Five ELD v1 vs ZTrucking Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five ELD v1
Manage your fleet and comply with FMCSA regulations with this powerful suite of tools. Monitor driver activities, location, speed, and miles traveled to enhance fleet safety and operations. Designed for fleets of all sizes, it aims to keep drivers satisfied.
- Fleet management tools
- FMCSA regulation compliance
- Driver activity monitoring
- Location and speed tracking
- Miles traveled reporting
- Route selection analysis
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Five ELD v1 - The most powerful suite of tools to manage your fleet and comply with FMCSA regulations. Most accurate and relevant data to help you manage your fleet. Monitor current location, speed, miles travelled, route selection, detention time, and other driver activities to improve the safety and overall operations of your entire fleet. Based on the well-known and tested Five ELD v1 platform, Five ELD v1 provides even more functionality to fleets of all sizes while keeping the drivers happy.
ZTrucking Driver
This app connects commercial drivers with their carriers for managing onboarding, safety, compliance, and operational tasks. Drivers can upload documents, complete inspections, and receive load updates securely. Carrier access is required.
- Onboarding management
- Safety and compliance tracking
- Document uploads
- Vehicle inspections
- Load updates
- Operational task management
- Notifications for required actions
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ZTrucking Driver is the official mobile app for commercial drivers working with carriers that use the ZTrucking platform. It helps drivers stay connected with their carrier while managing onboarding, safety, compliance, inspections, documents, load updates, and operational tasks in one secure place. Access to the app is provided and managed by the carrier. This is not a standalone service. Features, tasks, and visibility are controlled by the carrier to ensure secure and compliant operations. Drivers can upload required documents, complete employment applications, review and acknowledge carrier policies, and track onboarding progress directly from their mobile device—eliminating paperwork and duplicate data entry. The app supports carrier safety programs by allowing drivers to complete required inspections, receive reminders for missing or expiring documents, and stay aligned with compliance requirements. Drivers can view active load information, submit load-related documents, and receive operational updates without relying on calls, texts, or third-party tools. Notifications keep drivers informed about required actions, inspections, maintenance reminders, and payment or settlement updates so important information is not missed. ZTrucking Driver is designed for professional commercial drivers and supports FMCSA-aligned compliance workflows. It does not provide dispatching or brokerage services. An active ZTrucking carrier account is required. For access or assistance, contact your carrier or email admin@ztrucking.com ZTrucking. Comply. Optimize. Scale.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZTrucking Driver at 5.0 against Five ELD v1's 4.5. Five ELD v1's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZTrucking Driver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five ELD v1 has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five ELD v1 ships an update every 2 weeks, ZTrucking Driver monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five ELD v1 | ZTrucking Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIPPY ELD INC | ZTRUCKING GROUP CORP |
Customer experience
Five ELD v1
ZTrucking Driver
In-app purchases
Five ELD v1
No in-app purchases
ZTrucking Driver
No in-app purchases
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