Estes broadens partnership with Samsara to unify fleet operations

Estes has expanded its partnership with Samsara to add Equipment Monitoring and Connected Asset Maintenance across its operations.

Building on its initial deployment of Samsara’s Video-Based Safety and Telematics solutions in 2023, Estes expanded the partnership in late 2025 to gain real-time visibility across its entire asset ecosystem, from trailers to mission-critical dock equipment. The solution includes the deployment of Asset Gateways across Estes’ fleet of 43,000+ trailers as well as Asset Tags for tracking smaller equipment that’s essential to daily operations, including dollies, electric pallet jacks, and ramps.

With Samsara's Connected Asset Maintenance, Estes gains:

• Real-time diagnostics to detect issues early and reduce unplanned downtime
• Instant work order creation from DVIRs and fault codes to reduce manual entries
• Smart maintenance planning with a unified view of asset history and active issues
• AI-powered invoice processing to reduce manual data entry
• Integrated warranty and inventory management to streamline shop operations
• Consolidated reporting to analyze maintenance spending and identify recurring issues

These new capabilities allow Estes to maximize asset utilization, improve technician efficiency, and ensure equipment reliability across its fleet of tractors, trailers, and support assets.

“The best technology makes difficult jobs easier, and that’s exactly what we’ve found with Samsara,” said Estes’ Chief Information Officer Todd Florence. “Their real-time visibility helps our teams work smarter and remove friction from our operations, which makes shipping more seamless and dependable for our customers.”
When a leader like Estes decides to bring their entire asset ecosystem into one platform, it sends an unequivocal message to the market, said Samsara’s VP of Connected Equipment David Gal. “By connecting everything from high-value dock tools to 43,000 trailers on Samsara, they’re tapping into a network that gets more powerful every day. We’re proud to partner with a team using AI to solve the real-world challenges of moving freight at scale. This is how you lead an entire industry forward.”
A Continued Commitment to Innovation

Estes’ leadership in modernizing fleet operations is widely recognized. The company received Samsara’s Connected Operations Award for Most Innovative Workforce in 2024, and Florence was named one of Samsara’s “100 Fleet Operators to Watch in 2025.”