Smart Chemical Solutions Enhances Efficiency and Savings with Motive Card

• Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)
• Sensors - Chemical Sensors

• Finance & Insurance
• Oil & Gas

• Logistics & Transportation
• Maintenance

• Driver Performance Monitoring
• Fleet Management

Smart Chemical Solutions, a company that creates custom chemical solutions, was facing several challenges in managing their fleet operations. The company was struggling with managing fuel expenses, tracking vehicle expenditures, and streamlining administrative processes. Their previous spend management provider was unreliable, often leading to unexplained card declines or software issues that affected card usability. The lack of a centralized platform made it difficult to manage fuel and maintenance costs related to fleet management, including fuel consumption and compliance. The process was time-consuming and frustrating, especially when administrators needed to make updates to spend controls and had to rely on a third-party customer support line. To address these challenges, Smart Chemical Solutions was in search of a reliable fleet card solution that would provide discounts, comprehensive insights into fleet performance, and the necessary controls to manage their cards.

Smart Chemical Solutions is a company that creates custom chemical solutions, from developing a formula to final delivery. The company is based in Midland, TX, and operates a fleet of 97 vehicles. They were looking for a way to streamline their fleet operations, control expenses, and improve overall efficiency. They recognized the need for a fleet card that would provide convenience, control, and cost savings. Smart Chemical Solutions chose Motive Card and Motive Spend Management to help streamline fleet management and reduce fuel spend, leading to significant time and money savings.

Smart Chemical Solutions partnered with Motive, their existing fleet management provider, to implement a comprehensive fleet card and spend management application. The company had been using Motive as their fleet management solution since October 2021 and decided to also use Motive as their fleet card provider to manage their spending. Motive’s comprehensive reporting and analytics across all fleet operations provided Smart Chemical Solutions with actionable insights into fuel consumption trends, driver behavior, and vehicle performance. These analytics, combined with spend data, helped identify potential areas for cost savings, route optimization, and improvement of overall fleet efficiency. The Motive Card offered immediate insights into detailed transaction data, including fuel type, volume, and location, providing comprehensive visibility into fuel expenses. This streamlined fuel management eliminated the need for manual expense reporting, saving time and improving productivity. Motive Spend Management allowed Smart Chemical Solutions to easily set spending limits, restrict purchases to specific fuel types, and update limits for emergencies as needed, without relying on a third party.

• The implementation of the fleet card program delivered substantial benefits to Smart Chemical Solutions, resulting in notable time and money savings. By leveraging the benefits of fleet expense discounts, spend controls they could manage in-house, and advanced analytics, Smart Chemical Solutions was able to streamline expense management, be more productive, improve fleet efficiency, and improve driver satisfaction. The Motive Card provided competitive discounts on fuel and maintenance at thousands of partner locations and was accepted anywhere within the Mastercard network, eliminating issues with cards being declined due to being out of network or for non-fuel transactions. Real-time transaction monitoring, spend controls, and customizable reporting tools provided the necessary oversight, ensured cardholder compliance, and improved security, reducing the risk of unauthorized purchases and fraudulent activities.

• Monthly fuel savings of 3.6%
• Average monthly rebate of $4,879 on fuel savings
• Spent $3.4M in 2022 and received $486.90 in discounts with previous card, significantly improved with Motive Card