Likelihood to Recommend Geotab is a good product. I think ultimately it falls short in the clunky-ness of the program. If you are not intending to have users utilize the website and instead are going to feed data into a BI tool I think it would be a great product. I think if you are aiming to have the website utilized by your users and are looking for a one-stop-shop to drive your end-users to for reporting and data and are aiming to manage the program out of the program itself—I would not recommend it. I think the UI and UX clunky-ness is a hindrance and will lead to a lot of training because the learning curve is so steep. If you have a large Training team owning this and can swing that, it would be fine. However, if you are scrappy and looking for minimal need to train and re-train and want something intuitive and with a low learning curve, this is not it.
Read full review The usability of Motive's platform and mobile app, particularly for tracking drivers and managing logs, would significantly impact its suitability for trucking operations. If it offers a straightforward interface, seamless navigation, and accessible features on mobile devices, it would likely enhance its effectiveness. However, if it proved challenging or lacked necessary functionalities, it might have posed obstacles to efficient fleet management.
Read full review Pros I appreciate the breadcrumb reporting and the ability to see specific data points every second. The accident reconstruction is a great tool. Read full review The customer and technical support are amazing. You can talk to a real person on the phone who is knowledgeable and responsive. There are also online chat and email options. The integration with our dispatch (TMS) software is flawless with nice features. The total safety options are very robust. Our insurance carrier loves what we are reporting to them. Peter McManus Partner Relations / Regulatory Compliance Manager / Operations
Read full review Cons The UI is very clunky. Reporting and dashboards are not intuitive. The UX leaves a lot to be desired. Read full review I had issues with adding another company to my fleet to track them while they were driving for my company. I had issues when I first started using Motive with the install. Motive assisted with a talk through method, but it still didn't work. I ended up taking the truck to the shop 3x before they figured out the problem. So, I would like to see Techs nearby to assist with technical issues. Read full review Likelihood to Renew There are recently many other new companies that offer the same idea at a cheaper rate, but on the other hand, we are happy with Motive...
Read full review Usability When signing into Motive upon entering and starting motor vehicle, the app and the transmitting unit pair immediately. Once paired it is extremely easy and efficiently started to populate the necessary unit information. Then entering the Work Order info is seamlessly entered to the E- log. Doing the pre and post vehicle checks is completed quite accurately.
Read full review Reliability and Availability I have had no issues with applications errors, system problems, or equipment. The items I need have been available in a reasonable amount of time. The only exception is when I have needed the correct cables sent to me and I couldn't even offer to pay for overnight myself. Manual logs are just a headache especially when you ordered the units and received them in enough time.
Read full review Support Rating Support is super easy to get a hold of via the live chat feature, which is convenient; however, the helpfulness of the person I get on the live chat very much varies but for the majority of the people I get, I am usually sent links to different self help pages on the Motive website. So, support isn't unhelpful, but it could be better. However, we have a new account rep who has really been going above and beyond to help us out in the last couple of months.
Read full review Online Training Trainer was hard to understand but very knowledgeable in my needs.
Read full review Implementation Rating The last device we got had a $10 increase, this feature can make customers upset and send them to the competition.
Read full review Alternatives Considered I think ultimately the product itself is good, however, the other competitors in the space have much better UIs and they almost all seem more intuitive. The reporting is easier to create and not just based in Excel and they feel more developed. I think that if Geotab were to focus on their UI and UX and really develop it more, there would be a significant bump in customer satisfaction for Geotab and they would be a huge force in the enterprise space.
Read full review Truck X customer support is extremely difficult to understand and they take a very long time to complete one task. Each time my husband or I called it was nothing short of 20 minutes and they would talk as though we were just too stupid to make their device work properly.
Read full review Return on Investment Tracking has allowed us to recover assets from exited employees saving us about $500k. While we could have had a dent in our fuel costs from idling or speeding some of the mechanisms used in the system haven't allowed that to come to fruition. Read full review Level of compliance has increased significantly from paper logs Saves driver time in completing daily logs Reduced time admins spend on auditing logs as data is neat and consistent, and some of the more basic issues are auto flagged by the app Read full review ScreenShots