Canada’s STEP Energy Services Wins Prestigious Global Innovator Award

Canadian fleet operator STEP Energy Services captured the international spotlight after being named the winner of the Global Innovator Award Canada at the 2026 Motive Visionary Customer Awards.

Announced live in front of more than 1,000 industry safety, operations, and finance executives at Motive’s Vision 26 innovation summit, the award highlights STEP Energy Services' exceptional integration of AI-powered telematics to achieve extraordinary, measurable results across its heavy vehicle operations. By leveraging the Motive platform, the Canadian company successfully decreased overall safety events by 18% while strictly holding its collision rate to a remarkable 1.2 per million miles.

The high-profile recognition for STEP Energy Services anchored an elite lineup of global fleet leaders honored for utilizing advanced automation to protect their workforces and optimize their bottom lines. Alongside the Canadian innovator, other prominent North American transportation networks, including FirstFleet, Heartland, and Kamps Logistics, demonstrated profound operational upgrades, reporting up to a 63% reduction in critical safety events and significant advancements in aggregate fleet safety scores through AI-driven driver coaching and fatigue reduction systems.

"The people running physical operations keep our global economy moving, and it is a privilege to celebrate the remarkable milestones our customers achieved this past year,” said Shoaib Makani, CEO and co-founder of Motive. “These inaugural awards honor the trailblazing leaders who are utilizing the Motive platform to protect their workers and transform their organizations on a global scale. Congratulations to our 2026 Motive Visionary Customer Award winners!”