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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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easy and reliable

9 out of 10
December 30, 2023
Incentivized
We use Motive for reliable log book services in transportation, very easy and user friendly for drivers as well as admin
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All in one program

10 out of 10
December 19, 2023
Incentivized
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 …
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GREAT!

9 out of 10
December 14, 2023
Incentivized
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 …
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Keep moving with motive

10 out of 10
December 13, 2023
Incentivized
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 …
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Motive

10 out of 10
November 14, 2023
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With the ever-changing environment of rules and regulations in the trucking industry, Motive keeps us in compliance with FMCSA rules on …
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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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Product Details

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.

Verizon Connect, Samsara Vehicle Telematics, and Lytx are common alternatives for Motive.

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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  • By using this product we abide by state requirements. (No fines)
  • Since installing this product in our trucks we have had HIGHER driver turnover, although I am not sure this is linked to the product.
  • The president of the company believes the product is draining the truck batteries when the vehicles are not in use.
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