Motive

Overview
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Motive
Score 8.7 out of 10
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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,…N/A
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Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
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Community Pulse
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We used live view GPS before. There are definitely more features with motive.
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we only use log books from them
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We had a different platform before but they didn't have much to offer besides tracking at the time.
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This is the first time we looked into fleet management. So we do not have any experience with other providers. I can say we are very happy with our decision to go with Motive.
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Asked about a few others almost everyone recommended motive
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I've only used Motive. It's simple to use.
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Much better visibility and ease of use.
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Customer service is much better at Motive. The ease of use for the drivers is much better and the staff of Motive is readily available to help and quickly resolve any issues.
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I haven’t used Motives competition.
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My last company used Omnitracs, it was a dinosaur. The equipment was near impossible to use interchangeably between trucks and the system was very clunky.
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To be honest, this is the ELD we started with and we haven't tried any others in our 2 years so I cannot say how it would stack up.
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Motive were willing to negotiate with me on the cost when I was implementing the ELD services into our fleet management. The implementation and install of the hardware was very straight forward and easy to do.
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Motive is more user friendly for drivers, and admins, with clean simple to use app interface and dashboard reporting options
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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.
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User Ratings
Motive
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(94 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(8 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(8 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(92 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(88 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Motive
Likelihood to Recommend
Motive
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.
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Pros
Motive
  • 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.
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Cons
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  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
Motive
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...
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Usability
Motive
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.
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Reliability and Availability
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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.
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Support Rating
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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.
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Online Training
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Trainer was hard to understand but very knowledgeable in my needs.
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Implementation Rating
Motive
The last device we got had a $10 increase, this feature can make customers upset and send them to the competition.
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Alternatives Considered
Motive
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.
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Return on Investment
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  • 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
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ScreenShots

Motive Screenshots

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 navigationScreenshot of Driver Safety:
Motive uses AI to monitor and protect drivers, and gives safety managers tools to prevent accidents and reduce risk. 
Motive detects 15+ safety events like close following and cell phone usage, issuing real-time alerts for immediate correction.
The 400+ person Motive Safety Team reviews videos and removes false positives, ensuring no driver is penalized for mistakes they didn’t make. 
Only true safety events get surfaced in Motive’s turnkey coaching workflow, where it’s easy to coach virtually or in-person. 
In the event of an accident, Motive detects 99% of severe accidents and delivers HD footage within seconds for swift recovery.
The AI Dashcam and AI Omnicam ensure 360-degree visibility around every vehicle. The AI Omnicam is the first AI-powered camera for side, rear, or cargo monitoring.
The AI Dashcam boasts ultrawide 1440p HD video at 30 frames per second.Screenshot of Equipment Monitoring:
Motive gives visibility into the location, utilization and health of equipment and automates major operational workflows.

-Operational oversight with real-time tracking– with automated pairing of vehicles, assets, and drivers .
- Finds any asset, immediately, even in battery mode. 
- Prevents theft and unauthorized use with geofence alerts. 
- Identifies dormant and underutilized equipment to reposition assets and increase utilization
- Sends maintenance alerts via engine hours and telematics, reducing downtime
-Integrates with OEMs using AEMP 2.0 to centralize management of heavy equipment from various manufacturers in a single platform.
-Includes reports on past dispatches to validate deliveries and determine which vehicles or assets were used.Screenshot of Fuel Utilization:
Motive helps with sustainability by providing insights into vehicle efficiency and utilization, helping save on fuel costs and reduce emissions.

-Offers insight into the efficiency and utilization of gasoline, diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles. 
-Improves vehicle efficiency by tracking fuel consumption by driver and vehicle.
-Coaches drivers by pinpointing wasteful behaviors.
-Displays true idling, productive idling, and the source of each.
-Offers comparisons of performance against the broader Motive network with suggestions for improvements.
-Assesses vehicles and routes for electrification with historic tracking and telematics data.
-EV charge levels and battery health information are displayed in the dashboard to simplify workflows for dispatchers with mixed fleets.Screenshot of Coaching:
Motive enables coaching drivers virtually through the Driver App, or in-person using Coaching Sessions.
-Turnkey coaching workflows identify drivers and behaviors that require attention.
-Coaching Sessions begin with a holistic view of the driver’s coachable events, unsafe driving patterns, and coaching history.
-Enables self improvement by allowing drivers to view their safety events in the Motive Driver App.
-Motive Coach automatically sends targeted coaching videos to drivers that exhibit recurring unsafe behaviors. Coming soon.Screenshot of Spend Management:
The Motive Card helps to eliminate data silos, reduces fraudulent and wasteful spend, and automates manual workflows.
- Fleet and spend  are managed in the same dashboard, with automated reporting.
- Detects and reduces fraud in through AI-enabled fraud alerts that highlight suspicious transactions in near real-time.
- Customizable spend controls to control cardholder spend by amount, day of week, and time of day
- Phone-based card unlock prevents skimming.
- Creates discounts on fuel, maintenance and more at over 25,000 partner locations.
- Offers visibility into wasteful spending habits so drivers can be coaches on more cost effective fuelling locations.
- Supports purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted.