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CORRECTING and REPLACING Motive Brings on Chirag Shah as CFO; Reports Record Business Growth Fueled by Enterprise Demand for AI-Powered Operations
Please replace the release dated Dec. 4, 2024 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · January 25, 2025
Motive Adds New Roadside Assistance As Fleet Safety Leaders Prepare for Dangerous Winter Season & Beyond
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced the launch of Motive Roadside Assistance, a comprehensive 24/7/365 roadside support service designed to improve driver safety and operational efficiency. The new service, combined with Motive’s First Responder, strengthens and expands Motive’s comprehensive safety solution by getting drivers the help they need faster, even in remote, hard-to-reach locations. Available through a strategic partnership with Roadzen’s National Automobile Club (NAC), Motive Roadside Assistance connects commercial drivers to more than 75,000 roadside assistance providers across the U.S. and Canada. Motive customers will receive up to 20% discounts on the service, and an additional 5% discount when service is purchased using their Motive Card.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · December 10, 2024
Motive Adds the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Fuel Fraud Controls to Motive Card to Stop Fraud on the Spot
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced new AI-powered fraud controls that detect fraud before it happens. Motive’s new fraud control features identified more than $250,000 from more than 1,200 unauthorized transactions in a 30 day trial. The Motive Card is the only fuel card that is fully integrated into a fleet management platform.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · December 5, 2024
Motive Announces Vision 25: Bringing Physical Operations Leaders Together to Connect On The Ideas and Innovation that Make Work Safer, More Productive, and More Profitable
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, will host its second annual innovation summit, Vision 25, April 21-23, 2025 at the Fairmont Austin in Austin, Texas. This year’s summit will bring together hundreds of business leaders, industry experts, and innovators for three days to collaborate on strategy, connect with leaders, and get hands-on training. Attendees will leave equipped with tools and strategies to tackle complex operational challenges and drive meaningful improvements in safety, productivity, and profitability.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · November 25, 2024
Motive Launches Integrated Coaching, Combining Safety and Compliance in a Single View to Boost Efficiency and Driver Performance
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced the launch of Integrated Coaching, a streamlined coaching solution that consolidates safety and compliance activities into one unified workflow. This gives fleet and safety managers real-time visibility into driver performance to enhance coaching efficiency and reduce risk.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · November 13, 2024
Motive Accelerates Consumer Device Entitlements, Adding Direct-to-Cell (D2C) and 5G Slicing Use-Cases
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By Motive · Via Business Wire · October 16, 2024
Motive Launches First-Of-Its-Kind First Responder Service for Commercial Vehicle Drivers To Get Life-Saving Assistance Faster
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced a first-of-its-kind first responder service for drivers of commercial vehicles that expedites emergency response in the event of a severe collision. The new First Responder feature was developed in partnership with RapidSOS and ensures drivers receive immediate help when a collision is detected by quickly dispatching emergency services, helping reduce fatalities and severe injuries, and setting a new standard for driver safety.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · October 14, 2024
Motive Introduces New AI-Powered Security Tools Purpose-Built for Customers In Mexico To Reduce Theft and Improve Security
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced the launch of its security solution to customers in Mexico. Specifically designed to solve the unique needs of businesses in Mexico, the new AI-powered security solution helps fleet operators reduce instances of theft, recover stolen goods faster, and improve driver safety.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · September 11, 2024
Birdies on a Mission: Jason Day and Motive Partner to Support the Navy SEAL Foundation
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced an initiative with PGA Tour pro Jason Day to support the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). For every birdie Jason makes on tour, Motive will contribute to NSF to help make sure the families of special operators have someone watching out for them.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · August 8, 2024
Motive Launches Missed Savings for Motive Card, The Industry’s Only Automatic Fuel Savings Detection Tool
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced the launch of Missed Savings, an industry-first feature designed to help Motive Card customers reduce fuel costs by up to 5% or more. Fleet managers can now automatically pinpoint where drivers have missed savings and how much it is costing them. This data-driven approach allows fleet managers to ensure drivers stop at the lowest-price fueling locations rather than stopping out of habit or convenience.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · June 26, 2024
Motive Brings AI-powered Safety, Security and Fleet Management Solution to Mexico
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced its expansion into Mexico. Businesses across the country now have access to Motive’s integrated suite of driver safety, fleet management, theft prevention, and equipment monitoring solutions.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · May 16, 2024
Ad Agency Motive Hires Two Former 72andSunny Creatives
Francisco Puppio and Gabo Curielcha will Lead Brand Storytelling for Partners Including Pepsi, bubly, Burger King and More
By Motive · Via GlobeNewswire · May 7, 2024
Motive Expands its All-in-One Platform at Inaugural Vision Conference to Provide Unprecedented Visibility and Transform the Way Enterprise Customers Work
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced a range of new products and services designed to improve the safety and productivity of organizations that power the physical economy. The new products extend Motive’s industry-leading AI to new safety and worksite applications and gives customers greater visibility and control over their operations.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · April 10, 2024
Motive is reborn following carve-out of Nokia’s device and service management businesses
New company to extend leadership in IoT, mobile, eSIM/iSIM device, and broadband markets
By Motive · Via GlobeNewswire · April 8, 2024
Motive Closes Record Fiscal Year Fueled by AI Innovation and Accuracy
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, closed a banner fiscal year driven by enterprise customer growth in 2023. This achievement was highlighted by a 60% year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from enterprise customers and a 160% increase in customers who spent over $1 million with Motive. To accommodate this growing demand from the largest and most complex organizations in the physical economy, Motive more than doubled its Enterprise Sales and Customer Success teams.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · March 12, 2024
Western Express selects Motive to take its safety culture and driver training to new heights
Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, today announced that Western Express has chosen the company as its partner to provide fully integrated fleet management and safety solutions for its fleet of over 3,600 vehicles. Western Express will utilize Motive’s AI Dashcam to prevent more safety events, coach drivers, and gain end-to-end visibility into its fleet operations.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · February 28, 2024
Motive Announces Inaugural Innovation Summit, Bringing Together People, Ideas, and Technology at the Forefront of the Physical Economy
Motive, the only fully unified Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, will host its inaugural Innovation Summit April 9-10, 2024 at the W Nashville. The Summit will bring business leaders, industry experts, and innovators together in the capital of country music for hands-on expert training, educational sessions highlighting real-world customer successes, and product demonstrations. After the two-day event, attendees will leave with new knowledge and expertise to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · February 21, 2024
Motive Study Finds Physical Operations Businesses are Facing Losses, See AI as the Way to Recover
Motive, the only fully unified Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, today announced a new study that shows companies in industries like trucking and logistics, and oil and gas experienced an average of over $1 million in losses due to economic instability, labor issues, and operational inefficiencies. The Motive Physical Economy Outlook 2024 shows that leaders in these industries are looking to AI to turn the tide against these factors
By Motive · Via Business Wire · December 6, 2023
Cascade Environmental Enhances Operational Efficiency and Improves Cost Management With the Adoption of the Motive Card
Motive, the only fully unified Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, today announced that Cascade Environmental, the largest drilling, site characterization, and remediation contractor in the United States, is expanding its use of the Motive Platform to include the Motive Card. As the only platform combining Fleet Management and Spend Management in one solution, Motive gives Cascade’s finance team complete control of their fleet-related spend, AI-enabled tools to reduce fraud and identify wasteful transactions, and access to deep discounts on fuel, maintenance, and other business expenses.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · November 16, 2023
Motive and Marqeta Join Forces for Motive Card, Delivering Customers Up to 10% Savings
Since launching the Motive Card in April 2022, Motive, the only fully unified Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, has issued over 35,000 cards delivering customers up to 10% in savings through operational efficiency gains, fuel and maintenance discounts, and telematics-backed fraud reduction. Motive chose Marqeta (NASDAQMQ), the global modern card issuing platform, as its fleet card issuer because of its ability to integrate fleet payments seamlessly into the Motive platform where customers are already managing their fleet.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · October 18, 2023
FirstFleet Selects Motive to Enhance Driver Safety and Operational Efficiency
Motive, the only fully unified Integrated Operations Platform for the physical economy, today announced that FirstFleet selected Motive to uplevel its commitment to driver safety. FirstFleet provides a Dedicated Contract Carriage service to a diverse collection of business partners, primarily hauling consumer goods, groceries, and paper products across the United States. FirstFleet has a workforce of over 4,000 employees across 130 cities.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · October 12, 2023
Marketing & Ad Agency Motive Hires New Senior Vice President to Expand Its Sports, Gaming and Entertainment Practice
The Expansion Reflects the Growing Convergence of Sports and Gaming Trends into Everyday Culture and Lifestyle
By Motive · Via GlobeNewswire · August 1, 2023
Study by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Reveals Motive's AI Dashcam Successfully Alerts Drivers to Unsafe Driving Behavior 86% of the Time
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations for the physical economy, today announced the results of a controlled test track study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) that found Motive’s AI Dashcam successfully generated alerts related to six unsafe driving behaviors 3-4 times more than the latest models from Samsara and Lytx. The Motive AI Dashcam successfully alerted drivers to unsafe driving behavior 86% of the time, compared to 21% for Samsara and 32% for Lytx.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · July 25, 2023
Motive Announces AI Omnicam, the Industry’s First AI-Enabled Camera Built for Side, Rear, Passenger, and Cargo Monitoring
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations for the physical economy, today announced the launch of its AI Omnicam, the first ever AI-enabled camera built for side, rear, passenger, and cargo monitoring. The AI Omnicam, when paired with Motive’s market-leading AI Dashcam, will give businesses that operate commercial vehicles a full 360° view of their vehicle, its interior, and its surroundings to improve road and job site monitoring and safety, investigate and combat potentially fraudulent claims, and resolve disputes over transportation and handling of valuable cargo and goods.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · June 15, 2023
Motive Bolsters Its Executive Team with the Addition of Chief Human Resource Officer and First Chief Marketing Officer
Motive, the leading Automated Operations Platform for the physical economy, today announced the expansion of its executive team, with the addition of Carolyn Patterson as the company’s Chief Human Resource Officer and Robson Grieve as its first Chief Marketing Officer. The roles come as Motive accelerates its next phase of growth to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · March 23, 2023
Motive Supercharges Leading Driver Safety Solution with New AI Capabilities As Accidents and Fatalities Soar
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations for the physical economy, today announced a series of innovations that expand the functionality of its leading Driver Safety Solution to combat worsening safety conditions. The new AI capabilities further improve the unrivaled accuracy of the Motive AI Dashcam by adding new types of safety and risk triggers that improve protection for drivers and reduce liability for customers.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · March 8, 2023
Sentry Insurance and Motive Partner to Help the Transportation Industry Lower Costs and Improve Road Safety
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations for the physical economy, and Sentry Insurance, a leading provider of commercial trucking insurance, today announced that customers using Motive’s Driver Safety Solution are eligible to save up to 5% on their Sentry insurance premiums for sharing its electronic logging device (ELD) and dashcam data from the Motive platform with the insurer.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · January 25, 2023
Motive Partners With Progressive® Commercial to Increase Safety and Decrease Insurance Premiums by Adding the Motive Driver Safety Solution
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations, today announced that it is partnering with Progressive® Commercial, the #1 Commercial Auto and Truck insurer to offer Motive’s market-leading AI-based safety solution to Progressive® Commercial customers. The offering supports each company’s commitment to driver safety while offering customers solution subsidies and lower insurance premiums.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · December 1, 2022
Motive Supports Food and Beverage Fleets with New Cold Chain Product and Partnership
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations, expands its offering for the food and beverage market today with the launch of a new Reefer Monitoring solution for refrigerated vehicles and trailers (reefers). The solution helps businesses improve compliance with food transportation safety requirements and reduce costs related to reefer operations.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · October 4, 2022
Study shows commercial fleets save up to 13% on fuel costs using Motive Automated Operations Platform
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations, has published a study showing that businesses can improve fuel efficiency and optimize vehicle maintenance by using data insights and AI-powered automation.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · August 18, 2022
Motive and Navistar Partner to Equip Fleet Operators With Robust Vehicle Telematics Data and Insights
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations, and Navistar, a manufacturer and solutions provider to the medium-, heavy- and severe-service trucks industry, announced today a strategic partnership and future product integration that will connect Motive's Automated Operations Platform with Navistar’s OnCommand® Connection telematics and Advanced Remote Diagnostics solutions.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · June 29, 2022
Motive Raises $150 Million in Series F Funding
Motive, the leading Automated Operations Platform for the physical economy, announced today that it raised $150M in additional funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, co-led by Insight Partners and Kleiner Perkins. Motive will use this additional capital to scale its investment in three key areas: accelerate its investment in AI, expand its product suite into spend management, and grow its enterprise capabilities.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · May 25, 2022
Motive Expands Into Spend Management, Offers Zero Fee Corporate Card
Motive, the leader in Automated Operations, announced the launch of the Motive Card, a zero fee corporate card for businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Card is the first corporate card natively integrated with a fleet management platform, giving businesses an all-in-one solution to automate their financial and physical operations.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · April 28, 2022
Strategy Analytics: Motive Is the Best Performing AI Dash Cam
According to leading independent research firm Strategy Analytics, the Motive AI Dashcam outperforms leading dash cams in accuracy and speed of unsafe driving detection. The report, AI Dash Cam Benchmarking, found that the Motive AI Dashcam successfully detected unsafe driving behavior 89% of the time, higher than Lytx (61%) and Samsara (15%).
By Motive · Via Business Wire · April 21, 2022
KeepTruckin Rebrands as Motive, Launches Automated Operations Platform
KeepTruckin has changed its name to Motive, underscoring its expanded focus and direction. Alongside its rebrand, Motive has launched the Automated Operations Platform, a combination of IoT hardware and AI-powered applications that connect and automate physical operations.
By Motive · Via Business Wire · April 12, 2022