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Chevin FleetWave vs Trimble Mining

Chevin FleetWave logo

Chevin FleetWave

Fleet Management

Fleet management system covering vehicles and equipment assets, sold in three tiers from FleetWave Lite at £3 per vehicle per month upward

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Trimble Mining logo

Trimble Mining

Mining

Complete mining operation management solution

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chevin FleetWave only the Lite tier has a published price; any fleet with real operational complexity ends up in the unpublished Core or Advanced tier regardless of the appealing £3 headline figure.; Trimble Mining no public pricing information available
  • They diverge on capability: Chevin FleetWave covers Maintenance scheduling, Trimble Mining covers Fleet management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chevin FleetWave and Trimble Mining actually diverge.

Attributes where Chevin FleetWave and Trimble Mining differ
AttributeChevin FleetWaveTrimble Mining
Pricing modelPer vehicle per month (Lite); quote for Core and Advancedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Windows
CategoryFleet ManagementMining
FoundedUnknown1978

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Chevin FleetWave

  • Maintenance scheduling
  • Compliance tracking
  • Fuel management
  • Total cost of ownership reporting
  • Multi-asset tracking
  • Accident and incident recording

Only in Trimble Mining

  • Fleet management
  • GNSS positioning
  • Real-time tracking
  • Operations analytics
  • Equipment optimization
  • CAT MineStar
  • Komatsu KOMTRAX
  • GPS systems

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chevin FleetWave

  • A smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance trackingnot Trimble Mining
  • A mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate toolsnot Trimble Mining
  • An operation needing total cost of ownership reporting broken down by vehicle and asset typenot Trimble Mining
  • A fleet outgrowing FleetWave Lite and needing Core or Advanced tier compliance and reporting depthnot Trimble Mining

Trimble Mining

  • Fleet managementnot Chevin FleetWave
  • Equipment trackingnot Chevin FleetWave
  • Production monitoringnot Chevin FleetWave
  • Safety managementnot Chevin FleetWave
  • Operations optimizationnot Chevin FleetWave

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chevin FleetWave

  • Only the Lite tier has a published price; any fleet with real operational complexity ends up in the unpublished Core or Advanced tier regardless of the appealing £3 headline figure.
  • Pricing is in GBP by default, reflecting Chevin UK base, which adds currency conversion uncertainty for buyers budgeting in other currencies before a formal quote.
  • The Lite tier is explicitly a simpler feature set, so a fleet that starts there and later needs compliance depth or multi-asset TCO reporting faces a tier upgrade and a new, unpublished price negotiation.
  • As a UK-headquartered vendor, integration depth with US-centric telematics and fuel card providers may be less mature than with UK and European partners.
  • Equipment and asset pricing at $0.50 per asset is a separate line item from the vehicle rate, so a mixed vehicle-and-equipment fleet needs to calculate two different per-unit costs to budget accurately.

Trimble Mining

  • No public pricing information available
  • Quote-required model limits transparency

Pricing, plan by plan

Chevin FleetWave

On request
  • FleetWave Lite$undefined/month
    • £3 per vehicle per month
    • Equipment and associated assets $0.50 per asset
    • Simpler feature set aimed at smaller or less complex fleets
  • FleetWave Core / Advanced$undefined/year
    • No published pricing, consultation required
    • Expanded compliance, TCO and multi-asset reporting features

Trimble Mining

On request
  • Trimble Mining Suite$50000/year
    • Fleet management
    • Positioning systems
    • Operations analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Chevin FleetWave if

  • You need maintenance scheduling.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want compliance tracking.
Chevin FleetWave review

Choose Trimble Mining if

  • You need fleet management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
  • You also want gnss positioning.
Trimble Mining review

Questions people ask

Is Chevin FleetWave or Trimble Mining better?
Neither clearly leads. Chevin FleetWave starts at On request and Trimble Mining at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chevin FleetWave or Trimble Mining?
Chevin FleetWave starts at On request and Trimble Mining at On request.
Does Chevin FleetWave or Trimble Mining run on more platforms?
Chevin FleetWave runs on Web, iOS, Android. Trimble Mining runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
What is Chevin FleetWave best used for?
Chevin FleetWave is most often used for a smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance tracking, a mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate tools, an operation needing total cost of ownership reporting broken down by vehicle and asset type, a fleet outgrowing fleetwave lite and needing core or advanced tier compliance and reporting depth. Of those, a smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance tracking and a mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate tools are not what Trimble Mining is typically brought in for.
What can Chevin FleetWave do that Trimble Mining cannot?
Chevin FleetWave covers Maintenance scheduling, Compliance tracking, Fuel management, Total cost of ownership reporting. Trimble Mining covers Fleet management, GNSS positioning, Real-time tracking, Operations analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Chevin FleetWave: Is FleetWave pricing public?

Only for the Lite tier, at £3 per vehicle per month plus $0.50 per equipment asset. Core and Advanced tiers require a consultation.

Trimble Mining: Does Trimble Mining publish pricing online?

No pricing information is available on the website. Customers must contact the company for a personalized quote based on their specific mining operation needs.

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Chevin FleetWave: What is the difference between Lite, Core and Advanced?

Lite is a simpler feature set for smaller or less complex fleets; Core and Advanced add compliance, TCO and multi-asset reporting depth, priced separately.

Trimble Mining: What is included in a typical Trimble Mining deployment?

The site describes solutions for equipment tracking, safety, and productivity, but specific deployment configurations and associated costs are not published and require direct consultation.

Source
Chevin FleetWave: Does it track non-vehicle equipment?

Yes, equipment and associated assets are tracked within the same platform, priced separately from vehicles.

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