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KS Industries Enhances Safety and Efficiency with Samsara's Real-Time GPS and Dash Cams

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Sensors - GPS
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Field Services Logistics & Transportation Maintenance
Use Cases	Fleet Management Geofencing Predictive Maintenance Remote Asset Management Vehicle Telematics
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	KS Industries (KSI) operates across six major energy-producing states in the United States, managing over 1,200 vehicles and 1,000 drivers. The company needed to enhance safety and visibility for its crews working in remote and hazardous oil fields. The previous system had limitations, including a 100-vehicle cap on live map visibility and connectivity issues in the field. These challenges made it difficult to monitor real-time GPS locations, track crews for rescues, and ensure safety compliance. Additionally, the lack of connectivity hindered productivity, causing delays in processing critical paperwork like Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety audits. Read More
About Customer	KS Industries (KSI) is a nationwide oil and gas piping construction company that provides engineering, fabrication, maintenance, and construction services for oil and gas producers. Operating at a massive scale, KSI manages over 1,200 vehicles and 1,000 drivers across six of the largest energy-producing states in the United States, including California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The company builds and maintains oil and gas facilities for major clients like Chevron and Hess Corporation. Given the hazardous nature of the oil and gas and construction industries, KSI prioritizes safety above all else. The safety department, led by Phillip Clarke, Director of Safety and Risk Management, is tasked with ensuring the safety of KSI's crews in the field. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, KSI implemented Samsara's dash cams and real-time GPS tracking system. The new system provided a single dashboard to view all vehicles across different geographies, improving visibility and saving time. The real-time GPS data allowed safety supervisors to monitor the fields effectively, ensuring they spent sufficient time in the field. The system also enabled geofencing of job sites to track supervisor activities. Additionally, Samsara's WiFi hotspot feature provided reliable connectivity, allowing teams to send SOPs and audits back to HQ from the field. This reduced cellular bills and enabled real-time access to safety metrics. The Samsara platform also facilitated faster video retrieval and smarter coaching with AI dash cams, allowing Clarke's team to review footage the same day and spot-check for safe driving behaviors. This proactive monitoring helped in coaching drivers on safe driving techniques, thereby reducing accidents. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Sensors - GPS

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Field Services

Logistics & Transportation

Maintenance

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Geofencing

Predictive Maintenance

Remote Asset Management

Vehicle Telematics

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

KS Industries (KSI) operates across six major energy-producing states in the United States, managing over 1,200 vehicles and 1,000 drivers. The company needed to enhance safety and visibility for its crews working in remote and hazardous oil fields. The previous system had limitations, including a 100-vehicle cap on live map visibility and connectivity issues in the field. These challenges made it difficult to monitor real-time GPS locations, track crews for rescues, and ensure safety compliance. Additionally, the lack of connectivity hindered productivity, causing delays in processing critical paperwork like Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety audits.

About Customer

KS Industries (KSI) is a nationwide oil and gas piping construction company that provides engineering, fabrication, maintenance, and construction services for oil and gas producers. Operating at a massive scale, KSI manages over 1,200 vehicles and 1,000 drivers across six of the largest energy-producing states in the United States, including California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The company builds and maintains oil and gas facilities for major clients like Chevron and Hess Corporation. Given the hazardous nature of the oil and gas and construction industries, KSI prioritizes safety above all else. The safety department, led by Phillip Clarke, Director of Safety and Risk Management, is tasked with ensuring the safety of KSI's crews in the field.

Solution

To address these challenges, KSI implemented Samsara's dash cams and real-time GPS tracking system. The new system provided a single dashboard to view all vehicles across different geographies, improving visibility and saving time. The real-time GPS data allowed safety supervisors to monitor the fields effectively, ensuring they spent sufficient time in the field. The system also enabled geofencing of job sites to track supervisor activities. Additionally, Samsara's WiFi hotspot feature provided reliable connectivity, allowing teams to send SOPs and audits back to HQ from the field. This reduced cellular bills and enabled real-time access to safety metrics. The Samsara platform also facilitated faster video retrieval and smarter coaching with AI dash cams, allowing Clarke's team to review footage the same day and spot-check for safe driving behaviors. This proactive monitoring helped in coaching drivers on safe driving techniques, thereby reducing accidents.

Impact #1	The implementation of Samsara's system allowed KSI to track crews more easily for rescues and give directions to lost drivers, significantly improving safety and operational efficiency.
Impact #2	The real-time GPS data enabled safety supervisors to monitor the fields effectively, ensuring they spent sufficient time in the field and could find everyone they needed to talk to.
Impact #3	The WiFi hotspot feature provided reliable connectivity, allowing teams to send SOPs and audits back to HQ from the field, reducing processing delays and cellular bills.

Impact #1

The implementation of Samsara's system allowed KSI to track crews more easily for rescues and give directions to lost drivers, significantly improving safety and operational efficiency.

Impact #2

The real-time GPS data enabled safety supervisors to monitor the fields effectively, ensuring they spent sufficient time in the field and could find everyone they needed to talk to.

Impact #3

The WiFi hotspot feature provided reliable connectivity, allowing teams to send SOPs and audits back to HQ from the field, reducing processing delays and cellular bills.

Benefit #1	KSI was able to increase their billable hours by leveraging Samsara's reliable GPS data and proximity search, which allowed them to prove vehicle presence at customer sites.
Benefit #2	The implementation of Samsara's system reduced KSI's cellular bill due to the reliable connectivity provided by the WiFi hotspot feature.

Benefit #1

KSI was able to increase their billable hours by leveraging Samsara's reliable GPS data and proximity search, which allowed them to prove vehicle presence at customer sites.

Benefit #2

The implementation of Samsara's system reduced KSI's cellular bill due to the reliable connectivity provided by the WiFi hotspot feature.

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KS Industries Enhances Safety and Efficiency with Samsara's Real-Time GPS and Dash Cams

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