#1 most frequent
United States of America
82.1%87 installations of 106
What is Motive?
Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses across industries, including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, & delivery.
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Screenshot of Fleet View: Fleet View gives real-time visibility and historical context for decision-making and customer service. - Motive automatically pairs drivers, vehicles, trailers, and equipment for visibility. - Real-time geofence notifications enhance operational control with immediate updates on fleet movement, scheduling, and security. - Live traffic and weather conditions layered directly onto maps allow for precise route planning and navigation
Who Buys & Uses Motive
#2 most frequent
Canada
7.5%8 installations of 106
#3 most frequent
Denmark
1.9%2 installations of 106
One of the best telematics and software companies I have ever partnered with.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Motive on a day-to-day basis. The product helps us keep track our trucks, trailers, and drivers. We are able to make sure our team stays safe by using the product as well as track our assets in order to make educated business decisions. The product is used across our company for operations, sales, maintenance, finance, and safety.
Pros
- Support for their product
- Development based off user input
- Constantly adding new features keeping an edge over all competition.
- Problems are resolved immediately
- Constantly asking for customers opinions
Cons
- team functionality with the drivers app
- providing drivers fault codes
- automatically updating while in drive mode
Return on Investment
- Exoneration is the biggest thing we take away from the dashcams and product
- Drivers have become safer with the coaching aspects
- Operations is able to view our entire fleet and have a closer grasp on actions and reactions as needed
Alternatives Considered
Samsara Vehicle Telematics
Other Software Used
PrePass, EFS Compliance, Trello, IBM MaaS360, iTMS.net
Motive- the best ELD service for its value
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Motive for the ELD, fuel cards, and for drivers to receive their dispatches. We use Motive outward facing dashcams to coach drivers on unsafe driving habits as well as to give positive feedback on safe habits. Drivers are also able to upload documents for safety, compliance, and maintenance.
Pros
- ELD- alerts drivers when they are close to their hours of service, ensuring they stay compliant
- Dashcams- allows us to provide feedback and coaching to drivers on things that need addressed as well as things that are going well
- Customer Service- drivers and fleet personnel can chat with customer serviced. Resolutions are provided very quickly and efficiently.
Cons
- Fuel card- would like for there to be a real time alert if a fuel card is trying to be used fraudulently
- Updates- drivers would like notifications within the app letting them know that they need to update the app
- Customizable volume for dashcams- would like to be able to adjust volume ourselves for dashcam alerts
Return on Investment
- Overall CSA scores due to hours of service have dropped by over 40%
- Accidents due to driver behavior have decreased by over 70%
- Fuel costs down by 15%
Other Software Used
McLeod LoadMaster, Tenstreet
Must have for any transport company
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Motive allows me to accurately track all drivers with detailed map view, and geofence reports. Motive is an app any and every Transport company should use for their fleets.
Pros
- Detailed map view of all trucks
- Geofence reports
- Search which drivers were at any area on any day or time.
Cons
- Menu's on the reporting section seems a bit cluttered.
- Fleet view can take a long time to load on mobile device.
- Make it easier to locate drive history for deactivated drivers.
Return on Investment
- It has helped my company track drivers as to where they have been any time of the day.
- Allows us to see if any drivers are speeding.
- Helps us track hard braking events.
Alternatives Considered
Omnitracs One
Other Software Used
FleetLocate, Omnitracs One
Motive
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Tracking drivers location, pickup and delivery times. Also used for reporting to government entities
Pros
- Driver Tracking
- Location Estimates
- Milage and IFTA Reporting
Cons
- Website load times
- Ease of implementation - adding users
Return on Investment
- Reduced reporting time for quarterly/yearly government reports
- Improved safety through scoring and camera
Other Software Used
Descartes MacroPoint
Usability
You need this if you have vehicles
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As operations manager we use Motive for our planning, location tracking, servicing, safety and logbook management. being able to integrate all of these functions helps streamline our operation and the added fuel card allows cost tracking for each vehicle. We have Motive running on a large screen, so we all know the location of our branch vehicles. We can have service schedules added and keep track of the drivers logbook and safety. The cameras allow for added safety, both for the driver and the public at large. The Motive program is easy to use and has a range of tools to suit most operations.
Pros
- Location tracking and time management
- AI Camera assessments for driver and their skills
- Cost management - when using Motive card and other cost tools
Cons
- Mobile interface can be a bit confusing
- Some AI assessments are to narrow
- Need a rear facing external camera
Return on Investment
- Safer drivers
- Efficient route planning
- Customer information on delivery times
Other Software Used
Stone Profit System, Paycom, Microsoft 365 Business Premium
