Case Study: Stokes Trucking achieves greater operational efficiency, higher revenue per load, and improved driver safety with Samsara

Long Haul Trucking Company Stokes Trucking Relies on Samsara’s Complete Platform to Increase Operational Efficiency, Maximize Revenue Per Load, and Improve Driver Safety

Stokes Trucking, a long-haul carrier founded in 1979 with nearly 50 vehicles, 110+ trailers, more than 75 customers, and 100+ loads weekly, needed a consolidated telematics and dash‑cam solution that would integrate with its TMS and supply‑chain systems. Leadership sought to improve driver safety, reduce downtime from accidents, eliminate lost trailers, and ensure broker-required real‑time tracking so the company wouldn’t lose revenue to holdbacks.

By deploying Samsara vehicle gateways, asset gateways, forward‑facing dash cams, and open API integrations with their TMS and platforms like FourKites/MacroPoint, Stokes gained real‑time GPS/HOS visibility and automated trailer tracking. The results: most drivers now average fewer than one harsh event per month, dash‑cam footage has helped exonerate drivers from false claims, dispatchers save time with a single map view, trailers are no longer lost on paper, and automated broker tracking preserves maximum payment per load.

Stokes Trucking

Tyler Howell

Director of Safety