Fleet management solutions have different design goals.
Some are made to help track and control vehicle-related costs, while others have project management features that are designed to help you delegate and track driver tasks.
Another important aspect of fleet management, however, is safety.
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise (which is priced uniquely for each customer) is one of those platforms.
Unlike most other products in the fleet management category, the main design focus of the software is to monitor vehicles out in the field and track incidents of bad driving behavior.
This way, managers can identify problems and be more proactive in solving them.
If you're looking for a platform with tons of different features, then you might want to consider Zubie or our Editors' Choice pick Fleetio instead.
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With that in mind, Lytx DriveCam Enterprise is a very useful product when it comes to enhancing safety and vehicle tracking.
The platform makes use of onboard vehicle tracking technology as well as cameras on the inside or outside of the vehicle.
This allows for precise tracking of things such as rapid acceleration and idling as well as video evidence of any bad behavior or accidents to determine fault.
If safety is what you're after, then Lytx DriveCam Enterprise might be the right choice for you.
Pricing
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise doesn't list any publicly available pricing information on its website.
A representative for the company said that, because pricing varies so much depending on the customer's industry, needs, and fleet size, a universal specific price cannot be given.
The rep said that customers can either install the tracking devices on the vehicles themselves or have a Lytx DriveCam Enterprise authorized install partner do it for an undisclosed extra cost.
So, if you're curious about Lytx DriveCam Enterprise's pricing, then you'll have to get in touch with the company's sales team.
Other solutions in this review roundup make their pricing structure available.
Onfleet and Zubie ($179.95 at Zubie) , for example, both publish their prices on their website.
It's understandable that Lytx might want to keep this information private.
After all, every business has its own fleet management needs, and it wouldn't make sense for customers to pay for features they don't use.
With that said, the company should provide just a little guidance regarding the cost of the system.
Usability and Features
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise's UI does a solid job at giving you all of your fleet information in a simple and attractive package.
Look at the sidebar and you'll see icons for the Tasks, Insights, Events, and Feedback modules.
These tabs encompass just about everything you'll be doing from a management standpoint within the app.
The user interface (UI) is modern and attractive, making use of modern fonts and a gray-and-white color scheme that's easy on the eyes.
Navigating around the platform is a breeze, and ultimately, I had no trouble finding information and entering data into the system.
It might not be as flashy as Onfleet, but I appreciate Lytx DriveCam Enterprise's no-nonsense design approach all the same.
One feature unique to Lytx DriveCam Enterprise is its Events module.
Essentially, all vehicles out in the field have cameras installed on them.
Cameras can be placed facing the driver or the road.
Like several other fleet management systems in this review roundup, Lytx DriveCam Enterprise comes bundled with a tracking device.
This device can monitor dangerous driver actions such as hard braking, rapid acceleration, and high-speed turns.
These tracking features are designed to help managers identify and, ultimately, remedy bad behavior.
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise takes this a step further and records video of the incidents.
It can also record video of accidents and traffic violations.
The Events module is incredibly useful for fleet supervisors who care deeply about safety.
If you have a vehicle camera oriented toward the road, then it also solves a significant problem with the behavior-tracking features on other systems.
For example, say you're a van driver who is making a delivery and a collision happens in front of you on the highway.
You are forced to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the cars in front of you.
In a platform such as Zubie, a hard-brake would be recorded in the system and affect your driver score.
You might be unfairly penalized for doing the right thing.
You could try to explain what happened to your supervisor, but he or she might not believe you.
With Lytx DriveCam Enterprise, your supervisor can see video of the incident and determine whether or not you did the right thing.
Ultimately, the Events module helps both identify bad driver behavior and determine responsibility more accurately.
This is the best safety feature I have seen in a product of this kind.
If driver safety is paramount for you, then you may want to opt for Lytx DriveCam Enterprise.
Another bonus toward tracking vehicle behavior is cost control.
Whenever a driver idles excessively or speeds, it wastes fuel.
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise tracks that data so you're able to spot drivers who waste fuel so that you can speak with the driver to fix the problem.
While Lytx DriveCam Enterprise doesn't have more traditional cost-per-mile (CPM) estimates that competitors such as Avrios (1.00 Per Vehicle Per Month at Avrios) do, this is still a helpful feature in tracking costs.
Reports
Like other products in this review roundup, Lytx DriveCam Enterprise offers a variety of different canned reports in its Insights module.
In this module, the dashboard shows graphs for fuel costs, vehicle data, and all of the incidents that have happened in your fleet.
These reports track all of your drivers along with the amount of negative behaviors they have.
It even calculates trends so you can see which drivers are either improving or regressing in their driving behavior.
Overall, the Insights module isn't as robust as something you'd find on competitors such as Chevin Fleetwave (Learn More at Chevin) or Fleetio.
You don't get detailed fleet cost reports, and you can't even export your data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Still, it's better than nothing and should give you a fair idea of your fleet's performance.
Solid Safety Focus
If you are looking for a platform that can track every imaginable aspect of your fleet, then Lytx DriveCam Enterprise isn't for you.
This platform is focused almost entirely on ensuring safe and efficient driving within your fleet, and lacks features that keep track of fuelings, part replacements, and inspections.
With that in mind, Lytx DriveCam Enterprise is a fantastic solution if safety is what you're after.
Being able to see video of driving activity out in the field is a feature I haven't seen in a fleet management system before, and that sort of feedback can be quite helpful in spotting and remedying bad behavior.
While it lacks the functionality of Editors' Choice Fleetio, it's still a solid fleet management platform.
The Bottom Line
Lytx DriveCam Enterprise excels at helping fleets become safer.
This fleet management software lacks some of the other features you'll find in the competition, however.
