Thank you to every Motive customer who has trusted us to monitor and protect their equipment. Customer feedback and results have helped Motive Equipment Monitoring earn top recognition in G2’s Summer 2026 Asset Tracking reports. Motive earned the top overall scores in G2’s Asset Tracking Implementation Index and Asset Tracking Results Index for Mid-Market, which evaluate factors such as implementation time, likelihood to recommend, and fastest time to ROI.
That recognition reflects the value Motive helps deliver across your operations. With less time spent getting systems in place, your team can focus more on protecting equipment, improving day-to-day visibility, and making confident operational decisions. As customer trust and feedback continue to shape how Motive serves your business, we’re grateful for the opportunity to support your operations.
Asset management starts with visibility. For fleets running thousands of pieces of equipment — generators, trailers, containers, heavy machinery — the cost of blind spots adds up fast. Equipment can be stolen or used without authorization. Idle assets can sit on job sites for too long. And missed fault codes can lead to deferred maintenance.
Motive customers are using Equipment Monitoring to close these gaps — getting a clear view of where assets are, how they’re being used, and what they need next. As a result, teams can protect investments, serve customers better, and drive more value from every piece of equipment.
What Motive customers are saying on G2
In G2’s Summer 2026 Enterprise Results Index for Asset Tracking, customers using Motive Equipment Monitoring report faster ROI and faster time to go live than the competition. Here’s how the ROI comparison breaks down:
| Metric | Motive | Samsara | Category Average |
| Estimated ROI | 3.55 months | 8.85 months | 11.41 months |
| Time to Go Live (on average) | 1.84 months | 3.12 months | 3.53 months |
| Results Score | 86% | 88% | 78% |
| User Adoption Rate | 80% | 82% | 69% |
According to theG2 results above, Motive delivers ROI 2.5x faster than Samsara and more than 3x faster than the average in the Asset Tracking category. For a fleet with thousands of assets, that difference represents the operational insight you’re either getting or you’re not.
On the deployment side: Motive goes live in an average of 1.84 months, which is 41% faster than Samsara (3.12 months) and nearly half the category average (3.53 months). Faster time to go live means you’re spending less time in transition and more time acting on reliable data.
And in G2’s Implementation Index for Asset Management, Motive earned a 91% ease-of-setup score overall — the highest in the category.
Visibility that goes beyond tracking
Most asset tracking tools tell you where something is. Motive customers take it further. They see where an asset is, whether it’s being used, what’s happening inside it, and what it needs next. That level of visibility lets customers prevent theft, protect cargo, and right-size their fleets.
To support that, Motive’s Equipment Monitoring lineup includes:
- Asset Gateway Minis for durable, high-accuracy tracking and utilization insights on trailers, heavy equipment, and other high-value assets, even in harsh conditions.
- Motive Beacons for ultra-compact Bluetooth tracking on smaller tools and equipment so nothing disappears into a yard or job site.
- Door and environmental sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, and access in real time, helping prevent cargo spoilage and unexpected losses.
- OEM integrations that bring critical telematics from leading manufacturers into a single view, so teams can track engine hours, fuel, and fault codes without jumping between systems.
When you can see that a refrigerated trailer is holding the wrong temperature or that a container door was opened at 2 a.m., you’re not just tracking — you’re protecting. That changes what your operations team can do, and what your liability exposure looks like.
Cristian Zuniga, region telematics manager at CRH Americas Materials, has seen this operational shift firsthand:
“When you’re managing 4,000 pieces of equipment, Motive Beacon is a game-changer. It’s exactly the lightweight solution we needed to easily deploy across everything from our drones to surveyors equipment. Now we have a single view into how our equipment is actually being used, how often, and where it’s being underutilized. That level of insight helps us save money by pushing us to make faster, smarter decisions about what to scale up, what to retire, and where to invest.”
The maintenance wins are real, too
On G2, 94% of customers rate our maintenance features 4 or 5 stars, reinforcing that the product delivers for this use case.
Customers use Equipment Monitoring and Motive’s maintenance workflows to:
- Set up maintenance schedules by mileage or time interval.
- Check engine lights and fault codes remotely, without the vehicle running.
- Turn pre- and post-trip inspection defects into repair tickets automatically, without phone calls or manual logging.
As one verified G2 reviewer put it:
“My favorite thing about Motive is the maintenance schedules. I can set up just about any maintenance schedule on either a mileage basis or by time.” — Verified G2 reviewer
Another shared how diagnostic visibility changes their day-to-day work:
“I enjoy being able to check on my team in real time, see what mechanical failures are happening, check diesel and DEF levels.” — Ashton K., team lead
And a third highlighted how this data drives proactive decisions:
“The diagnostic tool lets us see if there’s anything wrong with the truck, like a malfunction or fault… It lets us know to put the truck in for service.” — Verified G2 reviewer
Pre- and post-trip inspection data flows directly to the maintenance shop, with defect write-ups automatically generating repair tickets. For fleets that have spent years chasing down paperwork, that automation changes the job.
“It’s great to have pre- and post-trip info go directly to the maintenance shop, with vehicle defect write-ups automatically generating a repair ticket.” — Jack M., transport safety director
“The safety and maintenance alerts have been especially helpful, allowing us to be more proactive rather than reactive when issues come up.” — Verified G2 reviewer
That shift from reactive to proactive is the goal. Deferred maintenance costs more. Breakdowns cost more. Motive helps you spot maintenance issues before they happen — and we’ve gone a step further.
We recently launched Motive Maintenance, an AI-powered maintenance solution that helps organizations track and manage maintenance activities, fully integrated into the Motive platform. By unifying asset health with shop workflows and spend, organizations gain a unified, real-time view of their entire maintenance operation.
Why this matters for your bottom line
Invisible equipment is expensive equipment. Idle assets you don’t realize are idle, missed maintenance windows, and theft that goes unnoticed are everyday realities for organizations for many commercial fleets.
Customers choose Motive Equipment Monitoring to make that world visible.
As one verified G2 reviewer said:
“I use Motive for equipment location, document storage, and as a pseudo CRM. It’s a major value add. The dashboard is intuitive and easy to use, eliminating guesswork.” — Verified G2 reviewer
The ROI data isn’t hypothetical. It’s what enterprise customers reported to G2, verified, and published. 3.55 months to value. Three times faster than the field.
