Routes from your TMS or ERP
Loads and jobs create Samsara routes automatically, and arrival and departure times flow back.
Samsara integration consulting
Connect Samsara to the rest of your business.
Samsara shows where every vehicle, driver and piece of equipment is, and what happened on the road or the job. We build the connections around it, so that data reaches dispatch, billing and payroll without anyone copying it.
Keep it, then extend it
What Samsara does well, and where teams outgrow it.
Where Samsara shines
- Live location and statusVehicles and equipment report location and status throughout the day, with alerts for things like geofences and speeding.
- Driver hours and complianceElectronic logs track hours of service, so dispatchers can see who has time left to drive.
- Routes, forms and proof on the jobDrivers follow routes and complete forms in the Samsara Driver App, with photos and signatures attached.
Where teams hit the limits
- Dispatch runs in another systemLoads, jobs and orders live in your TMS, ERP or field service software, and routes get keyed into Samsara by hand.
- Paperwork stops at the appProof of delivery, inspection photos and job forms sit in Samsara while billing waits for someone to download them.
- Hours and miles reach payroll lateDrive time, stops and mileage get exported and reconciled in spreadsheets before payroll and fuel tax filing.
What we build around it
Connecting Samsara to the rest of your work.
Proof of delivery straight to billing
Completed driver forms, photos and signatures attach to the order and trigger the invoice.
Customer ETAs and updates
Customers get arrival times and delivery confirmations without calling dispatch.
Hours and stops into payroll
Drive time, on-duty hours and stops reach payroll and job costing without spreadsheets.
Alerts with a clear owner
Geofence, maintenance and safety alerts go to the right person with the details and a next step.
Fleet reports with the rest of the business
Utilization, idle time and on-time performance combined with revenue and cost in one weekly report.
Before we start
How access works.
Someone with admin access in your Samsara dashboard creates a dedicated token for the connection. Samsara lets that token be limited to only the data it needs and, with tags, to only certain vehicles, drivers or locations (see Samsara's guide). Samsara can notify a connection when alerts fire or drivers submit documents, so it reacts right away instead of checking repeatedly. Samsara also limits how many requests each token and your organization as a whole can make, shared with any other connected apps, so we design within those limits.
Industries
Where this comes up most.
Logistics and freight
Brokers, 3PLs and carriers buried in paperwork
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HVAC, plumbing, electrical and facilities teams
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Orders, shipments, carriers and customers
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Bids, field reports and subcontractors
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Field work, compliance paperwork and asset records
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Related problems
Common places to start.
Documents piling up
Contracts, forms, invoices, reports. The information your business needs is locked inside PDFs, and someone has to read each one.
Read moreJob profit you see too late
The estimate said 22 percent margin. Three months later, accounting closes the job at six. Somewhere along the way, hours ran over and a change order never got billed. Nobody saw it while there was time to act.
Read moreSchedules built by hand
A supervisor sits with a whiteboard, three spreadsheets and a stack of time-off requests. Then someone calls in sick on Tuesday, and the whole puzzle starts over by text message.
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FAQ
Common questions.
Do we have to replace Samsara?
No. Samsara stays your fleet and safety system. We build around it and connect what it doesn't reach.
Doesn't Samsara already connect to our TMS?
Samsara has ready-made connections to many common systems. Use them if they fit. Custom work makes sense for in-house or niche systems, or when data needs to reach billing, payroll and reporting as well.
Will this break when Samsara updates?
We use Samsara's supported connection, follow its developer changelog and add checks that alert us if something stops working.
Can drivers keep using the Samsara app?
Yes. Drivers keep the app they know. The routes and forms they see are set up from your other systems, and what they submit flows back.
Are you a certified Samsara partner?
No. We're an independent integration consultant and development team. We build with Samsara's official developer tools and approved access, using the access your team grants, and we work alongside your Samsara admin or implementation partner rather than replacing them.
Sources
- Samsara Developers: Authentication
- Samsara Developers: Rate limits
- Samsara Developers: Webhooks
- Samsara Developers: Routing
- Samsara Developers: Documents
- Samsara Developers: Compliance and ELD
- Samsara Developers: TMS integration
Facts checked against the vendor's own documentation, November 2026. Names are trademarks of their owners. Inkwell is independent and not affiliated with these companies.
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