Case Study: KeHe Distributors achieves improved on-time deliveries, fleet efficiency, and driver safety with Samsara

KeHE Distributors - Customer Case Study

KeHE Distributors, headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, is a specialty organic food distributor operating a national fleet of more than 550 trucks and 700 drivers. Facing hard-to-install, non‑portable AOBRD/GPS hardware that left about 15% of vehicles untracked and forced drivers to juggle multiple in‑cab devices, KeHE needed a consolidated, more reliable telematics and ELD solution to improve routing, safety, and customer service.

KeHE deployed Samsara’s plug‑and‑play Vehicle Gateways, AI dash cams, and Driver App to gain real‑time GPS, geofenced deliveries with automated TMS updates, and on‑demand video for coaching and claims. The rollout saved roughly 988 hours/year by eliminating manual check calls and about 468 hours/year in payroll verification, reduced accidents 18% in one year, improved on‑time delivery and customer ETAs, helped avoid litigation in several incidents, and earned KeHE recognition as a Samsara Top Fleet Finalist.

KeHe Distributors

Rodney Gamble

Executive Director of Transportation