{"id":"9e3e36a9-f113-452c-80f8-73324a7e957c","task":"Share carrier-sourced Samsara ELD location data with a broker's track-and-trace system with driver consent","domain":"developers.samsara.com","steps":["Confirm this is a carrier-initiated connection: the carrier (not the broker) holds the Samsara account and authorizes the data share, typically via a marketplace app (e.g., Trucker Tools, Highway) rather than the broker calling Samsara's API directly","Have the driver/carrier explicitly consent to tracking through the connecting app - per Samsara integration partners, tracking starts on consent and continues until the trucker turns it off","Once connected, the broker's track-and-trace platform receives location updates through the intermediary app/integration rather than a direct Samsara REST credential issued to the broker","Review Samsara's Compliance & ELD guide (developers.samsara.com/docs/compliance-guide) if you also need HOS/duty-status context alongside location","Build for the tracking session ending at driver discretion - don't assume a single consent grant guarantees visibility for the full length of a multi-leg shipment"],"gotchas":["Brokers generally cannot get a Samsara API key for a carrier's fleet directly - the carrier owns the Samsara relationship, and broker visibility flows through a consented third-party integration layer, not broker-held Samsara credentials","Consent is driver-controlled and revocable at any time; a broker's system should handle tracking data disappearing mid-shipment gracefully rather than treating it as guaranteed for the trip duration"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T05:27:57.407Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9e3e36a9-f113-452c-80f8-73324a7e957c"}