Republic Services has won Samsara’s 2025 Connected Operations Award for Digital Transformation of the Year. This award recognizes their fleet-wide integration of Samsara AI Dash Cams and Fleet Telematics. Their use of AI-driven insights has led to tangible safety wins and enhanced proactive maintenance across their entire operation. “Samsara has been a game-changer for our operations,鈥� said Brett Rogers, VP Operations Technology at Republic Services. 鈥淭heir platform has enabled us to make significant strides in safety and efficiency, and transformed the way we manage our assets and workforce.”
The Connected Operations Award for Digital Transformation of the Year recognizes organizations that are turning outdated, manual processes into cutting-edge technologies for revolutionized operations. This year’s winner integrated 11 concurrent IT workstreams with Samsara after rolling out AI Dash Cams and Fleet Telematics fleetwide for the first time in company history.
Republic Services is a leader in the environmental services industry. With 42,000 employees and 18,000 trucks, the company operates throughout North America, providing recycling and waste products and services to residential, municipal and commercial customers. Republic implemented Samsara technology and cameras to replace legacy recorder cameras and scale safety efforts across their operations. Additionally, fleet telematics enable proactive maintenance with real-time fault codes and automated service scheduling.
In-cab alerts and manager-led coaching resulted in fast success for Republic Services. Providing another way to bring safety data into daily focus helped the company achieve significant safety wins and build upon its culture of positive recognition. Republic Services enhanced its coaching program based on Samsara insights to reduce 鈥渦nfocused鈥� behaviors and recognize safe driving.