Rig Terminal vs Motive (formerly KeepTruckin)
Rig Terminal and Motive are both fleet platforms, but they solve different problems. Motive focuses on ELD compliance, GPS tracking, and AI dashcams. Rig Terminal replaces Motive plus your dispatch software, payroll provider, business bank, fuel cards, factoring company, and CRM — in one login, with flat per-seat software pricing and a $49/month per-device ELD add-on.
Pick Motive if ELD compliance and dashcams are your only gap and you already have a TMS, bank, payroll, and factoring set up. Pick Rig Terminal if you want one login for software + finance + compliance, with predictable per-seat pricing and a per-device ELD fee that's competitive with Motive's.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Rig Terminal | Motive |
|---|---|---|
| FMCSA-certified ELD | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live GPS tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dispatch board + load assignment | ✓ | Limited |
| AI load scoring | ✓ | — |
| Voice AI broker negotiation | ✓ | — |
| FDIC-insured business checking | ✓ | — |
| Fleet fuel & maintenance cards | ✓ | Add-on (Motive Card) |
| Driver payroll + ACH | ✓ | — |
| 24-hour factoring | ✓ | — |
| IFTA quarterly reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance tracking | ✓ | — |
| Smart OCR (rate cons, BOLs, PODs) | ✓ | — |
| Built-in CRM | ✓ | — |
| AI dashcam | Roadmap | ✓ |
| Contract length | Month-to-month | 1–3 year |
| Pricing model | Flat role-based | Per truck |
| Pricing | Software: $99/month (Owner-Operator, ELD included) or $249/month per seat (Fleet Owner / Dispatcher, unlimited trucks on the software). ELD: $49/month per device on Fleet Owner and Dispatcher plans. Month-to-month. Hardware-credit program available for carriers switching from Motive. | $35–$50 per truck per month (ELD), dashcams and add-ons billed separately. 1–3 year contracts typical. |
Choose Rig Terminal if
- ✓You run 1–100 trucks and want dispatch, banking, payroll, cards, factoring, and compliance in one place.
- ✓You prefer flat monthly pricing over per-truck billing.
- ✓You want 24-hour factoring and a built-in FDIC-insured business checking account.
- ✓You want AI load scoring and Voice AI broker negotiation included, not as add-ons.
Choose Motive if
- •Your only need is an FMCSA-certified ELD plus an AI dashcam for a large fleet.
- •You already run McLeod, TMW, or another TMS you want to keep.
- •You have dedicated payroll, banking, and factoring providers you do not want to replace.
Where Rig Terminal goes further
Flat pricing vs per-truck billing
Motive bills per truck per month, which scales linearly with fleet size and usually arrives with a 1–3 year contract. Rig Terminal is flat: one Fleet Owner seat covers an unlimited number of trucks on a month-to-month plan.
Bank-grade financial stack
Motive is an ELD and telematics company. Rig Terminal ships an FDIC-insured business checking account, fleet fuel cards with real-time spend controls, weekly payroll, and 24-hour factoring — all wired to the same load data your dispatch team sees.
AI built for booking, not just cameras
Motive's AI focuses on dashcam event detection. Rig Terminal's AI scores every available load by profitability and (optionally) calls brokers to negotiate rates on your behalf using Voice AI.
Made for small and mid-size carriers
Motive's enterprise tier is built for 500+ truck operations. Rig Terminal's sweet spot is 1–100 trucks, where one missed payroll cycle or a two-week wait on an invoice is the difference between growing and shrinking.
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