Item: Motive
Rating: 10
Author: Wolf Frohlich

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

fixing mistakes
keeps up to date duty statuses
clear and concise log entries

The new Motive app seems to be quite enhanced and complete

Return on Investment

Improved safety by managing the drivers speed
if you monitor speed fuel costs decrease

Ease of Use

Fleet management is important and allows the owner to keep track of fuel costs, speed and location of the units at any given time.

Reliability and Availability

Unit has always been available in the units. From time to time drivers have difficulty signing in but can be overcome by a little more show me tell instructionals.

Key Insights

Do you think Motive delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Motive's feature set?

Yes

Did Motive live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Motive go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Motive again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

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.

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar	None

Easy Tasks

Signing on/signing off
Continuous update of locations and drive info
pre and post rip inspections
Exiting app from unit

Difficult Tasks

Manual updating periodically sometimes difficult

Motive On The Move

Overall Satisfaction with Motive