Samsara Announces 2022 Connected Operations Award Winners
Awards Honor Fleets, Operations, and Individuals for Achievements in Safety, Efficiency, Performance, Sustainability, and Innovation
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“Samsara customers keep the world moving. The Samsara 2022 Connected Operations Awards winners have made great strides in improving their operations and the lives of employees and the people they serve,” said Robert Stobaugh, Chief Customer Officer of Samsara. “We’re excited to recognize their outstanding accomplishments and support them as they continue to digitally transform their operations.”
Safest Operator: Chalk Mountain Services
This award celebrates an organization that protects employees, prevents incidents, and safeguards the communities it serves. The 2022 Safest Operator Award winner, Chalk Mountain Services, a leader in the oilfield services industry, built a safety program that positively engages drivers and delivers powerful results. Using Samsara’s video-based safety solutions, Chalk Mountain transformed how it rewards, coaches, and protects drivers. The organization improved its Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) scores and achieved a record milestone of over 20 million miles driven without a Department of Transportation (DOT)-recordable preventable accident. It also saw an 86% decrease in preventable accident costs, a 43% decrease in worker’s compensation costs, and a 15% improvement in driver retention.
Excellence in Efficiency: Southern California Edison
This award celebrates an organization achieving exceptional gains in operational efficiency. The 2022 Excellence in Efficiency Award winner, Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the largest public utility companies in
Most Sustainable Operations: Summit Materials (NYSE: SUM)
This award celebrates an organization leading the charge on building greener and cleaner operations. The 2022 Most Sustainable Operations Award winner, Summit Materials, a leader in construction materials with operations in
Operations Innovator: Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT)
This award celebrates an organization improving performance by connecting data and technology. The 2022 Operations Innovator award winner, Liberty Energy, a leading North American oilfield services firm, is looking to reshape the future of hydraulic fracturing through its innovative use of technology, increasing safety, efficiency, and sustainability in complex work environments. To ensure employee safety while operating in remote locations, Liberty Energy uses Samsara’s AI Dash Cams and coaching workflows to improve visibility in the cab and keep drivers safe. As a result, it reduced its motor vehicle accident rate by 50%. Dash cam footage also helped the organization exonerate drivers in 50% of reportable incidents that same year. Further, Liberty Energy relied on Samsara to connect and manage multiple disparate systems—from tax and payroll to maintenance and dispatching to load planning. By implementing custom integrations with Samsara’s open API, Liberty Energy saved over 10,000 hours and
Digital Transformation of the Year: Artera
This award celebrates an organization using technology to drive significant changes throughout its business. The 2022 Digital Transformation of the Year award winner, Artera, a leading provider of integrated essential and critical infrastructure services, consolidated distributed data and drove a number of efficiency and safety improvements. With Samsara’s Connected Operations Cloud, Artera right-sized its fleet, which drove savings of over
Excellence in Performance, Public Sector:
This award celebrates an organization driving change for citizens and communities. Samsara recognizes two award winners for 2022, one for cities and one for K-12 schools: the
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Technology Leader of the Year: Nathan Slemmons, Univar Solutions (NYSE: UNVR)
This award celebrates an individual who has embraced technology to transform their operations. The 2022 Technology Leader of the Year award winner, Nathan Slemmons, helped Univar Solutions transform into a more nimble and innovative company. Slemmons is a Senior IT Analyst at Univar Solutions, a leading global commodity and specialty chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services. Slemmons is responsible for enabling the transportation unit, from implementing and improving the telematics system, to managing integrations and enhancements, to pulling data and reporting. He helped Univar Solutions bring more robust reporting, integrations, and technological sophistication, which supported deeper customer relationships. Slemmons successfully rolled out Samsara solutions to 900 drivers, 300 administrators, and over 1,000 vehicles in only five months. Since then, the organization has seen a reduction in service visit points for technical hardware issues and a reduced service-level agreement time with its service provider.
Driver of the Year: Jaime Herrera, All Aboard America!
This award celebrates an individual with an exemplary driving record. The 2022 Driver of the Year Award winner, Jaime Herrera, cares deeply about providing an excellent experience and takes his responsibility for passenger safety seriously. Herrera is a driver for All Aboard America!, the fourth-largest motorcoach operator in the
To learn more about the 2022 Connected Operations Awards, please visit www.samsara.com.
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