara adoption; 82% decrease in the frequency rate of insurance
claims
To learn more about the honorees of Samsara’s 2023 Connected
Operations Awards*, visit here.
About Samsara
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™
Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend
on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to
develop actionable insights and improve their operations. Samsara
operates in North America and Europe and serves tens of thousands
of customers across a wide range of industries including
transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field
services, logistics, utilities and energy, government, healthcare
and education, manufacturing, and food and beverage. The company's
mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability
of the operations that power the global economy.
Samsara is a registered trademark of Samsara Inc. All other
brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective
holders.
*All statistics and expectations listed herein are confirmed by
Samsara’s partners and customers.
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