Dockex vs. Motive
Motive commits you. Dockex doesn't.
190 BBB complaints in 3 years. 49 in the last 12 months.
Dockex bills one flat number, month-to-month.
Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) — not BBB accredited, with 190 complaints in the last 3 years per its BBB profile on 2026-11-01. And whatever it tracks, it doesn't file: IFTA and IRP returns, 2290, UCR, state registration — and it doesn't track Clearinghouse queries or drug & alcohol results. Dockex does — 2290, UCR and MCS-150 filed anywhere, IFTA, IRP and registration filed in Oklahoma — on a $349/mo flat plan plus a flat fee per filing.
Reads Motive's API. Month-to-month. Cancel any time. No sales rep.
Already using Motive?
Keep Motive. Skip the compliance consultant.
Dockex reads the Motive API read-only. Your ELD stays where it is, your drivers don't learn new hardware, and your existing contract terms don't change. We pull your operational data and add the DQ, drug & alcohol result tracking, Clearinghouse query tracking, and filing work that Motive doesn't ship.
- Read-only Motive API integration — driver workflows unaffected
- DQ files, drug & alcohol result tracking + MIS report, FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + reminders — inside Dockex
- Form 2290 and UCR — federal, we file them for you nationwide
- Oklahoma carriers: Dockex prepares and files your IRP, IFTA, and state registration on your behalf (IFTA prepped nationwide for everyone else)
- Month-to-month subscription so you can layer Dockex in without committing to another multi-year contract
An actual G2 review, 1 star
“Absolutely impossible to return an ELD on a truck we sold. So the ELD is in a box, in my office that I am still paying for. Quick to take money, add ELDs!!”
The real bill
Two invoices. One of them auto-renews.
Motive doesn't publish pricing — gomotive.com/pricing is a sales form. Motive's own fleet-software cost guide says most fleet software averages ~$35/vehicle/month, and buyers commit on multi-year terms with proprietary hardware. Dockex is flat monthly, month-to-month, no hardware. Four tiers: Starter $99, Professional $349, Business $799, Enterprise custom.
Motive stack (30 trucks)
Motive's compliance and filing gap
Multi-year contract. Auto-renew. Hardware lock.
Year-one net
~$12,600+ year one at that average, still no filings
Dockex Professional
One flat platform. Filings by use.
Read-only integration with your Motive. No hardware swap.
Year-one subscription (flat)
$4,188 — filings billed separately at flat fees
In Oklahoma, Dockex replaces your tag agent. Everywhere, it replaces the compliance consultant — and does the filing the rest leave to you.
One price. One dashboard. One place to look when a truck is off the road.
Each competitor price above is sourced and dated on this page; actual pricing varies by region, reseller, and plan.
The seven things Motive won't do
Motive tracks your compliance. It doesn't file anything.
Motive added driver-qualification documents, MVR pulls and CSA scores over the past year — real features, worth having. None of them submit a return or a registration. Every item below ends at a form somebody still has to file.
- FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking0
- Drug & alcohol result tracking + annual MIS report0
- IFTA quarterly return filing0
- IRP apportioned filing0
- Form 2290 / HVUT filing0
- UCR + MCS-150 filing0
- State registration filing0
Motive sold you an ELD and a camera. The compliance consultant is still a separate invoice, and so is the tag agent. Dockex replaces the consultant everywhere and, in Oklahoma, the tag agent too — $349/mo, one login, no long-term lock. Keep your existing drug & alcohol consortium; Dockex tracks every result and generates your annual MIS report.
Every problem, fixed
Every Motive complaint — answered in Dockex.
Left: what Motive customers report. Right: how Dockex handles it without asking you to break the ELD contract.
Pain
Dockex answer
Contract auto-renews despite written cancellation requests
Motive BBB profile · 190 complaints in 3 years (2026-11-01) · not BBB accredited
Dockex is month-to-month. Cancel any time from the billing page — before the next renewal, nothing more is charged. Export your data on request.
Getting billed for terminated trucks or unused service
Cecilia W. — G2 · BBB complaints 24157972, 24229644
Dockex is a flat monthly price, so selling a truck never changes your bill — there's nothing to stop. Delete the vehicle and it's gone.
Sales over-promises, then support ghosts you after signing
Matt G. · Glen H. — G2
There is no Dockex sales team. Drive the sandbox, then we set your account up for you — the founder does the onboarding call himself, and he is the same person you talk to after you sign.
Hardware lock-in (Vehicle Gateway + cameras)
gomotive.com/pricing redirects to a quote-request form
Dockex is BYOD. If you need to stay on Motive's Vehicle Gateway because the contract's not up, keep it — Dockex reads Motive's API. When the contract ends, switch to Samsara, Motive, or Geotab.
Motive doesn't handle DQ / FMCSA / D&A / filings
gomotive.com product pages show no tax or registration filing module
Dockex handles all of it. 17 DQ file items across FMCSA §391 + §382. D&A test-result tracking + the §382.403 annual MIS report (bring your existing consortium/TPA). FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + reminders. MVR auto-scoring on upload. Federal + state filings. One login.
Mileage data stays in Motive — doesn't become an IFTA return
Motive IFTA reporting generates a PDF; state portal submission is the customer's job
Dockex takes Motive's mileage API and prepares the quarterly IFTA return — we file it for you in Oklahoma (prepped nationwide so you or your agent can submit elsewhere). IRP and state registration: filed for you in Oklahoma. Form 2290, UCR, and MCS-150 are federal — we file those for you nationwide. On every plan, or file any of it yourself for free. One login.
Side-by-side
Capability by capability.
Parity on telematics via integration. The compliance + filing layer is the delta Dockex closes.
Telematics + ELD (parity via integration)
ELD (FMCSA-approved)
Motive
Dockex
AI dash cam
Motive
Dockex
IFTA mileage from ELD
Motive
Dockex
Fuel data from your ELD (Geotab / Samsara / Motive)
Motive
Dockex
Where Motive stops
DQ files (49 CFR Part 391)
Motive
Dockex
FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + reminders
Motive
Dockex
Drug & alcohol test tracking + annual MIS report
Motive
Dockex
MVR — reads the record and risk-scores it
Motive
Dockex
IRP apportioned filing
Motive
Dockex
IFTA quarterly return filing
Motive
Dockex
Form 2290 / UCR / MCS-150
Motive
Dockex
State registration filing
Motive
Dockex
Commercial model
Contract length
Motive
Dockex
Hardware lock
Motive
Dockex
Sales process
Motive
Dockex
Based on Motive's public product pages, its help centre, BBB customer complaints and G2 reviews as of 2026-09-06. Mischaracterization? contact@dockex.io — we'll correct within 48h.
Public receipts
What Motive customers actually report.
The complaints below are about commercial terms — contract length, auto-renewal, and off-boarding — not the hardware. They show up on G2 and on Motive's BBB profile. Every source is linked below.
190 BBB complaints in 3 years. 49 in the last 12 months.
Motive's Better Business Bureau profile shows 190 complaints in the last 3 years and 49 in the last 12 months, and it is not BBB accredited (checked 2026-11-01 — BBB's counts move, so this is a snapshot, not a running total). Individual complaints describe auto-renewal happening despite written cancellation — e.g. complaint 24272984 (December 2025): the customer emailed Motive in May 2025 to cancel at term-end, Motive verbally acknowledged the cancellation, then renewed the contract in August 2025 without authorization.
“Despite having clear written notice and follow-up phone calls that I did not wish to renew, Motive renewed the contract in August 2025 without authorization and attempted to charge my business. I never consented to renewal, verbally or in writing.”
Sales says yes. Support says 'open a ticket.'
Matt G. on G2 says the company stopped talking to him once he'd signed up. Glen H. says his insurer told him the camera discount a rep promised wasn't real.
“…Once I had a demo and decided to set up an account the whole company quit talking to me. Customer support was non-existent. They would not respond to emails or phone calls until I threatened to suspend all payments and void the contract.”
“Their sales team are way too pushy calling almost daily trying to get me to add cameras to the system telling me that I would get a discount on insurance if I installed them. I contacted my Insurance company and they told me that this was not true.”
Sold a truck? Good luck stopping the bill.
Cecilia W. on G2 and multiple BBB complainants (24229644, 24157972, 24272984) describe the same pattern — paying for ELDs on trucks they no longer own, because cancellation won't process.
“Absolutely impossible to return an ELD on a truck we sold. So the ELD is in a box, in my office that I am still paying for. Quick to take money, add ELDs!!”
Live product · no signup
The compliance stack Motive's sales rep never mentioned.
28 sample vehicles, DQ files filled, D&A results tracked, an IFTA quarterly return prepared and filed for you (Oklahoma) — not just reported. 24 hours. No card. No demo call.
No lock-in
Keep Motive. Add Dockex on top.
5 promises. No small print. If any of these turns out not to be true, email contact@dockex.io and we'll refund every dollar you've paid us.
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Try the live sandbox — no signup
Click through a sample 28-vehicle Oklahoma fleet — an IFTA return already filed, 90 days of operations.
Enter Sandbox → - 02
Keep your Motive contract
If you're locked into a long-term Motive deal, keep it. Dockex reads Motive's API — add the compliance + filing layer on top without buying out the contract.
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Month-to-month Dockex
No hardware lease. Cancel any time from the billing page — before the next renewal, nothing more is charged.
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We set it up for you
Tell us about your fleet and your account is ready, usually within a day. No card to start.
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Design Partner Program
Design partners get 50% off year 1 (annual plan, no clawback if you leave) and direct Slack with me. The program closes when it's full.
See the program →
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The overlay Motive's sales rep will never show you.
DQ files, D&A result tracking, Clearinghouse query tracking, IFTA return prepared and filed (Oklahoma), IRP tracked — running on 28 sample trucks, 2 seconds away, 24-hour access.
- Contract lengthMotiveMulti-year auto-renewDockexMonth-to-month
- FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + remindersMotiveDockex
- Drug & alcohol test tracking + annual MIS reportMotiveDockex
- IRP apportioned filingMotiveDockexFiled for you (Oklahoma only)
- IFTA quarterly return filingMotiveDockexWe file (Oklahoma; prep nationwide)
- Form 2290 / UCR / MCS-150MotiveDockexWe file it for you
- State registration filingMotiveDockexWe file it for you (Oklahoma)
- ELD (FMCSA-approved)MotiveDockexReads Motive API
- AI dash camMotiveDockexIngests existing dash cam data
EVERY COMPLIANCE FEATURE ON EVERY PLAN · AUTOPILOT FROM PROFESSIONAL
- no signup
- no credit card
- 24h sandbox
- every feature unlocked
FAQ
Everything else you're probably wondering.
Do I have to cancel my Motive contract to use Dockex?+
No. Dockex reads Motive's API in telematics-only mode. Keep your Vehicle Gateways and AI dash cams. Dockex layers the DOT compliance + filing workflow on top — DQ files, D&A result tracking, Clearinghouse, state registrations, federal filings.
What if my Motive contract auto-renews during the switch?+
That's the reason we built Dockex as an overlay. You don't need to break the Motive contract to start using Dockex. When your Motive contract ends, point Dockex at Samsara, Motive, or Geotab — your Dockex account keeps the full history.
Can Dockex replace Motive entirely?+
For compliance, filings, maintenance, DQ files, audit packets — yes. For ELD hardware — you still need a device. Dockex supports Samsara, Motive, and Geotab today.
How does pricing compare?+
Motive doesn't publish a price. gomotive.com/pricing redirects to a sales lead-capture form — every buyer goes through a rep. Motive's own fleet-software cost guide says most fleet software averages ~$35/vehicle/month (gomotive.com/guides/fleet-management/faq/how-much-does-fleet-management-software-cost). Dockex is $99-$799/mo flat, month-to-month — full DOT compliance + federal filings nationwide, IRP/IFTA/registration filed for you in Oklahoma (IFTA prepped nationwide). Enterprise (500+ trucks) is custom.
What does Dockex do that Motive doesn't?+
Everything compliance + filings: DQ files, drug & alcohol result tracking + annual MIS report, FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + reminders, MVR auto-scoring on upload, state registration filing (Oklahoma), IRP apportioned filing (Oklahoma), IFTA quarterly RETURN (not just report — Oklahoma; prep nationwide), Form 2290 / HVUT filing, UCR, MCS-150.
Does Dockex work outside Oklahoma?+
Federal filings (Form 2290, UCR, MCS-150) and the full DOT compliance tracker (DQ files, drug & alcohol result tracking, FMCSA Clearinghouse query tracking + reminders, MVR auto-scoring on upload, FMCSA SMS record (monthly)) work nationwide. State-level registration + IRP/IFTA done-for-you filing is currently Oklahoma — we prepare and file it for you on your behalf. Everywhere else: Dockex prepares the IFTA return; you or your existing tag agent submits. IRP is Oklahoma-only for now. Texas launch is next.
Can I keep my Motive contract while using Dockex?+
Yes. Dockex reads Motive's API read-only and layers compliance + filings on top. Your existing contract, hardware, and driver workflows don't change. You can keep your telematics vendor until the term ends and switch on your own calendar. Past your cancellation window and still getting billed for trucks you've already sold? Dockex is the escape valve — month-to-month, cancel from your billing page, data exports clean on request.
What's the Design Partner Program?+
Design partners get 50% off year 1 (annual plan, no clawback on exit), direct Slack access to the founder, and quarterly roadmap input. In exchange: one written case study at day 90, logo on our site with your approval, 15 minutes of async feedback per month. The program closes when it's full. See /design-partners for full terms.
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Stop paying for trucks you already sold.
28 sample trucks in the sandbox, 2 seconds away. 24-hour access. If you love it, $349/mo flat, month-to-month — cancel from the billing page if you're wrong.
Sourcing & corrections
Comparison based on Motive's public product + pricing pages, G2 reviews, and public industry-forum discussions as of 2026-09-06. Dockex LLC is not affiliated with Motive. Competitor trademarks are used for identification purposes only under comparative-advertising fair use. See our full audit process on the methodology page. Found something wrong? contact@dockex.io — we'll correct within 48h.