How a Leading Building Materials Supplier Achieved a 64% Crash Reduction with SambaSafety

Industry

Building Materials

Challenge

With more than 800 drivers operating 750 vehicles across hundreds of locations in more than 30 states, this nationwide building materials supplier struggled with manual, paper-based MVR processes. Despite trying multiple MVR vendors, the fleet management team still had to submit driver details by hand to verify license validity, placing a heavy administrative burden on a small team and leaving dangerous visibility gaps.

Results

Within six months of implementing SambaSafety, the company achieved a 64% reduction in crashes. The integrated platform replaced seven filing cabinets of paperwork, enabled one-click training assignments from monitoring alerts, and gave the fleet management team instant visibility into expired or suspended licenses to address issues the same day they arise.

Key Products

License & CSA Monitoring, Online Driver Training

64%

Reduction in Crashes

800+

Drivers Monitored

Filing Cabinets Eliminated

“For someone like myself looking to build a more modern, safe fleet, the job is impossible to do without a driver monitoring program. To have the training connected makes it all even easier."

Fleet Manager

Building Materials Supplier

About the Company

This privately held building materials supplier has grown into a nationwide operation with hundreds of locations across more than 30 states. With stores, production centers, and manufacturing plants, it employs more than 800 delivery and service drivers operating 750 vehicles. The company has been recognized by national publications for its trustworthiness and leadership, and remains committed to service excellence, employee safety, and community impact.

The Challenge

Managing annual MVR checks across a mixed fleet of box trucks, DOT delivery trucks, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs was entirely manual and time-consuming, requiring the fleet management team to submit driver details by hand to verify license validity.

Despite trying multiple MVR vendors, the company could not escape the paper-based processes that placed a heavy administrative burden on a small team. The fleet management team had no way to identify expired or suspended licenses between annual reviews, leaving dangerous visibility gaps where compliance issues could go undetected for months. Without integrated tools to connect risk identification to intervention, addressing driver safety concerns was reactive rather than proactive.

The Solution

The company implemented SambaSafety’s MVR and CSA monitoring combined with Online Driver Training, transforming how it identifies and addresses risk across the business. Continuous monitoring now delivers ongoing alerts on violations, citations, license status changes, roadside inspections, and DOT-reportable crashes, replacing the once-a-year manual process with year-round visibility.

The integrated training platform proved to be the biggest difference. Monitoring alerts now trigger swift assignment of tailored training courses in a single workflow, and drivers can complete training from any device. As one Fleet Manager noted, "it sense to get off paper and have the convenience of clicking one button to run the entire company’s MVRs."

The implementation itself was seamless: "I’ve started several different tech projects here, and no process has been as smooth as this one."

The Results

In just the first six months, the company achieved a 64% reduction in crashes, proving an immediate impact on fleet safety. With timely visibility into expired or suspended licenses, the fleet management team can now address issues the day they arise instead of waiting months. One team member learned firsthand how valuable this visibility is when an administrative issue led to an unexpected suspension of his own license: "Now, I monitor my own license in SambaSafety to make sure I’m never caught off guard again."

Area managers can now react when incidents arise in their region, coordinating with the fleet management team to quickly assign targeted training with one click: "It’s really nice that I can just click a button and assign tailored training to drivers in that area." SambaSafety also eliminated hours of manual tracking and seven filing cabinets of paperwork, replacing an archaic process with a streamlined workflow. The management team and drivers alike value the convenience of accessing everything in one platform, with one Fleet Manager noting: "In 2025, people have too many logins. If I can eliminate one for my drivers, that’s a win."

Between the automated MVR and CSA alerts, instant visibility into invalid licenses, and the one-click intervention process, the fleet management team has found it easy, consistent, and more automated than ever to maintain compliance.