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Brand report · September 2026

Motive Motive: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about trucking & carrier management, Motive ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 39 in Trucking & Carrier Management (and appears in 2 categories of the index).

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Motive

Present across fleet categories, decisive in neither.

Where it wins. Motive holds the top rank in Trucking and Carrier Management with an 11.1% first-pick rate, its clearest sign that AI models treat it as a genuine choice rather than filler in that segment. Mention rates above 59% in both categories confirm broad recognition.

Where it loses. In Fleet Management, Motive sits fourth and draws zero first picks, meaning it surfaces alongside Samsara and Verizon Connect without pulling ahead when a buyer wants a name to act on. Enterprise contexts go unserved in both categories, capping how far the visibility can translate upmarket.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Trucking & Carrier Management · #1 of 15

39 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)
60%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
11%
first pick
9%
share of voice
First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.
ChatGPT
50
Claude
24
Gemini
42

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

How the models portray Motive

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

53% 40%
endorsed · 95% band 39–67% listed caveated graded across 43 mentions in Trucking & Carrier Management answers
Prompt themes Motive would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Motive. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Use-case fit
9/9 · #1×2
Top tools in 2026
8/9
Feature-led ask
8/9 · #1×2
Best overall
6/9 · #1×1
Startup & small team
6/9
If you could pick one
4/9 · #1×3
Budget & alternatives
2/9
Enterprise pick
0/9

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Motive's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Samsara
63%
Rose Rocket
53%
McLeod Software
47%
Axon Software
37%
Tailwind TMS
35%
TruckingOffice
33%

Head-to-head: Motive vs McLeod Software

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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