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Samsara integration

Connect Samsara with a read-only API token and your trucks appear on freightline’s live map with the driver and their hours of service, next to the load each one is running.

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What you get

  • Every truck on the Live map with its position, speed, heading and last location, next to the load it is running.
  • The driver logged in on the truck, and the co-driver on team trucks where the ELD reports one.
  • Hours of service for each driver: drive, shift and cycle time left, and when the next break is due.
  • The odometer where the ELD reports it, which keeps truck maintenance due dates current.

How to connect Samsara

  1. In freightline open Settings → ELD and choose Samsara.
  2. In Samsara go to Settings → API Tokens → Add and give the token read scopes for Vehicles, Vehicle Statistics, Drivers and HOS. Paste the token into freightline.
  3. Press Connect & test. freightline calls the ELD once to check the key, then pulls the fleet. The card shows the provider, the status and the last sync.
  4. Give each truck under Trucks & trailers its VIN and unit number. Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number.
  5. Open Live map. Readings refresh when you open it; Sync now under Settings → ELD forces a refresh.

What it doesn’t do

  • The connection is read-only. freightline never edits logs, changes settings or sends anything to your ELD.
  • IFTA miles by state do not come from Samsara’s GPS today. They are counted from Google routes of your delivered loads, loaded plus deadhead (how the IFTA report works).
  • Only the company owner can connect or change the ELD. The key is encrypted at rest.

Frequently asked questions

Which scopes does the Samsara API token need?

Read scopes for Vehicles, Vehicle Statistics, Drivers and HOS. Nothing with write access is needed.

Can freightline change anything in Samsara?

No. freightline only reads positions, drivers and hours of service.

Does the IFTA report use Samsara's miles?

Not today. With Samsara connected, miles by state are counted from Google routes of your delivered loads, loaded plus deadhead.

A truck shows on the map but isn't linked to my truck. Why?

Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number. Check that the truck's VIN or unit number in freightline matches the ELD exactly, then press Sync now under Settings → ELD.

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