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McLeod LoadMaster vs. Samsara Vehicle Telematics

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LoadMaster

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMcLeod Software in Birmingham, Alabama offers LoadMaster, a fleet management tailored to the needs of trucking companies covering dispatch, vehicle fuel and maintenance management, mobile driver communication, driver safety and efficiency management, and other features.N/A

    Samsara Vehicle Telematics

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASamsara, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their product suite for fleet management, enterprise asset, and GPS tracking. The suite includes cameras (e.g. dash cam), sensors, a mobile app, Wi-FI hotspot and cellular gateway, and other products and features designed to support an enteprise fleet.N/A
    Pricing
    LoadMasterSamsara Vehicle Telematics
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LoadMasterSamsara Vehicle Telematics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    LoadMasterSamsara Vehicle Telematics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LoadMasterSamsara Vehicle Telematics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    McLeod Software
    On my daily tasks, it helps me to track every order and provide us with detailed information, logging times, [and] user's interactions. Not only [being] able to track but to build and receive orders thru its transmission system is good because it is integrated with a huge amount of companies world wide, reducing the effort and costs in contracting several apps to do just one thing.
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    Samsara
    Samsara [for Fleets] is an excellent solution not only to help with the DOT/FMCAS ELD compliance regulation, it has helped our organization stay on top of our fleet health and maintenance better than ever before. This program takes the mileage from the trucks and uses that information to calculate the maintenance intervals for all service schedules created. Then it will give you warnings as the vehicles approach those intervals in order to help plan out maintenance for your fleet minimizing down time.
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    Pros
    McLeod Software
    • Dispatching management- with all its features we can be sure that McLeod will cover all the possible needs when dispatching a load.
    • Billing and documentation- its platform also provides several ways to gather all our documentation and keep them recorded.
    • GPS tracking- its implementation on GPS is beyond of our expectations. It works perfectly with the most known GPS apps such Macropoint, Keeptruckin, LoadTrack and more.
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    Samsara
    • Video monitoring of road and cab activity.
    • GPS tracking of vehicle location.
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    Cons
    McLeod Software
    • Guides- we would love to have some updated tutorials and videos about how to use it
    • Feedback system- everyone wants to be listened to. We would appreciate a system to leave a feedback about its product and its new functionalities.
    • Fresh look- it is not ugly but McLeod is strong [and] powerful and I think a newer and fresh look will be nice.
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    Samsara
    • more customization
    • more interface branding
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    Usability
    McLeod Software
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    Samsara
    easiest telematics we have ever used
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    Support Rating
    McLeod Software
    No answers on this topic
    Samsara
    Great support team. Always available by chat, phone, email. They have always answered our questions and issues that we've had with the software. I'm thankful to have such a quality team to back their product. I was surprised by the level of access and transparency they offer to their customer service team to share with us.
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    In-Person Training
    McLeod Software
    No answers on this topic
    Samsara
    GREAT PEOPLE. WHO KNOW THEIR PRODUCT AND WERE EXCITED TO SHOW US THE SYSTEMS
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    Online Training
    McLeod Software
    No answers on this topic
    Samsara
    EASY TO FOLLOW- EASY TO USE
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    Alternatives Considered
    McLeod Software
    McLeod has several implementations and is always looking for new ways to get up-to-date. Also, it is stable which is a nice thing when you are a big company handling thousands and thousands of loads every day. We are not only building loads but selling, tracking, dispatching, billing them, and all is being done in the same app.
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    Samsara
    Samsara [for Fleets] is head and shoulders about the opposing products we stacked it up against. Between the ease of use for the driver app, the intuitive user friendly homepage and attentive staff and support team that Samsara provides makes their solution second to none. There have been multiple times that I have suggested items in the respective area of the website and within days I'm having a conference call with their development team so they can better understand what I'm looking for and how to make it happen and appeal to all customers in a constant effort to add value to their product.
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    Return on Investment
    McLeod Software
    • Looks a bit old- we are in a new age of apps with fresh looks and responsive designs, however, this does not impact our business but we think that using a new face will help with the training curve.
    • It might delay the operation a bit because we need to access different menu items to get to one specific point.
    • A positive thing would be that with all the amount of features it has. McLeod is always trying keep the platform stable, and we know it is not easy to maintain a software like that.
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    Samsara
    • Reduced accident frequency.
    • Reduced liability for accidents caused by others.
    • Mitigated and quick resolutions to accidents caused by my drivers.
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