Tracking fuel usage by driver and vehicle helps improve efficiency and reduce costs. Motive’s Driver and Vehicle lists offer detailed insights so you can take targeted action to boost performance across your fleet.
Overview
The Driver and Vehicle lists in the Motive Dashboard offer a clear view of fuel usage across your entire fleet, helping you monitor performance and make data-driven decisions.
- Targeted insights: Easily identify drivers or vehicles with higher-than-average fuel usage, allowing you to focus on underperforming areas that may need improvement or attention.
- Improved coaching: Use detailed, real-time fuel data to provide drivers with specific, actionable feedback and coaching on how to improve fuel efficiency during their routes.
- Maintenance optimization: Spot vehicles that are using more fuel than expected and flag them for maintenance reviews, helping prevent costly repairs and boosting overall fleet efficiency.
- Cost control: Continuously track fuel consumption across your fleet, uncovering areas of waste, and enabling you to implement strategies that reduce unnecessary fuel spending.
Basics
Motive’s Driver and Vehicle lists provide individual-level data to support more focused coaching and maintenance decisions.
- In the Fleet Dashboard go to Fuel.
- Select the Drivers or Vehicles tab.
- Review key metrics for each driver or vehicle:
- Total gallons consumed.
- Miles per gallon (MPG).
- Idling time.
- PTO (power take-off) fuel usage.
- Fuel costs.
- Distance traveled.
- Click on a driver or vehicle to view trend graphs and historical data.
- Use comparison tools to benchmark performance and identify outliers.
- Export reports as needed for sharing or record keeping.
Understanding targeted fuel tracking
Monitoring performance at the driver and vehicle level helps you:
- Pinpoint coaching opportunities using real-world data.
- Detects recurring low MPG that may signal mechanical issues.
- Replace guesswork with insights for measurable improvements.
This level of visibility helps support better decisions, greater accountability, and long-term cost control.
FAQs
How often is fuel data updated?
Fuel data updates in near real time as trips and transactions are recorded.
Can I filter by time period or specific metrics?
Yes. Use filters to customize your view by date range or metric type.
How can I use this data to coach drivers?
Identify drivers with low MPG or high idle time and use those patterns to guide conversations and support improvements.
What if a vehicle consistently shows low MPG?
Flag it for a maintenance review; persistent low MPG may indicate a mechanical issue.
Can I export the data?
Yes. All list views and detailed reports can be exported from the dashboard.
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