Integrating with BOLT TMS

Overview

View Samsara HOS and GPS positions in BOLT, dispatch routes to drivers and capture job updates, and retrieve relevant data for driver pay (simple and activity-based) from driver Documents.

Deployment Steps

BOLT built the integration and will assist with deployments as needed. Follow the steps below to get started. If there are any issues, please reach out to BOLT Support.

1. Log into your Samsara dashboard and navigate to Settings > API Tokens
2. Create an API Token within the Samsara dashboard named "BOLT Integration" (learn about how to create an API token here)
   • If you are using Tags, grant Tag Access (default is “Entire Organization”)
   • Select the following Scopes for this integration:
     1. Addresses category
        • Read Addresses 
     2. Compliance Category
        • Read ELD Compliance Settings (US)
     3. Driver Workflow category
        • Read Documents 
        • Read Messages
        • Write Messages
        • Read Routes 
        • Write Routes
     4. Drivers category
        
        • Read Drivers 
     5. Equipment category
        • Read Equipment 
     6. Vehicles category
        • Read Vehicles
        • Read Vehicle Statistics 
3. Send the Samsara API Token to your BOLT rep and request the Samsara integration
4. BOLT will guide you through any remaining steps to enable the integration