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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,…

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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,…

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What is Motive?

Motive gives people who run physical operations tools to make their work safer and more productive. With Motive, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with AI, the Motive platform gives users visibility and control, and reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive's customers operate across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Motive Features

  • Supported: ELD Compliance
  • Supported: AI Dashcam
  • Supported: Driver Coaching
  • Supported: Vehicle Inspections
  • Supported: Messaging
  • Supported: App Marketplace
  • Supported: Trailer & Equipment Tracking
  • Supported: Vehicle Tracking
  • Supported: Spend Management
  • Supported: Vehicle Utilization
  • Supported: Vehicle Diagnostics
  • Supported: Driver Workflow
  • Supported: Open API
  • Supported: Reefer Monitoring

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.

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Motive Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesUnited States of America, Canada, Mexico
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French

Frequently Asked Questions

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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Reviewers rate Availability highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Motive are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Motive review

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 20, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We use this to have a GPS location for all of our assets in the field. As well as the AI on the camera for our drivers safety.
  • Always willing to help solve problems
  • The response time that they provide is great
  • The crash detection from there system is above all
They have a system that right now is above others and are always willing to improve to make the system better and improve the technology.

True ROI, worth the investment!

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 18, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We have begun using Motive to address our needs for improved telematics and camera visibility for our organizations fleet and assist in improving driving habits and create policies to improve the safety of our employees, clients and the general public. We currently have 92 vehicles and 102 towable assets that we are tracking.
  • Telematics and tracking of vehicles and non-powered assets.
  • Video recording for incident investigation.
  • Video recording for training purposes.
The functionality of the software combined with the hardware is user friendly and has drastically improved our tracking capabilities. The addition of telematic data including engine codes will save us thousands of dollars in repair costs and diagnostic times in our repair shops. We also have added visibility when it comes to investigating traffic incidents.

Great product for keeping track of all your vehicles.

Rating: 7 out of 10
August 30, 2024
AB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We use Motive to track our drivers and ensure their safety on the road. We keep track of their speed, safe driving, routes, and on-time deliveries if they go off-route at any time. If we need a driver, we can call someone closest to that area.
  • Easy installs.
  • Camera features are nice.
  • Safety events and having to be able to choose what I want and don't.
I don't know what you mean by this. If you drive for a living, then it is suited for you. If you need something that records where your drivers are and what they are doing, then this is a good device to use and is very user-friendly. If you don't drive, then you don't need it.

Ivy Feedback

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 25, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
Our company, Adam Trucking, is using Motive daily, 24/7. We are always connected with them, and we have a lot of cases that we resolve daily. In my personal experience, Motive is a good app for trucking, but sometimes, there are some gaps in its response to us. I have many device issues, and sometimes, I need a quick response from the engineering team. Usually, it takes them one week to respond, which is not working for me. Also, some of the live agents are answering very quickly, and they want to close the case as fast as they can, and they don't even wait for me to answer them and close the chat. Overall, everything else is perfect. The app is easy to use, and my drivers like it.
  • Responding to calls.
  • Responding to texts.
  • Sending follow up emails.
They provide good service and help every customer 24/7. They are well educated in providing good products. They give good feedback every time and are kind to every customer that they work with. The driver app is good for the drivers, and they use it without hesitation.

Great Product, Must try!

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 22, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
2 years of experience
We use Motive for vehicle tracking, ai dual dashcams, reporting, and maintenance. This helps us keep track of mileage/vehicle utilization reports, coach driver safety, and take a proactive approach on maintenance. It has helped us reduce our safety events and make our drivers safer drivers for themself and driver around them
  • Integrate to become an industry leader
  • consider customer feedback
  • provide great customer service
Motive helps monitor and maintain a great safety program

Motive #1

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 22, 2024
MO
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
5 years of experience
We use Motive to track equipment and drivers and overlook what is going on daily. This helps us identify hours of service, driver behavior, and maintenance needs. We are a vehicle transportation specialist.
  • Tracking of driver's logs allowing Dispatch make plans accordingly.
  • Updates of equipment location allowing for accurate tracking.
  • Provides fault code information to help determine the need to get equipment to a shop.
  • Visibility into our drivers' behaviors providing video and telematics.
Motive is constantly trying to improve for the better. They listen!

A cutting-edge platform for your ELD and Dispatch needs.

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 22, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We use Motive for ELD and have the footage needed post-accident. We do not use the Motive card, dispatch feature, or AI Motive cameras. Motive allows us to accurately track drivers, assess near-misses/coaches, and obtain critical evidence during an incident.
  • Data points on nearly everything we could need.
  • Customer support: text, phone, or email.
  • Regular alerts on near-misses.
Motive is a great software for any trucking company that requires ELDs, which are many out there. The integration with other apps is also a plus, and we hope to pursue those integrations later. Our service rep has made it a point to check up on us regularly to address concerns, and we appreciate that.

Great Product.

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 22, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We need eLogs for some of our drivers and want cams in all company trucks for protection. Motive provides that, as well as additional safety monitoring and training, in an easy-to-use way.
  • Customer service and technical support.
  • Product works well.
  • Easy to use for administrators.
If you have employees out-driving company vehicles with the logo on them, you can ensure their safety and coach them to be careful. It also protects the company vehicle in case of an incident. Many drivers we have hired say they have used Motive at previous jobs as well and love its easy-to-use functionality.

Motive - Telematics at its best!

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 22, 2024
CL
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
4 years of experience
I use Motive for telematics, including tracking, dashcams and safety functionality, maintenance alerts, hours of service, and driver scoring. It keeps us legal when operating the semi-trucks and provides real-time alerts when maintenance or safety-related issues are found.
  • Dashcam integration and video snippets of safety issues.
  • Real-time tracking of the vehicles.
  • Hours of service compliance and ease of use with the drivers.
Motive is well suited to provide compliance with DOT regulations related to hours of service. Motive provides excellent safety data and alerts when a driver has a harsh braking event, speeding, fast acceleration, harsh cornering, etc. Lastly, the maintenance alerts are immediate and detailed so we can proactively fix the vehicles before the problem becomes more extensive.

Motivation!!

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 17, 2024
MJ
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We use Motive to track our fleet of 65 trucks and it's one of the best systems I have utilized in this field! I love the coaching aspect and that drivers can communicate with me through the app. It's improved safety scores, productivity and morale! The only complaint is that it needs a boost in the wi-fi!! We purchase tablets for the trucks and many of our drivers are not tech savvy enough to maintain a hotspot from their phones. Their included wi-fi runs out very fast and then they cannot properly view their safety event videos. However, using the Motive ELDs helps us stay compliant and on track!
  • Log edits
  • real time tracking
  • very user friendly
  • customer service is excellent
When a driver has had a collision or an "event" of some sort, we are able to request video and it's provided pretty quickly.
We have been able to see things that we normally would not be able to, if not for Motive cameras and their ability to catch real time events.

GoMotive client review!

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 03, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
2 years of experience
when you're using Motive in your organization, it's like having a secret weapon for your trucks. It helps keep everything in line. Plus, it's fantastic for getting your team on the same page and making collaboration a breeze. It's all about maximizing productivity and ensuring your pickups and deliveries are a success!
  • Integration Capabilities
  • Customizable Dashboards and Reports
  • Collaborative Workflows
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.

Great Platform if you know how to maintain a wifi connection

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 02, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
We use motive to track drivers and for E-logs. This helps us determine timing for deliveries and track mileage for maintenance purposes.
  • GPS Tracking
  • E-logs
  • Phone app
Motive works well for tracking drivers and for E-logs. My only real complaint is that it needs wifi to work. We purchassed tablets for the trucks and many of our drivers are not tech savy enough to maintain a hotspot from their phones. Their included wifi runs out very fast and then we cannnot properly view their logs once it runs out.

Motive On The Move

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 26, 2023
WF
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
5 years of experience
My use of the Motive app is in the application of using the electronic log book instead of the paper log books that have been in use for decades. Using electronic logs dispenses with the tedious completion of the paper logs, which if making a mistakes is not easy to fix unless you tear out a page which is not a good idea and possibly illegal. The E Logs are much more beneficial in the monitoring of the vehicles location and driver operations.
  • fixing mistakes
  • keeps up to date duty statuses
  • clear and concise log entries
The Motive app is so complete that when involved in a situation where Police or DOT become involved, you have an accurate account of all the drivers movements, which in most cases are a major benefit to the driver and the company. The only downfall is that there is an opportunity for the driver to make changes that may not necessarily be true, which can be a detriment to the driver and the company.

All in one program

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 19, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
2 years of experience
We have been using Motive for couple of years. The way the system is set to get notifications and updates on how each driver and equipment is doing is wonderful. The customer service is amazing, as I have used both online chat and over the phone. Online chat is also very quick and easy. There asset tracking requires wiring which it would be nice if the solar system on it was much stronger for charging it. Cameras are amazing inside and outside they do a great job on quick catches and notifying. 100% i recommend it.
  • Tracking
  • Notifications
  • Updating on drivers driving point.
We don't have much of issues with it. So far, it's doing great been using it for couple years now.

You should try Motive and here's why!

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 18, 2023
JA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
3 years of experience
We use Motive for our ELD's in our trucks to manage the hours of service.
  • Makes it very easy to manage your hours of service.
  • It's very easy to get in touch with customer service.
  • The Motive app is very user friendly.
It's perfect for managing your HOS. You are able to do legal edits.

Good, easy to use product

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 18, 2023
BC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
2 years of experience
I use Motive for logistics purposes. The Fleet View allows my to track our trucks at all times, which in turn helps us run our business efficiently. Using the Motive ELDs helps us stay compliant with the US and CDN requirements of the transportation business.
  • Real Time Tracking of the our trucks
  • Customer Service is excellent. Any issues, they usually resolve it withing 24 hours
Motive has helped our company stay compliant with the rules and regulations surrounding the transportation business. If easily assists our drivers with their trip planning as it shows their hours of service, how much drive time they have left, etc. It also allows myself to track drivers' hours from the Fleet View/Compliance function which helps me keep our drivers safe on the roads.

Motive is an all-around wonderful experience.

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 15, 2023
MP
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
3 years of experience
We are a relative small company with a fleet size of about 8 trucks. Our main use of Motive is for fleet tracking and driver safety. Motive allows to monitor the vehicle's performance and react to issues very quickly. Real time tracking has been a game changer.
  • Customer Service is excellent.
  • Adding and ordering new equipment is easy and arrives very quickly.
  • Their portal is easy to use and intuitive.
It is not often that I have had an issue with Motive, or their equipment, but the few times I did their support is top notch. My problem is resolved quickly. Their support techs are friendly, knowledgeable and professional.

GREAT!

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 14, 2023
OV
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
3 years of experience
Is one of the best ELD that I found in the market, the API is so easy and comprehensive, what I like the most is that the safety department received all kind off alerts while the driver is in the road, that allow us to do a good tracking in some specific moments and also know in what kind of metrics the drivers are failing and prepare the training for them. Operation department is also using as a good tool of tracking and provide a API to share with the broker that you work with, giving a good tracking for them also and allow us, as a company, to have a good score with them. its a great tool to have in the company.
  • treacking
  • email me about truck situation
  • good data
  • good api
  • share the tracking with brokers
well suit when you have drivers that is necessary to be tracking all the time.

Keep moving with motive

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 13, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
Use it in all our trucks great for keeping track of where everyone is and keeping in touch and helps with maintenance and diagnostic help without being right at the unit happy with the way its working so far customer service has been great with getting issues resolved quick that we have had
  • Good customer care
  • Keeps track of all units
  • Good with keeping locations of all units
In a world where you need elogs motive is pretty good easy to run pretty good customers care team to help with getting things figured out only had it for a year now but happy with how it's been working so far easy to get va hold of and quick responses

President

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 05, 2023
GS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
3 years of experience
We use it every day to track our trucks. We are very satisfied with the ELD devices and with their support. With Motive we have more clearly visibility where are the drivers at all times, this is very helpful when we have to notify our customer regarding their ETA.
  • Tracking
  • Logs
  • Detailed
  • Organized
It well suited for tracking driver, almost perfectly from point A to point B. We werer able to get a video from Motive that helped us in minor accident. Is less appropriate for checking report.

PLEASE BRING BACK PAPER LOG BOOKS!

Rating: 1 out of 10
December 05, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
2 years of experience
We switched to Motive when the state requirements were updated to necessitate digital log books for our big truck drivers. Unfortunately, none of our drivers are full time drivers and this leads to a lot of confusion and forgetting to update these digital logbooks. If the state would let us return to paper logs we would, and everyone here would be far less stressed when we do have to drive the big trucks.
  • They have a good install team
The only scenario I can think of where I would recommend this product is if the individual I was speaking with had big trucks and needed digital log books per state regulations. I ranked this so low because I do not have any associates that are in need of such a product.

If you need assistance keeping your trucking company in compliance, try Motive!

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 20, 2023
DA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
1 year of experience
Motive is used as the system to keep my company drivers within compliance with HOS. It also assists my company with tracking fuel and maintenance.
  • keep driver in compliance with HOS rules and regulations
  • let the company know when there is a maintenance fault
  • assists the company with tracking fuel making it easier to report Qrtly IFTA
  • alert company of unsafe acts
Motive is a pretty good system to use. It has many functions that can assist with making your business work for you. And I also like the fact that there is 24/7 assistance telephonically if needed. For example, I had two drivers using the same vehicle and for whatever reason I couldn't figure out why when one driver drove both drivers time would start. After contacting the help line through chat, they walked me through how to set up the drivers in the system and resolved it on the spot.

Motive

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 14, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
4 years of experience
With the ever-changing environment of rules and regulations in the trucking industry, Motive keeps us in compliance with FMCSA rules on HOS. Motive additionally has numerous tools to assist with IFTA. It is an easy tool for drivers and management to use. Having visibility at your fingertips allows us to make effective decisions.
  • ELD Service.
  • IFTA reporting.
  • Maintenance tracking.
When a driver was sick on the road and could not be reached, It was easy to send someone to his location because we were able to pinpoint exactly where he was located.

Motive (previously KeepTruckin) is one of the best in the business.

Rating: 6 out of 10
September 11, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Motive
5 years of experience
Motive (previously KeepTruckin) allows our dispatch to keep continuous eyes on our drivers. We are notified of their driving condition. The ease of use for mileage gathering and routes taken help our team use their time to focus on other areas of need.
  • Fast update for current location
  • Notifications of unsafe driving
  • quick customer service responses when needed
Motive (previously KeepTruckin) is easy to use for customer location updates.
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