Real-time GPS insights with full fleet visibility.

GPS fleet tracking is the utilization of GPS (Global Positioning System) technology for monitoring and gathering data about a vehicle fleet’s location, movement, and relevant information. It involves outfitting each vehicle in the fleet with a GPS device that communicates with satellites to pinpoint its exact position. Real-time data, including vehicle speed, direction, and location coordinates, is collected by GPS fleet tracking systems and transmitted to a central server or cloud-based platform, where fleet managers can readily access and analyze it.

GPS fleet tracking software offers numerous benefits for businesses with vehicle fleets, including real-time visibility for informed decisions and optimized resource allocation. It streamlines route planning, reducing travel time and fuel costs through traffic and road closure consideration. Additionally, it enhances safety by identifying risky behaviors and encouraging safer practices, supports preventive maintenance, boosts productivity, and ensures accurate billing based on actual miles driven.

Fleet View, in the Motive Fleet Dashboard provides a comprehensive and real-time overview of a fleet’s operations. It allows fleet managers or operators to monitor multiple aspects of their fleet in one place, making it easier to track and manage vehicles and drivers efficiently. The Fleet View typically displays information such as vehicle locations, statuses, telematics data, and other relevant details, enabling better decision-making, improved safety, and enhanced overall fleet management.

To learn more, review the ‘How to track drivers in Fleet View’ article in our Help Center.

The GPS update latency can vary based on the rate of change in vehicle speed and direction. Updates are typically received as fast as two seconds when the rate of change-of-speed or direction is high. The slowest update frequency is 30 seconds, assuming the vehicle is in a location with slower network connectivity. To get real-time GPS vehicle tracking updates, select Live View from the Fleet View Map.

Get more information about the Fleet View Map in our Help Center.

Vehicle locations are recorded by the Motive Vehicle Gateway, which is equipped with a GPS chip inside the device. When the vehicle is in motion, GPS coordinates can be collected as fast as every two seconds. Drivers who connect to a Vehicle Gateway will have their locations match that of the vehicle. Drivers who use the Motive Driver App without a Vehicle Gateway will have locations updated from their smart devices.

Please review our Help Center articles to learn how to view both driver location history and vehicle location history.

Yes. The cellular-enabled Motive Vehicle Gateway constantly collects and sends GPS and vehicle data to the Motive Fleet Management Dashboard even if your driver isn’t connected to the Driver App.

All location history data for drivers and vehicles is stored on Motive servers and is backed up numerous times across multiple data centers. Fleet managers can access location history data for the duration that the driver was using the Motive App and for the duration that the Motive Vehicle Gateway was installed in the vehicle.

Receive live GPS vehicle tracking and telematics updates as fast as every two seconds beginning in our Starter plan.

Visit our Help Center to learn how to use Vehicle Follow Mode on the Fleet Dashboard.

GPS vehicle tracking works on Android versions 10.0 and above, and iOS versions 12.0 and above.

The Motive Fleet App can be downloaded at the Google Play and Apple app store.