Motive Rolls Out Spend-Management Card

Fleet management platform Motive has launched the Motive Card, marking the company’s entry into the spend-management world.

“With fuel representing the second-largest operating cost for fleets, fuel discounts are more important than ever for driving profitability,” Motive said in a news release Thursday (April 28).

The company said the card — which it claims is the first corporate card “natively integrated” with a fleet-management platform — offers businesses substantial discounts at fuel providers that include Love’s, TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express, as well as savings on expenses such as tires and maintenance.

“Motive is unifying the management of financial and physical operations in one integrated platform,” Shoaib Makani, co-founder and CEO of Motive, said in the release.

“Our customers can now manage their spend from the same place they manage their drivers, vehicles, and assets. We are helping our customers streamline their operations and run more productive and profitable businesses.”

Meanwhile, Motive says its spend-management application gives businesses control over where and when their workers can spend, with managers getting the ability to adjust spend controls by cardholder, amount and category.

Previously known as KeepTrucking, Motive’s automated operations platform combines IoT hardware and artificial intelligence to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance and spend management for more than 120,000 businesses.

The company said the card is rolling out in phases for its current customers, who can find out more by visiting their fleet dashboard.

In related news, last week, TravelCenters of America, which operates the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express, launched TA Fleet Universal, a fleet card payment program.

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The company said its card can be used at all 275 TA, Petro and TA Express travel centers and at various truck stops and retail fueling centers. Cardholders will see benefits that include fuel and product discounts.