What's New at SambaSafety: 2H 2025

SafetyShorts Course Format

In addition to our Micro-Learning and longer-form training courses, we now offer a new course format: SafetyShorts. These less-than-a-minute reminder videos quickly reinforce key topics covered in our more comprehensive training courses. SafetyShorts enable greater flexibility for safety leaders or managers to assign relevant, timely training throughout a driver's employment without becoming stale or redundant, improving knowledge retention, and increasing engagement with course material.

English Proficiency Requirements (Free Micro-Learning)

As of June 25, 2025 commercial drivers who fail English proficiency assessments during roadside inspections are being placed out of service. SambaSafety is offering free online training courses, including a refresher on English Proficiency Requirements, to help your drivers stay compliant and on the road. This free training includes:

A quick review of DOT English proficiency requirements
Practical communication scenarios with law enforcement
Highway sign recognition practice
Tailored courses by vehicle type
The opportunity to sample complete SambaSafety training courses, on us!

Share this link with your team members and drivers today for a quick refresher on the DOT English proficiency requirements.

Enhanced Training Courses

Beyond producing new training courses, SambaSafety is continually enhancing our existing course material to improve the visuals, content, and structure for the most modern and engaging learning experience. Here are a few of our most-recently enhanced courses:

Air Brakes - Heavy Duty
Seat Belts
ELDT Class A 1.1.2 - Control Systems/Dashboard (updated seat belt content)
ELDT Class B 1.1.2 - Control Systems/Dashboard (updated seat belt content)
Driver Vehicle Inspection Report – Heavy Duty (Micro-Learning)

Modernize the online driver training experience with SambaSafety’s updated mobile app.

For team members and drivers consuming training content through SambaSafety, the mobile app simplifies access to assigned courses and ensures completion by delivering push notifications for upcoming and overdue assignments with no email address required. If a user already has the SambaSafety app, it will automatically update. If not, search “SambaSafety” in the App Store or Google Play Store to download our enhanced eLearning experience.

Design refresh: Legacy Sentix branding has been replaced with the SambaSafety name, signature look, and modern experience. Note: For existing Sentix customers, the Sentix LMS platform and email notifications have also been updated with SambaSafety branding.
Push notifications: Stay on top of lesson assignments and the due dates (without the need for an email address) by opting into app notifications.
Closed captioning: Enable on-screen captions for spoken dialogue, sound effects, and other audio for improved accessibility, comprehension, and retention of course material.
Enhanced file support: A variety of file types are now supported for content provided by your organization.
Zoom capability: Easily read form and disclosure images by pinching the screen to zoom in.
Auto-Logout configuration: Configure your settings to automatically logout after one hour of idling for added security.
Autofill login: Save your User ID, Company ID, and password for quicker login.
Help section: Easily access the "Getting Started on Mobile" user guide via the Help section of the app.

Arizona MVRs: SambaSafety now offers Arizona employment MVRs. These MVRs include all the medical certification information presented on a paper card, including self-certification type, issue and expiration date, and medical examiner information. Note: All Arizona license monitoring MVRs are now employment MVRs.

Wyoming MVRs now include commercial permit eligibility, out-of-state activity information, eye color, and hair color for additional verification for confidence.

Vermont MVRs now include violation posted dates and additional speeding details.

Illinois MVRs now include additional details when the FMCSA invalidates medical certifications through voiding, disqualifying, or rescinding waivers, exemptions, or skills performance evaluations.

Personal license status is now clearer for individuals with invalid CDLs who retain valid driving privileges for noncommercial use. The following states now offer this clarification, with more to come: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

The Risk Index delivers a comprehensive risk assessment by combining MVR, CSA, telematics, training, and claims data into one standardized score. This holistic view enables you to consistently measure and compare risk across your entire organization to prioritize intervention efforts before incidents occur.

Key Capabilities:

• Transparency & Trends: See exactly which risk factors and behaviors contribute to each person's score and how it’s trending over time

• Simplified Benchmarking: Quickly compare risk across your business to pinpoint high-risk individuals who need immediate attention

• Configurable Risk Thresholds: Align risk assessment with your organization's unique safety policies and risk tolerance

Enhanced Report Format & Navigation: We've redesigned our Activity History reports to make reviewing driver risk assessments faster and more intuitive:
- The new card-style report layout makes it easier to find the most important information, with clearer descriptions, dates, and statuses.
- Summary tiles at the top display a count of all events in each section (violations, licenses, accidents, or other key metrics), and alert badges indicate to users that there is activity requiring attention.
- Collapsible sections let you quickly expand relevant details as needed, with clickable navigation that takes you directly to specific report sections.

Arkansas court records are now available for Activity Indicator and Activity History orders, providing a more comprehensive view of risk for drivers operating in or out of this state.
Activity History reports now include medical information from public record MVRs. This can be found at the bottom of the report and the date displayed reflects the date the public record MVR was ordered.
The Activity History Dashboard now shows activity status (activity, no activity, and unknown) to help you quickly identify which people need review.

Get ready for more exciting new features throughout 2026, starting with:

• Learning Paths: Pre-built and configurable training modules that simplify course administration and enable delivery of curated learning sequences.
• Risk Insights: Fleet-level risk scoring and trend analysis, enabling company-wide risk assessment and visibility into key risk contributors across groups.
• AI Profile Summary: Instant synthesis of a person’s complete risk profile, highlighting critical risks and positive behaviors to guide coaching and intervention.