Case Study: Jake's Finer Foods achieves real-time fleet visibility and refrigerated temperature control with Samsara

Jake's Finer Foods ensures product quality with real-time temperature monitoring

Jake’s Finer Foods, a family-owned distributor since 1946, moves 20,000 SKUs daily across Texas and Louisiana from a 180,000 sq ft Houston hub with 57 drivers. The company was relying on a phone-based GPS system that required drivers to log in and often left the fleet “flying blind.” Transportation manager Jason Boldt needed reliable, real-time vehicle location plus refrigerated-trailer temperature and humidity monitoring to prevent spoilage and meet upcoming FSMA requirements — all in a single, simple solution.

Jake’s deployed Samsara VG-series gateways in 41 tractors and EM-series environmental sensors in 86 reefer compartments. The platform delivers live vehicle location, route adherence and ETA tools, automated driver hours/HOS reporting, and real-time temperature alerts with downloadable historical logs for audits. The result: fewer calls, faster customer updates, better refrigeration control to avoid spoilage, simplified compliance with FSMA, and improved operational visibility and efficiency.

Jake's Finer Foods

Jason Boldt

Transportation Manager