The alternative for what Motive doesn’t do — driver files, hiring & settlements.
Motive is a strong ELD, GPS, and AI-dashcam platform, and if you run regulated trucks you need an ELD — Fleetive is not one and does not record Hours of Service. What Motive doesn’t publicly cover is the paperwork side: driver qualification files, CDL and medical-card deadlines, hiring and onboarding, and driver pay. That is Fleetive, at $29 / $69 / $99 / $179, with no hardware to install.
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vs Motive 92%
↓ 1 critical issue
142 of 154 docs compliant
4
↑ 1 this month
6
↓ Action Needed
$124.0k
↑ 12% vs last quarter
Driver out of service until renewed
Expires in 18 days
Due in 12 days
The real Fleetive dashboard — compliance score, live driver status, and priority tasks in one view.
Why carriers switch from Motive to Fleetive
Different jobs, honestly: Motive logs the hours and watches the road. Fleetive keeps the driver qualification files, the CDL and medical-card deadlines, and the FMCSA safety picture audit-ready.
No hardware, no install, no negotiated term — published flat pricing at $29 / $69 / $99 / $179 with a 14-day free trial and no credit card.
Hiring, a driver self-serve portal, and automated itemized settlements in the same app, so the office side stops living in spreadsheets.
Fleetive vs Motive, at a glance
| Motive ELD, telematics & AI dashcams | Fleetive compliance & drivers | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | ELD, GPS telematics, AI dashcams and driver safety | DOT compliance files + driver & fleet back office |
| Hardware | Required — a Vehicle Gateway in every truck, plus optional dashcams | None — software only, nothing to install |
| Pricing | Quote only — no public rate card; hardware billed separately | Published flat $29 / $69 / $99 / $179 monthly (annual available) |
| Contract & trial | Term negotiated with sales; no published free trial | Month-to-month; 14-day free trial, no credit card |
| ELD / Hours of Service | Yes — FMCSA-registered ELD, the core of the product | No — Fleetive is not an ELD and does not record HOS |
| AI dashcams & driver coaching | Yes — a genuine core strength | No |
| FMCSA / CSA safety view | Yes — CSA monitoring and forecasting in Compliance Hub | Yes — FMCSA safety dashboard (a real overlap) |
| DQF, CDL & medical-card files with alerts | Not listed on their ELD/compliance pages | Built in — the core of the product |
| Driver hiring, onboarding & self-serve portal | Not listed on their site | Included |
| Driver settlements / pay | Not listed on their site | Included — automated, itemized |
| Best for | Fleets that need HOS logging, GPS and video | Carriers who need driver files, hiring and pay handled |
Motive does not publish a public rate card; hardware, contract terms, and subscription pricing are quoted by its sales team. Details here reflect Motive’s public website as of September 2026 and are summarized from Fleetive’s perspective for small carriers. Fleetive is not an ELD and does not record Hours of Service — confirm current features, hardware costs, contract terms, and pricing directly with Motive.
The thing most tools bolt on, Fleetive is built around
Driver qualification files, CDL and medical-card deadlines, and FMCSA safety are what actually fail a DOT audit or park a truck. Fleetive tracks all of it, warns you 90 days out, and keeps an audit-ready file for every driver and unit.
- ✓ DQF/CDL document vault, organized to the DOT checklist
- ✓ 90-day expiration alerts on every credential
- ✓ FMCSA safety & BASIC scores at a glance
You’re in good standing with the FMCSA. No safety concerns detected.
- Authorized to OperateYes
- MCS-150 FilingCurrent
- Operating AuthorityActive
- Safety RatingNot Rated
BASIC percentiles — higher means more risk.
Everything a carrier runs to stay compliant — in one place
Not a point tool bolted onto four others. Fleetive is the whole compliance-and-driver back office, flat-priced.
DQF/CDL vault, 90-day expiration alerts, and an FMCSA safety dashboard.
Mobile FMCSA applications and e-signature DQF onboarding.
One roster — CDL, medical card, DQF status, vehicle assignment.
Automated, itemized pay — per-mile, percentage, or flat.
Trucks, trailers, inspections, and maintenance records.
Secure, audit-ready folders with full history — nothing lost.
Motive is the hardware in the truck. Fleetive is the file cabinet in the office.
An honest look at Motive vs. Fleetive for an owner-operator or small carrier.
These are not the same category, and pretending otherwise would waste your time. Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) sells an FMCSA-registered ELD built around its Vehicle Gateway, plus AI dashcams, GPS tracking, driver-safety scoring and coaching, and a Compliance Hub with HOS violation breakdowns and CSA monitoring. If you operate CMVs subject to the ELD mandate, you need something like it. Fleetive is not an ELD, does not record Hours of Service, and does not sell hardware.
What Motive’s ELD and compliance product does not surface publicly is the rest of what a DOT audit actually asks for: the driver qualification file itself — application, MVR, road test, employment verification, medical examiner’s certificate — with alerting before each one expires. It also doesn’t list driver hiring and onboarding, a driver self-serve portal, or driver settlements and pay. Those live in spreadsheets, email, and a filing cabinet at most small carriers, and they are what a compliance review or a new-entrant audit actually turns up.
On buying: Motive doesn’t publish a rate card. Pricing is quoted by a sales team, hardware for each vehicle is billed separately from the subscription, and the term is negotiated. Fleetive publishes $29 / $69 / $99 / $179, every feature on every plan, month-to-month, with a 14-day no-card trial and nothing to install. The honest recommendation for most carriers is both: Motive (or Samsara, or any ELD you like) for logging and video, Fleetive for the files, the deadlines, the hiring, and the pay.
What Fleetive covers
- ✅ DOT compliance — DQF/CDL document vault + FMCSA safety dashboard
- ✅ Credential expiration alerts (90-day early warning) before anything lapses
- ✅ Driver management, hiring & digital onboarding
- ✅ A driver self-serve portal (drivers upload & update their own docs)
- ✅ Automated, itemized driver settlements
- ✅ Fleet & trailer management + maintenance records
Where Motive is the stronger pick
- ➡️ A real FMCSA-registered ELD — Hours of Service logging is a legal requirement Fleetive does not and cannot cover
- ➡️ AI dashcams, event detection, and driver-safety scoring and coaching
- ➡️ Live GPS vehicle and asset tracking, with fuel and mileage data pulled straight off the vehicle
- ➡️ CSA score monitoring and forecasting, plus a large integration ecosystem and enterprise scale
Different jobs — many carriers run Motive (or a dispatch tool) for that side and Fleetive for compliance, driver files, and settlements.
Moving from Motive takes an afternoon, not an IT project
Fleetive runs in your browser — no hardware, no installs, no contracts. Add your carrier, import your trucks and drivers, upload a few documents, and the compliance alerts start working the same day. Keep Motive for what it does best and let Fleetive own compliance, driver files, and pay.
A DOT lookup pre-fills your company in seconds.
Import your roster and upload key documents.
Expiration tracking + your compliance score, same day.
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Motive alternative questions
Is Fleetive an ELD? Can it replace Motive?
No on both counts. Fleetive is not an ELD, is not FMCSA-registered as one, and does not record Hours of Service. If you run vehicles subject to the ELD mandate, keep Motive or another ELD. Fleetive covers the paperwork Motive doesn’t: DQF/CDL files, medical-card and credential expiration alerts, hiring and onboarding, a driver portal, fleet records, and settlements.
Why would a carrier run both Motive and Fleetive?
Because they solve different halves of the same audit. Motive proves your hours and your driving behavior; Fleetive proves your drivers were qualified to be behind the wheel and that they got paid correctly. Most small carriers we talk to have the ELD sorted and the driver files in a filing cabinet.
How much does Motive cost?
Motive does not publish a rate card — pricing is quoted by its sales team, and hardware for each vehicle is billed separately from the subscription. Fleetive publishes $29 / $69 / $99 / $179 a month with every feature on every plan and a 14-day no-card trial. Confirm current pricing directly with each vendor.
Does Motive handle driver qualification files?
Its public ELD and compliance product pages describe HOS logging, log auditing, CSA monitoring, and video safety — not a driver qualification file vault with per-document expiration alerting, driver onboarding, or settlements. Confirm scope with Motive; that layer is what Fleetive is built around.
Comparing other options?
Most carriers shortlist two or three tools before they switch. Here's how Fleetive stacks up against the rest — plus our full breakdown of the best DOT compliance software.
- DOTDriverFiles alternative Per-driver DQF record keeping
- FileFlo alternative AI compliance document layer
- DriverReach alternative driver recruiting & DQ — now part of Tenstreet
- Dotra alternative AI DOT compliance for CDL & non-CDL fleets
- Tenstreet alternative Driver recruiting & onboarding
- Samsara alternative Telematics & ELD hardware
A Motive alternative built around compliance
Fleetive runs your DOT compliance, driver files, documents, and settlements in one place — flat pricing, 14-day free trial, no card required.