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Motive ELD integration

Connect your Motive account and every truck appears on freightline’s live map with the driver on it and their hours of service, next to the load they are running. Dispatch sees who can still make a pickup without opening a second tab.

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What you get

  • Every truck on the Live map with its position, speed, heading and last location, next to the load it is running.
  • The driver logged in on the truck, and the co-driver on team trucks where the ELD reports one.
  • Hours of service for each driver: drive, shift and cycle time left, and when the next break is due.
  • The odometer where the ELD reports it, which keeps truck maintenance due dates current.

How to connect Motive

  1. In freightline open Settings → ELD and choose Motive.
  2. In the Motive Dashboard go to Admin → Developers → Create an API Key. Read access is enough. Paste the key into freightline. If your account shows a Connect with Motive button instead, use it: you sign in at Motive and approve read-only access to Locations and HOS, with no key to copy.
  3. Press Connect & test. freightline calls the ELD once to check the key, then pulls the fleet. The card shows the provider, the status and the last sync.
  4. Give each truck under Trucks & trailers its VIN and unit number. Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number.
  5. Open Live map. Readings refresh when you open it; Sync now under Settings → ELD forces a refresh.

What it doesn’t do

  • The connection is read-only. freightline never edits logs, changes settings or sends anything to your ELD.
  • IFTA miles by state do not come from Motive’s GPS today. They are counted from Google routes of your delivered loads, loaded plus deadhead (how the IFTA report works).
  • Only the company owner can connect or change the ELD. The key is encrypted at rest.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Motive API key?

Usually yes: create one in the Motive Dashboard under Admin → Developers, with read access, and paste it under Settings → ELD. If your freightline account shows a Connect with Motive button, you can sign in at Motive and approve read-only access instead.

Can freightline change anything in my Motive account?

No. The connection is read-only: freightline pulls positions, drivers and hours of service and never writes back.

Does the IFTA report use Motive's miles?

Not today. With Motive connected, miles by state are counted from Google routes of your delivered loads, loaded plus deadhead, and fuel purchases are imported separately.

A truck shows on the map but isn't linked to my truck. Why?

Units are matched by VIN first, then by unit number. Check that the truck's VIN or unit number in freightline matches the ELD exactly, then press Sync now under Settings → ELD.

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Sources

freightline details come from our help articles and the app itself.

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