The Best GPS Fleet Management Services of 2023

Verizon Connect’s fleet management service is ideal for midsize fleets because it simplifies the complex issues involved in driver and vehicle cost control at scale, ensures on-the-road compliance and allows you to bolt on extra functionality specifically intended for growing fleets through its range of apps. Prices start from just over $20 per month per vehicle on the Reveal Starter tariff.

Editor’s score: 9.2/10

Verizon Connect collects the data on vehicles and drivers you need. It’s easy to run customized reports on its user-friendly dashboard, which we find helpful when searching for ways to cut costs and get more done. We like how you can extend Verizon’s functionality by utilizing one of the 40 apps in the Verizon Connect marketplace. If you need to get data from the platform into other apps and software, you can use the REST API, which has extensive documentation for your developers.

Compliance is a factor for larger fleets and Verizon Connect handles this better than most. Electronic logging device (ELD), driver vehicle inspection report (DVIR) and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) requirements are built in and as vehicles cross from state to state, the navigation software will ensure that your vehicles are driven only on roads they’re authorized to use.

Verizon Connect also supports electric vehicles (EVs), keeps records of unsafe driving incidents and lets you set up regular maintenance alerts for required services.

Samsara is our choice for companies that target sustainability and want to move to a greener fleet over time. As a fleet management system, it’s featured-packed and performs very well at important tasks like reducing fuel costs and improving driver safety very well. The platform is scalable meaning that you can add as many vehicles and assets to the system as you need. And, if you need help, the company provides 24/7 live support.

Editor’s score: 8.8/10

Like the Verizon Connect system, you can monitor EV and hybrid vehicles from the manager dashboard together with all your other vehicles. What stood out for us about this system though was how the platform helps companies decide which of their existing ICE vehicles they should replace with EVs or hybrids. Set your own transition criteria on which Samsara bases its advice, like maximum lifetime mileage to average daily driving range.

The GPS unit that sends vehicle and driver data to your dashboard every second is easy to install and plug-and-play. The system benefits from a highly intuitive dashboard offering quick access to every feature, normally within just one or two clicks. For first-time users of a fleet management system, the learning curve will be slight but, if you get stuck, there’s an extensive online knowledge base of helpful articles and videos.

Samsara has the quickest standard refresh rates of all the systems we reviewed sending location and telematics information back every second. The company’s dual-facing dashcam are AI-enabled and record what happens on the road and in the cab. You can even connect to a camera live on your manager dashboard to view live footage.

Road safety is clearly a priority for Motive and it shows, which is why it is our choice as the best fleet management system for driver accountability. The AI dashcam supplied by the company detects on-road and in-cab high-risk behavior. Unlike many others on the market, the Motive dashcam captures video when the engine is turned off or has lost power. For insurance and evidential purposes, video footage is 1440p high definition (HD).

Editor’s score: 9.3/10

But, more than that, the company employs hundreds of staff whose job is to examine the footage sent by dashcams of hazardous events. Each video is reviewed manually and extra information and insight are added to it by the company’s safety team. This is unique to Motive and it’s for this reason that we rate Motive as the GPS fleet tracking service for driver accountability.

Motive, previously known as KeepTruckin, offers simple-to-install hardware and easy-to-use dashboard. If you need help getting started, its customer support team is available 24/7, and there are a large volume of helpful tutorials, videos and guides on its website.

Motive helps fleet managers reduce fuel usage by monitoring driver behavior over time so that you can benchmark your drivers against each other, identifying training opportunities. The built-in IFTA fuel reports allow you to get an accurate overview of fuel consumption across your fleet over periods of time you decide. The system also simplifies keeping compliance logs, including charts and hours of service, and identifies the drivers at the greatest compliance risk.

Azuga is our choice as the best easy-to-use fleet management solution because it has a simplified platform and service that makes it accessible for everyone. It takes just a few minutes to install the plug-and-play hardware and get your vehicles registered. The web-based interface is very intuitive and the features that admins and supervisors use the most are rarely more than one or two clicks away.

Editor’s score: 9.0/10

We like the way that Azuga has balanced driver safety training and rewards. Azuga constantly monitors for “crash event predictors” when a vehicle is on the road. The smart dashcam records and sends each incident to the dashboard for later review. It constantly scores each driver for safety, and you can choose to be alerted to unsafe driving events in real time. Azuga has created a set of videos that train drivers on how to drive better and the platform chooses the videos most likely to be the most significant help to an individual driver. You can also reward your most responsible drivers with vouchers from online stores.

Diagnostic trouble code monitoring alerts you to emerging technical issues. It’s easy to schedule regular maintenance for each vehicle as well as look into an individual vehicle’s service history. In addition, there’s a growing app store on the platform with 47 native integrations with partners like Salesforce, various advanced routing and scheduling services, fuel card providers and fleet maintenance management services. Customer support is available 24/7.

Jobber is much more than a fleet management service. It’s a complete CRM system for home services businesses that has a GPS fleet tracking module on the side. Jobber allows you to manage your customers (including making bookings, handing leads, getting referrals and text messaging), track jobs, send quotes and invoices and take credit card payments. It offers GPS waypoint tracking and live map views, including speed, direction and fuel level data.

Editor’s score: 8.5/10

ClearPathGPS charges $20 per vehicle per month for all the main vehicle telematics features, including geofencing, traffic overlay, ELD support and driver reports. For real-time alerts and access to the open API, the cost is $25 per month. Given the range of features the service offers, we rate this as the best fleet management service for affordability.

Editor’s score: 9.0/10

Of those fleet management services that offer webcams, ClearPathGPS’s subscription rates are the most competitive. The company offers a 30-day risk-free guarantee and doesn’t ask customers to sign a long-term contract, which is unusual in a marketplace, where a 36-month minimum contract is standard.

Despite the competitive pricing and contract terms, ClearPathGPS does not compromise on the functionality you’d expect in a fleet tracking system. Full reporting is available on driver behavior (even if they switch between vehicles) and the system keeps your company compliant on hours of service, inspections, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Department of Transportation mandates and more.

The company partners with route optimization provider Route4Me to monitor and analyze route data to help get drivers to their destinations faster. This is particularly helpful for companies whose drivers make multiple daily drops.

We selected Force by Mojio as the best fleet management service for expanding small businesses that provide local deliveries and services. The system has many features, especially ones needed by this type of customer. Force by Mojio is a good choice for any small business serving a local community.

Editor’s score: 9.0/10

To thrive, local businesses must develop a reputation for keeping their promises and ensuring their customers stay informed. It’s easy to manage drivers’ work schedules with Force, making last-minute changes and additions if necessary. You can also stay on top of your drivers’ safety with Force’s continuously updated RoadScore metric. The safer the driving, the more money you save on fuel.

Another benefit for service businesses is Force’s integration with Housecall Pro. This allows you to manage your fleet, create estimates, send invoices and organize calendars from within Housecall Pro.

GPS Trackit is an affordable fleet management platform with a big focus on video telematics. Despite being towards the budget end of the market, its high-quality dashcam and GPS hardware options stand out, in particular its VidFleet AI+ dashcam featuring built-in eye-tracking technology and AI. Uniquely, you can livestream from up to four HD cameras in one vehicle via GPS Trackit’s splitter.

Editor’s score: 8.8/10

This is a well-featured platform that only suffers from its low GPS refresh rate and lack of integrated behavior-linked driver safety training. It’ll be more than enough for most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), however. Its dashboard is easy to operate and allows easy access to the main features like maintenance monitoring, fuel efficiency tracking and route optimization.

GPS Trackit charges $23.95 per vehicle for GPS tracking (video telematics and asset tracking cost extra) with a 30-day rolling contract. It also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. Support is available over the phone and via email, web chat or online ticketing Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time.

FleetUp is our choice of the best fleet management solution for customer support because it offers around-the-clock service, responding to emails within 30 minutes and picking up calls 97 percent of the time on average. Additionally, your account manager will check in with you every three months to see if you need help.

Editor’s score: 9.5/10

Overall, FleetUp’s asset tracking system is data-rich and full of features. We especially like how the user interface is clean and presents data well. You can customize reports by selecting the most relevant information to your business that you can use to reduce vehicle and driver costs and increase productivity and efficiency.

FleetUp also impressively handles vehicle maintenance and service scheduling. Its hardware connects directly with your vehicle’s OBD-II port, transmitting data via the 4G network. If it detects a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), the equipment sends it to your dashboard. You can see the maintenance records of each vehicle and set preventive maintenance intervals.

Intelligent route optimization is built into the system to reduce how long it takes drivers to reach their destinations. If you have preferred routes, you can program them into the dashboard and send them to the driver’s mobile app. Driver behavior is assessed and monitored constantly to train drivers out of bad habits. If a driver needs help, you can dial in live to their dashcam to see what they’re seeing and provide them with the assistance they need.

NexTraq is our choice as the best fleet management service for safety features. If a driver has an accident, the dashcam records it so you, your insurance company and law enforcement can see exactly what the driver saw. Additionally, NexTraq constantly monitors driver activity to help fleet managers identify which drivers present the most significant safety risks and which ones they can reward for good driving behavior. You can even use an in-cab buzzer to tell drivers to slow down or stop driving aggressively. We were also impressed with the number of training videos, including how to reduce aggressive and distracted driving and how to drive defensively.

Editor’s score: 8.0/10

Teletrac Navman’s fleet maintenance and fuel management systems provide instant alerts on emerging maintenance issues. We like how DTCs are quickly flagged. You can also schedule maintenance and track DVIR, IFTA and ELD data on the platform. For these reasons and more, Teletrac Navman is our choice as the best fleet tracking service for easy vehicle maintenance.

Editor’s score: 8.3/10