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HCSS, a provider of construction management software for heavy civil and infrastructure contractors, announced an integration between HCSS Fleet and Motive, according to Construction Equipment. Through the integration, contractors can pull vehicle and asset data from Motive straight into HCSS Fleet.
The integration is available to all HCSS Fleet customers.
What changes for fleet teams
The main change is the end of manual data entry. Organizations that manage hundreds of trucks and machines no longer need to key in engine hours, odometer readings or fuel usage by hand. Construction Equipment describes that task as slow and easy to get wrong.
In place of manual entry, HCSS Fleet receives hours, miles and preventive maintenance triggers automatically from Motive. According to the announcement, with fresher usage data shops can tailor service to how machines are actually being used and spot assets that may need attention sooner.
Phil Robinson, group product manager for HCSS Fleet, tied the feature to cost control. "It's about improved job costing and turning connected assets into better decisions," he said.
One map for mixed sources
Inside HCSS Fleet, Motive-equipped vehicles and assets appear on the same map as OEM-connected and HCSS-tracked equipment. That gives teams a single, unified view of their fleet.
Operations leaders can see where equipment is and whether it is available for work. Fleet managers also gain a more consistent source of data for reviewing activity, maintenance needs and trends, according to the announcement.
The Motive side
Motive is described in the announcement as an AI platform for physical operations with nearly 100,000 customers across transportation and logistics, construction and other industries. Jeet Chitgopker, senior director of Ecosystem Engineering at Motive, said that with Motive connected to HCSS Fleet, the data goes "straight to the teams making maintenance and utilization decisions."
The source material does not say which Motive hardware or asset types are supported, how often data refreshes, or whether pricing or additional fees apply.
