Subscription Level: Enterprise
Overview
The Samsara GPS integration will allow you to perform the following:
Direct messaging with your drivers
Real-time location information for your equipment
Allow your dispatchers to send trip details directly to the Samsara App
Geofencing, for arrival and departures
Setup and Configuration
It is easy to configure the two systems to communicate with each other.
Click on the Gear icon in the top right-hand corner, select configuration
Select integrations, and then Telematics
Click “Authorize”, this will redirect you to log in to your Samsara account
Lastly, you’ll need to map your Tailwind drivers, to those found in Samsara
Sending your Dispatch to your Drivers
Once the integration has been enabled and configured you’ll then be able to send them their trip information at the click of a button.
Now when you open a dispatch that has a driver configured with Samsara, you'll see a button in the top action buttons for "Send to Samsara". Clicking this will send the dispatch details across into a Samsara route for the driver.
We do not support a sync back for documents from Samsara to Tailwind
Direct Messaging
Through our messaging module, you'll be able to communicate with the drivers by sending messages directly into the Samsara app.
Click on the message's module
Select the driver that you would like to send a message to
At the bottom of the conversation, in addition to SMS, you'll have the option to choose
