Motive introduces Bluetooth Beacon for small asset tracking

Motive has launched Motive Beacon, a compact Bluetooth tracking device designed to help fleets and physical operations teams monitor smaller equipment and containers that are often…

Motive expands AI platform to automate driver qualification, compliance, records

Motive has expanded its Workforce Management product with new AI-powered capabilities designed to eliminate manual document tracking, reduce compliance risk, and help prevent downtime. The updates…

Behavior, not miles, drives truck crash risk, Motive reports

Instead of relying on crashes and insurance claims as the primary safety metric, fleets will soon be increasingly relying on other metrics like near-collisions, fatigue, distraction and other behavior-based signals…

Motive warns of heightened road risks during Christmas season

The Christmas season brings with it increased risks for commercial vehicle drivers, with speeding incidents spiking 12% in the week before the holiday, according to data from Motive. The telematics…

Motive’s First Responder is now available in Canada

Motive‘s First Responder emergency alert feature is now available for customers operating in Canada and Mexico, offering fleets faster emergency response following a severe collision. The…

Motive launches AI-powered lane swerving, smoking detection

Motive has introduced AI-powered lane swerving detection, and AI-powered smoking and forward parking detection — new tools that expand Motive’s AI Driver Safety platform. The features are…

Industry stable, with modest growth in retail deliveries: Motive

New data from Motive suggests big box retail deliveries are up modestly this year, with growth of 3.5% thanks in part to a large jump in late September. Its Big…

Workhorse Group, Motiv merger approved

Workhorse Group’s shareholders have approved the company’s planned merger with Motiv Electric Trucks, the companies announced Nov. 25. The merger is part of the companies’ effort…

Motive rolls out conversational AI Answers tool to simplify data analysis

Motive released its new AI Answers tool at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition, dubbing it the first conversational AI tool for physical operations. It understands natural language…

Trucking announcements: Appointments at Torc, Motive, Daimler; PlusAI forms safety and policy advisory council

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Rebeca Delgado joined Torc Robotics as vice-president of engineering for autonomy applications, and Daimler Truck AG has…

Motive, Fleetio integration centralizes fuel, maintenance, telematics data

Artificial intelligence-powered integrated operations platform Motive, and Fleetio, a fleet maintenance and optimization platform, announced an expanded integration that centralizes fuel, maintenance,…

Fleetworthy integrates with Motive to expand Bestpass Toll Genius access

Fleetworthy announced an integration with Motive, expanding access to its Toll Genius product for fleet customers using both Bestpass by Fleetworthy and Motive ELDs. Toll Genius…

Motive launches AI-powered Positive Driving to recognize good driving behaviors

Motive has rolled out a new AI model designed to automatically detect and highlight safe driver behavior, aiming to help fleets reduce collisions and driver turnover…

Motive acquires InceptEV to improve EV forecasting, help electrify fleets

Motive has acquired battery intelligence startup InceptEV to enhance its platform with more precise electric vehicle (EV) forecasting and help commercial fleets cut costs and complexity during electrification. The move…

Trucking Announcements: Moscrip returns to Truckstop, C-suite promotions at Motive

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Tony Daniel returned to Wellington Group of Companies as business development director. Motive promoted Amish Babu to…