Best Construction Fleet Management Software

Managing a construction fleet involves juggling heavy machinery and on-road service trucks in tandem with smaller items, like light towers and excavator attachments.

The best construction-focused fleet-management platforms bring all of that complexity into one dashboard: live GPS for heavy equipment, Bluetooth tags for small tools, preventive-maintenance workflows for the shop, AI dash cams for job-site safety, and integrations that pull AEMP (Association of Equipment Management Professionals-set standard) data straight from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) portals.

After our industry research, these are our seven leading platforms on areas including equipment visibility, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) depth, safety tech, dispatch tools and integrations.

The Best Construction Fleet Management Software in 2025

Here is an at-a-glance view of our top seven fleet management platforms for the construction industry, based on our market research. Scroll further down for our full platform-by-platform breakdown.

Tenna: Best for construction asset management with reservations/dispatch

Tenna fits contractors who need to see, schedule and move mixed assets (owned and rental) across multiple job sites, with one platform for equipment status, cross-site redeployment and construction-style requests/dispatch.

On top of that, Tenna now offers a CMMS as a premium add-on for shop control.

What features does Tenna have to help construction fleets?

There are plenty of features inside Tenna, purposely built for construction teams.

Schedule & lookaheads (planning at scale)

A live schedule shows current locations, pending requests and planned dispatch events for assets and labor. You can see schedules by site or asset, check that work orders/PM are complete before assigning gear, resolve conflicts, swap in alternates and review utilization.

It includes a two-week lookahead per active project and quarter-level forecasting so jobs start with the right machines and people.

Dispatch Board (your magnet board digitized)

A customizable, shareable board view to reserve, schedule and view all assets, kept current by real-time telematics. Drag-and-drop updates streamline inter-site moves and low-boy runs.

Labor and crew management

Add laborers, schedule them for tasks, assign them to move/operate equipment and build crews you can dispatch as a unit. That’s useful when matching operators to specific machines or union requirements.

Once you have built events (start/end locations, times, load lists, notes),  drivers/operators/laborers/union workers can be notified via SMS. That’s easier for staff that don’t have the app installed (or want to install it).

Compared with Verizon Connect (great for last-mile tech/driver routing), Tenna’s board is optimized for equipment logistics between yards and job sites.

Requests (field-first coordination)

Managers request owned or rental equipment, labor/crews, consumables, and small tools from the app or desktop.

You can quickly see who has an asset, click into details and submit a request to the current assignee. Using asset labels (e.g. down, in maintenance) can help prevent scheduling dead equipment, as well as approve incoming requests, escalate conflicts and prioritize by urgency.

Approved requests land in a dispatch queue awaiting assignment. Dispatch events specify what, where and when to move, with notes and activities for drivers/operators.

CMMS add-on (shop control, optional)

You can create maintenance requests (voice/text) from the field and run preventive maintenance by hours, miles, days or dates.

The system can also auto-generate due services and issue work orders with photos/checklists, as well as pull fault codes and DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes) from the ECU (engine control unit) into requests.

Thereafter, you track parts and mechanic time cards with cost codes for project/job-cost reporting, too. This closes much of the gap with HCSS Equipment360 for many fleets, though we’d say HCSS remains deeper for complex parts rooms and shop analytics.

Where does Tenna fall short compared with other fleet software?

CMMS breadth versus HCSS: Tenna’s CMMS is strong for requests, preventative maintenance, work orders and fault/DTC (diagnostic trouble code) intake. However, HCSS Equipment360 still tends to win on parts inventory controls, mechanic scheduling boards and deep shop analytics. If your maintenance program is highly complex, HCSS remains the specialist.

Advanced route optimization: For algorithmic, multi-stop routing and dense technician schedules, Verizon Connect’s RouteCloud typically goes further. Tenna’s dispatch is built for equipment moves and site logistics, not last-mile routing at scale.

AI dash cam coaching: Tenna supports inspections, driver scorecards and video, but Samsara and Motive are usually stronger for AI dash cam detection and automated coaching workflows.

Indoor tool meshes: If your priority is indoor/obstructed small-asset visibility via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) gateways, Trackunit remains the specialist.

Is Tenna right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• One system to request, schedule, and dispatch equipment across multiple job sites.
• Field-to-shop maintenance with preventative maintenance by hours/miles/days/dates, fault/DTC intake and work orders – without leaving your equipment platform.
• Utilization by project, plus compliance tools (inspections/DVIR (driver vehicle inspection report), IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement), ELD (electronic logging device)) inside the same environment.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deeper CMMS (parts rooms, mechanic boards, shop analytics) → HCSS Equipment360
• AI dash cam safety and automated coaching → Samsara (or Motive as an alternative)
• Enterprise route optimization and technician dispatch → Verizon Connect

Trackunit: Best for mixed heavy equipment and on-site Bluetooth tool tracking

Trackunit suits contractors who need one view of heavy equipment and small tools across large or indoor sites. Its BLE tags and gateway network help you see assets that traditional GPS trackers miss inside buildings or containers.

What features does Trackunit have to help construction fleets?

Trackunit suits construction fleet operators of every kind: general contractors, specialty subs, equipment rental houses and OEM service teams. It will be suitable for any team that needs end-to-end visibility of heavy equipment and the small tools and attachments that disappear inside buildings, shafts and laydown yards.

Trackunit Network – site-wide Bluetooth coverage

Trackunit plants tiny Kin tags on tools and attachments, then lets nearby machines act as roaming Bluetooth gateways (raw units) while fixed Beam beacons blanket enclosed jobsites. Because the scan happens automatically every few seconds (even when phones are absent), you can find assets easily.

Verizon Connect, Samsara and Motive rely on cellular/GPS and occasional phone scans, so they lose sight of assets once the GNSS signal drops. All three Trackunit software tiers (Explore, Evolve, Expand) include Kin/Raw visibility (but Beam site beacons are offered as an add-on).

IrisX data lake and analytics

For data teams, IrisX streams the full-resolution time-series history cleaned, harmonised and queryable by SQL or high-volume API.

A managed notebook environment lets analysts build charts or machine learning (ML) pipelines in under half an hour and pipe results back to enterprise resource planning (ERP) or business intelligence (BI) tools.

Geotab exports OEM data well, but Trackunit supplies the storage, notebooks and scheduling in one place. IrisX Analytics is included in Evolve, while the raw Data Lake and job scheduler are in Expand.

Automation studio

Ops staff can turn “if-this-then-that” recipes into live workflows. For instance, if Beam beacon reports over 6g impact it posts to Teams and creates a maintenance task. Webhooks push live equipment, fault or theft events straight into service desks or custom apps, eliminating manual copy and paste.

Comparable low-code tooling is scarce elsewhere. Tenna and HCSS rely on API work or middleware. These basic single-step automations arrive with Evolve; multi-step and scheduled flows sit in Expand.

Apps, SDKs and mobile companions

A publicly documented software development kit (SDK) and Developer Hub let rental houses or OEMs build branded customer portals, while Trackunit Manager Experience offers a turnkey white-label option.

In the field, Trackunit Go gives foremen a quick “find/diagnose/act” toolkit and Trackunit On stores digital keys and inspection checklists for operators. Competitors may provide a driver app, but Trackunit’s dual-app approach covers both site managers and operators. All mobile apps are available regardless of plan; access to the SDK and Marketplace publishing requires Expand.

Where does Trackunit fall short compared with other fleet software?

Shop-floor CMMS depth: Trackunit’s Maintenance tab handles hours-based service plans and OEM files, but HCSS Equipment360 still wins for parts inventory, mechanic boards and granular cost tracking.

Requests, reservations and crew dispatch: Trackunit pinpoints assets but doesn’t offer Tenna-style request queues, labor scheduling or drag-and-drop inter-site moves. Those are Tenna’s speciality.

Multi-stop route optimization: If you need algorithmic route planning for dense delivery or service runs, Verizon Connect (RouteCloud) or Samsara’s Dispatch module are stronger. Trackunit focuses on visibility, not planning.

AI dash cam coaching and ELD compliance: Trackunit provides basic impact alerts, but Samsara and Motive lead on camera-based safety, automated coaching and full Department of Transportation ELD workflows.

Is Trackunit right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• Always-on visibility of tools, attachments and equipment (even indoors or underground)
• Mixed-fleet dashboards plus a data-lake/analytics stack you can query without building infrastructure.
• Low-code automations and SDKs to weave telematics data into your own apps, ERPs or service workflows.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deep shop-floor CMMS with parts inventory → HCSS Equipment360
• Field requests, labor scheduling and inter-site dispatch → Tenna
• AI dash cam coaching and ELD workflows → Samsara or Motive
• Multi-stop route optimization for service fleets → Verizon Connect

Verizon Connect: Best for advanced route optimization and enterprise dispatch

Verizon Connect is a strong fit for construction fleets that coordinate lots of on-road activity (materials runs, service trucks and low-boys) and want multi-stop route optimization and dispatch, on top of vehicle and equipment tracking.

Its RouteCloud engine plans and re-plans complex routes at scale, then brings live status, alerts and route replay for accountability.

What features does Verizon Connect have to help construction fleets?

Pairing hard-wired and battery GPS trackers with its extensive fleet management tools, Verizon Connect is appealing to construction firms that want to monitor heavy equipment alongside trucks, schedule service based on engine hours, and generate data-rich reports for bidding and fuel-tax credits.

Route optimization and live ETAs

Verizon Connect’s RouteCloud can ingest dozens (or hundreds) of daily stops, factor time windows, skills and truck attributes, then auto-sequence the most efficient route.

Drivers receive jobs in Reveal Field, and dispatchers watch live progress with traffic and weather overlays. Geotab offers native routing and Marketplace optimisers, but Verizon Connect bundles high-density optimization out of the box.

Heavy-equipment tracking (one map for trucks and assets)

Bolt a hard-wired tracker to an excavator or backhoe (or activate the factory-installed telematics on Deere, Cat, Komatsu or Volvo machines) and Reveal shows every asset on the same live map as your road fleet.

Breadcrumb history, engine-hour widgets and near real-time location updates help job-site managers confirm a dozer actually made it to the far lay-down, while breadcrumb replays support theft recovery should that occur (e.g. Verizon details a $50,000 backhoe, stolen from J&M Contracting which the firm was then able to recover, on its website).

Battery-powered asset trackers and geofence security

For generators, pumps, dumpsters or light towers with no power source, snap on a long-life, battery-powered tag. Movement outside a virtual perimeter triggers an instant alert, cutting theft losses and unauthorized weekend rentals.

Trackunit offers Bluetooth mesh for indoor visibility, whereas Verizon’s tag leans on LTE/GPS for wide-area tracking.

Maintenance scheduling and mobile alerts

Build service plans by hours, mileage or dates. Choose who gets notified when a loader hits its 250-hour oil change. Log completed work for warranty evidence. Alerts and work status appear in the Reveal mobile app, letting field supervisors flag issues the moment the “check hydraulic” lamp pops on.

Utilisation and Paid Time Off (PTO) analytics

Reveal’s reports break out engine hours, PTO run-time, idle time and fuel burn so estimators can see how long a compact roller really works each day and sharpen production rates on the next bid. You can even filter by geofence to measure time on a specific project, handy when reconciling time and materials (T&M) or cost-plus contracts.

Where does Verizon Connect fall short compared with other fleet software?

CMMS depth: Does not manage parts rooms or mechanic boards like HCSS Equipment360.

Indoor Bluetooth tool tracking: Lacks Trackunit’s Kin/Beam mesh for basements and containers.

AI dash cam coaching and ELD focus: Offers integrated video, but Samsara and Motive lead on AI-driven coaching and turnkey Department of Transportation compliance.

Open data lake/advanced analytics: Geotab’s SDK and data connector still provide broader self-serve analytics options.

Is Verizon Connect right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• A single map and report suite for heavy equipment, trailers, and vehicles, including OEM AEMP feeds.
• Built-in RouteCloud optimization and Reveal Field dispatch to keep concrete, materials, and service crews on schedule.
• Utilisation, PTO, idle and fuel analytics to tighten future bids and curb waste.
• Battery-powered trackers and geofences for non-powered assets and theft prevention, all viewable in the same dashboard.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deep CMMS with parts inventory and mechanic scheduling → HCSS Equipment360
• Construction-style request queues, crew dispatch and SMS notifications → Tenna
• Indoor/underground BLE tracking for tools and attachments → Trackunit
• AI dash cam coaching and full ELD compliance suite → Samsara or Motive
• Open data-lake analytics and broad SDK ecosystem → Geotab

Geotab (Construction): Best for AEMP aggregation across on/off-road fleets

Geotab is a strong fit if you already have OEM telematics on heavy equipment and want a single “hub” for on-road vehicles and off-road assets.

It natively ingests AEMP/ISO 15143-3 (the OEM data-sharing standard) from brands like Caterpillar and Komatsu, then layers rules, alerts and analytics to cut idling and improve utilization.

What features does Geotab have to help construction fleets?

Geotab’s construction bundle unifies OEM AEMP feeds, durable GPS units and on-road telematics so project teams see every truck, excavator and generator on the same map. Complete with routing, maintenance reminders and sustainability analytics, it has much to offer its construction customers.

Asset management, from dozers to trailers

Drop a GO Anywhere asset tracker on trailers, containers or generators, pair it with a GO9 RUGGED telematics device on heavy iron and MyGeotab shows every asset’s location, utilisation, live idling and last custodian in one dashboard.

Real-time idling alerts help managers shut machines down before too much fuel is wasted, while predictive-maintenance widgets flag probable failures.

Trackunit offers deeper indoor tool coverage via Bluetooth, but Geotab’s strength is marrying GPS-grade visibility with AEMP 2.0 feeds from big names like Caterpillar, Komatsu or Deere, so the same map works for trucks, excavators and tagged ancillaries.

Routing and dispatch

Inside MyGeotab you can build multi-stop routes, assign them to drivers and push turn-by-turn guidance to the Geotab Drive app, while supervisors track ETAs, unexpected stops and proof-of-service events in real time.

For most construction use-cases (such as material shuttles, low-boy moves, or field-service visits), this native toolset is plenty. If you want optimization that auto-resequences hundreds of stops, you’ll need an add-on tool (Shipwell, Elite EXTRA, etc.) or choose an out-of-the-box powerhouse like Verizon Connect.

Fleet safety with proactive coaching and OSHA support

MyGeotab watches harsh braking, speeding, seat-belt use and (through cameras) distraction events, then pushes in-cab beeps or spoken warnings to coach operators in the moment.  Safety scorecards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-ready reports and collision-detection alerts reach the office minutes later.

Samsara and Motive go further on AI dash cam analytics, yet Geotab’s open Marketplace (350+ add-ons) lets fleets bolt on the exact camera or safety accessory they want while keeping data in one system.

GO Anywhere tracking device for fleet monitoring

The GO Anywhere puck survives dust, water immersion and -40°C mornings thanks to an IP68/69K shell and wide-temperature electronics. Install it externally on loaders, pavers or pumps, and you should still get high-resolution tracking, engine-fault capture and accident detection.

Verizon Connect and Samsara both sell rugged hardware, but only Geotab layers that data into the same rules engine and dashboards used for on-road units.

Sustainability and EV transition tools

Embedded EV Suitability and EV Infrastructure assessments mine duty-cycle data to reveal which on-road trucks can flip to battery power and how much CO₂ that saves. Fuel-burn tables and greenhouse gas dashboards roll in alongside utilisation so project owners can see progress toward low-emission targets.

Few construction-first rivals offer a built-in EV planning suite today. That makes Geotab a solid choice for contractors bidding on carbon-scored jobs.

Open platform and marketplace to integrate everything else

Geotab’s GO Plan is a single, all-inclusive software tier: SDK and REST APIs, data connector, free AEMP parser and unlimited custom rules. That means your ERP, maintenance system or BI stack can consume live telematics without extra licence juggling.

Trackunit provides SDKs too, yet Geotab’s Marketplace breadth (dash cams, tyre sensors, winter-ops controllers) makes it easier to keep edge devices and analytics under one login.

Where does Geotab fall short compared with other fleet software?

Maintenance depth (CMMS): For parts inventory, mechanic boards and shop-cost analysis, HCSS Equipment360 runs deeper out of the box than Geotab’s maintenance features.

Requests/resource dispatch: Tenna’s drag-and-drop board and SMS queue handle asset moves and crew scheduling. Geotab sticks to tracking.

High-density, constraint-driven route optimization: Geotab offers native routing/dispatch and plenty of Marketplace optimisers, but for parcel-style, 100-stop auto-sequencing, Verizon Connect or a specialised transportation management system (TMS) still goes deeper.

Video safety and ELD focus: If AI dash cams and ELD compliance are your first priority, Samsara and Motive typically deliver a more complete camera/driver-coaching stack than Geotab.

Indoor tool coverage: For indoor/obstructed environments, Trackunit’s BLE tag and gateway mesh provide better small-asset visibility than standard GPS alone.

Is Geotab right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• A mixed-fleet hub that merges AEMP 2.0 machine data, rugged GPS tracking and on-road telematics in one UI.
• Built-in routing and dispatch for day-to-day material runs, low-boy moves and field-service visits, with the option to bolt on Marketplace optimisers if routes get more complex.
• Open APIs, SDKs and a 350-app Marketplace to stream telematics into ERPs, CMMS or BI dashboards without juggling licence tiers.
• Embedded EV and sustainability analytics to satisfy carbon-scored tenders and plan an on-road electrification roadmap.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deep shop-floor CMMS with parts rooms and mechanic boards → HCSS Equipment360
• Field requests, labor scheduling and inter-site dispatch → Tenna
• Indoor BLE tool/attachment tracking → Trackunit
• AI dash cam safety and turnkey ELD compliance → Samsara or Motive
• High-density, constraint-driven route optimization (hundreds of stops, tight windows) → Verizon Connect

HCSS (Equipment360 + Telematics + Dispatcher): Best for maintenance-first fleets that want construction-grade tracking and scheduling

HCSS breaks its construction stack into three focused apps. Equipment360 runs the shop, HCSS Telematics delivers GPS and engine data straight from the engine control unit (ECU), and HCSS Dispatcher turns the old magnet board into a digital, company-wide schedule.

Together, they give heavy-civil fleets a deep maintenance core, live asset visibility, and a point-and-click planner (provided you don’t mind hopping between software).

What features does HCSS have to help construction fleets?

HCSS has many features helpful for the construction industry, including its Telematics live engine data, the Dispatcher tools magnet board for crews and rentals, and perhaps most uniquely, its Equipment360 to run a deep CMMS.

HCSS Telematics – real-time equipment data, alerts and OEM Link

Fit a plug-and-play tracker (or set up factory AEMP feeds via OEM Link) and the portal streams location, hour-meters, fault codes and dash cam events every few minutes.

Instant alerts on overheating or high idle let mechanics react before downtime snowballs into serious problems. We’d say Trackunit offers better indoor Bluetooth coverage, but HCSS pulls richer controller area network (CAN) bus diagnostics straight into the maintenance workflow.

Equipment360 – tablet-ready CMMS built for the shop

Mechanics walk the yard with a tablet showing full service history, two-click work-orders and flagged warranty items.

Preventive-maintenance plans trigger automatically by hours, miles or dates, and cost codes flow to accounting so you see what each roller is really worth. Parts inventory, purchase orders and mechanic timecards live in the same screen, which is depth unmatched by Geotab or Samsara, while even Tenna’s new CMMS still trails in parts room control.

HCSS Dispatcher – the digital magnet board for crews, rentals and equipment moves

Drag loaders, crews and rented pumps onto a color-coded calendar. Conflicts surface immediately and the planner view highlights under-utilised assets. One click texts the day’s schedule to every foreman or driver. Tenna bundles requests and dispatch in one app, but HCSS Dispatcher goes wider, covering crew, material and rental tracking on the same board.

Seamless data hand-offs between modules

Telematics sends live meters to Dispatcher (for smarter scheduling) and to Equipment360 (to auto-open work-orders). Export hours straight into HeavyJob time-cards or an accounting system, with no manual double entry.

It’s not a single pane like Geotab or Tenna, yet the hand-offs keep data in sync once users learn where each task lives.

Where does HCSS fall short compared with other fleet software?

Separate apps = context-switching: You’ll bounce between the three UIs (Telematics, Equipment360, Dispatcher) if you purchase a package for all three; Tenna and Trackunit show most functions in one portal.

No indoor Bluetooth mesh: If you need to locate tools in basements or containers, Trackunit’s Kin/Beam network outperforms the GPS-only trackers.

Limited AI dash cam coaching and ELD: HCSS offers a plug-and-play camera, but Samsara and Motive still lead on in-cab AI coaching and Department of Transportation compliance workflows.

Route optimisation power: Dispatcher schedules moves between jobs, but high-density, multi-stop route algorithms remain far stronger in Verizon Connect RouteCloud.

Marketplace/open APIs: APIs exist, but the ecosystem is smaller than Geotab’s 350 add-on Marketplace.

Is HCSS right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• Deep, tablet-ready CMMS with parts rooms, warranty flags and preventive-maintenance automation.
• Real-time ECU data and fault codes flowing straight into work-orders – no spreadsheet imports.
• A drag-and-drop Dispatcher board to schedule crews, rentals and low-boy moves, then text daily plans to the field.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• All-in-one portal for requests, dispatch and tracking → Tenna
• Indoor or underground tool/attachment tracking → Trackunit
• AI dash cam safety and turnkey ELD compliance → Samsara or Motive
• Large-scale, constraint-driven route optimization → Verizon Connect

Samsara: Best for AI-powered safety and one-platform visibility across mixed construction fleets

Thousands of US construction contractors, from Maxim Crane to Delta Constructors, standardize on Samsara’s Connected Operations Platform because it combines AI-driven video safety, equipment telematics, fuel/spend control and worker-wearable protection in a single software.

Construction now represents Samsara’s largest net-new revenue segment, reflecting how well the platform fits mixed on and off-road operations.

What features does Samsara have to help construction fleets?

Marrying AI dash cam safety, mixed-fleet asset tracking, maintenance workflows, fuel insights and worker wearables in a single dashboard, Samsara is designed to cut accidents and idle time across many industries, including sprawling construction operations.

AI dash cam safety and coaching

Dual or 360° cameras supplied by Samsara detect 15+ risky behaviors (cell-phone use, tailgating, drowsiness, forward-collision warnings, stop-sign violations). It’s built-in AI avatar sends personalized coaching clips so supervisors can focus on repeat offenders.

Motive offers similar AI coaching, but Samsara’s event-accuracy benchmark and optional Samsara Wearable push safety beyond the cab, with fall-detection and SOS buttons for lone workers.

Consolidated asset and equipment tracking

Powered Asset Gateways (yellow iron), discreet Asset Tags (small tools) and OEM AEMP feeds all flow into one dashboard, letting you search natural language queries like “find my excavator”, review utilization/dormancy reports or create geofences with “wake-on-motion” theft alerts.

Trackunit still owns underground Bluetooth coverage, but we’d argue Samsara wins on an “all assets, one map” approach that mixes LTE gateways with Bluetooth tags.

Maintenance and AI-driven work-order suggestions

Fault codes, DVIR defects and scheduled preventative maintenance tasks merge into a single Maintenance hub that auto-suggests consolidated work orders so cranes leave the shop repaired in one visit. Invoice-scan AI extracts costs to flag expensive repeat parts.

It’s not as parts-room-deep as HCSS Equipment360, but it’s richer than standard telematics preventative maintenance timers (and you don’t need third-party CMMS connectors).

Fuel and spend management

Weather-aware idling rules, in-cab audio alerts and driver-efficiency scorecards helped Liberty save over $10m per year. Fuel-price overlays steer drivers to cheaper stations, while open APIs ingest any card-provider data to flag fraud (or you can pair with Motive Card if you need an integrated payment product).

Asset scheduling and real-time ETAs

Auto-pairing links trailers/equipment to the correct truck and driver. Dispatchers see live traffic, shareable customer ETAs and “time-on-site” reports that feed back into job-costing. Verizon Connect’s RouteCloud still beats Samsara for parcel-density optimization, but Samsara’s scheduling tools are plenty for typical construction moves.

Where does Samsara fall short compared with other fleet software?

Deep CMMS capabilities: For parts inventory, mechanic boards and granular cost codes, HCSS Equipment360 remains deeper.

Drag-and-drop request board: Tenna’s board handles asset reservations, crew scheduling and SMS moves. Samsara focuses on tracking and ETAs.

Indoor BLE mesh: Trackunit’s Kin/Beam network is better for locating tools in basements or towers.

Open data lake analytics: Geotab’s SDK/Data Connector still gives wider self-serve analytics and BI hooks.

Is Samsara right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• Market-leading AI dash cam safety with verified accuracy, proactive coaching and optional wearables to protect crews on and off the road.
• One dashboard for vehicles, yellow iron, trailers and small tools, plus OEM integrations from Cat, Deere, Komatsu, Volvo, and more.
• Integrated fuel/spend insights, maintenance hub and asset ETAs without juggling third-party point solutions.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deep CMMS parts inventory and mechanic scheduling → HCSS Equipment360
• Drag-and-drop request queues and crew dispatch → Tenna
• Indoor/underground Bluetooth tool tracking → Trackunit
• High-density, constraint-based route optimization → Verizon Connect
• Self-serve data lake and broad BI integrations → Geotab

Motive: Best for AI dash cam safety with ELD compliance and equipment tracking in one

Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) is a strong fit if you run on-road vehicles and job-site equipment and want AI dash cam safety, ELD compliance, and asset/equipment tracking in a single platform.

What features does Motive have to help construction fleets?

Motive combines AI video safety, asset gateways and preventive maintenance tools into its cloud portal. Managers can protect crews, locate equipment and curb operating costs without stitching together plug-ins, as we’ll go into below.

Driver and job-site safety

Motive’s AI Dashcam spots more than 15 unsafe behaviours (close following, distraction, cell-phone use, drowsiness and more) and speaks up in-cab roughly three to four times as often as rival systems, according to a benchmark study by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

Footage and telematics arrive on the dashboard seconds after an event, while an AI avatar can auto-coach drivers with personalized video clips. Samsara and Lytx also coach, but Motive’s safety-team review (free, human verification of every event) removes false positives so drivers trust the system and managers only spend time on real risks.

Fraud detection and spend management (via a Motive Fleet Card)

The Motive Card marries fleet fuel card purchases to telematics data. AI flags suspicious transactions (wrong location, wrong fuel type, tank can’t hold that much) and lets managers set hard spend limits or tax-code rules. Geotab, Verizon Connect and Trackunit rely on external fuel cards, whereas Motive’s card is baked into the same portal, so safety, tracking and cost control live together.

Equipment tracking and utilisation

Wired, battery or solar Asset Gateways snap to trailers, gensets and yellow iron (or whatever else your construction fleet is made up of). The dashboard displays engine hours, idle versus productive time and underused assets inside any geofence so planners can rebalance fleets before bidding on the next job.

Gateway Mini lasts five years on a single battery and carries an IP69K rating. Trackunit still leads for indoor Bluetooth meshes, but Motive balances rugged GPS hardware with native camera, safety and card modules.

Scheduling and auto-pairing

When a truck hooks to a tagged trailer, Motive’s platform auto-pairs the vehicle, asset and driver. Dispatchers see live ETAs, traffic overlays and weather, then push updates to customers or superintendents.

That’s lighter than Tenna’s drag-and-drop equipment board or Verizon Connect’s RouteCloud optimizer, yet it covers the “where is my concrete truck?” questions most contractors face daily.

Proactive maintenance for inspections, fault codes and reminders

Drivers complete pre and post-trip inspections in the Motive Driver App; fault codes stream in from vehicle and equipment ECUs and the system builds preventive-maintenance reminders by hours, miles or dates.

It’s comprehensive for a telematics suite, but still not a full CMMS. In other words, construction operations that involve parts rooms and mechanic boards will prefer to lean on HCSS’s Equipment360.

Where does Motive fall short compared with other fleet software?

CMMS depth: Lacks parts room inventory and mechanic board scheduling found in HCSS Equipment360.

Request/crew dispatch board: Doesn’t offer Tenna-style asset requests, SMS queueing or crew scheduling.

Indoor BLE tool tracking: No Bluetooth mesh like Trackunit for basements or containers.

OEM data aggregation hub: Imports AEMP feeds, but Geotab remains stronger for large multi-brand datasets.

High-density route optimisation: Basic ETAs and traffic overlays, but for 100-stop sequencing, Verizon Connect RouteCloud is deeper.

Is Motive right for your construction business?

✅ Best if you need:

• Industry-leading AI dash cam safety, false-positive filtering and auto-coaching to cut crashes and claims.
• A single portal that merges safety, fuel-card fraud control and equipment tracking/utilisation.
• Rugged asset hardware (IP69K, five-year battery) plus vehicle/asset auto-pairing for real-time ETAs and theft alerts.
• Inspection forms, fault-code alerts and preventive-maintenance reminders without deploying a separate CMMS.

❌ Consider other options if you need:

• Deep shop CMMS with parts inventory → HCSS Equipment360
• Drag-and-drop requests, reservations and crew dispatch → Tenna
• Indoor Bluetooth tool/attachment visibility → Trackunit
• AEMP hub and flexible analytics across thousands of machines → Geotab
• Parcel-style multi-stop route optimization → Verizon Connect

How We Ranked Construction Fleet Management Software

Overall, we investigated 29 market-leading fleet management and vehicle tracking systems to evaluate them in terms of functionality, usability, accuracy and aesthetics, so we can make the most useful recommendations to US businesses.

This saw us score and rate platforms in six main categories of investigation and six subcategories (51 areas of investigation in total: price, tracking features, driver management features, vehicle management features, other product features, and customer support extent).

However, given the specificity of the construction industry, this page has meant we have only looked at tracking, driver, vehicle and other product features that are relevant to the construction industry. For instance, some platforms which scored highly in our regular best fleet management software criteria, such as Azuga or Teletrac Navman, didn’t cut it here.