Background
When Pittsburgh Paints separated from PPG Industries in December 2024, it inherited a fleet program that was no longer viable to operate independently. The newly independent company needed to transition to a different employee driving solution quickly, while maintaining driver safety compliance and strengthening its risk monitoring program.
Within months, Pittsburgh Paints partnered with Motus, set an aggressive 60-day implementation timeline, and successfully moved its entire US and Canadian driving population off company cars and onto personal vehicle reimbursement. The following is the story of how they did it.
Challenges
Pittsburgh Paints needed to fully transition away from fleet while maintaining control across cost, risk, and operations:
- 1,350+ drivers across the US and Canada needed to exit company-leased vehicles due to non-transferable lease agreements inherited from PPG
- A ~60-day window to design, deploy, and communicate a new program to a large, distributed workforce
- Liability exposure, and vehicle use costs under the prior model
- Requirement to maintain driver safety training and insurance monitoring from day one
- Need to integrate with its HRIS system for ongoing program administration
This was not just a system change — it was a full operating model shift under a fixed deadline.
The Motus Solution
Pittsburgh Paints selected Motus to replace fleet with a FAVR-based reimbursement program aligned to actual driving behavior, eliminating vehicle ownership while maintaining control over cost and risk.
The solution combined four critical components:
Program Design & Deployment
Motus designed a FAVR-based reimbursement program tailored to a bi-national workforce and executed a full implementation into ~60 days.
Early enrollment was offered as an option and ~60% of U.S. drivers took advantage, easing the operational load at year-end.
Reimbursement & Driver Experience
Drivers transitioned to the Motus app for GPS-based mileage capture with automated, tax-advantaged reimbursement — ensuring accurate, fair payments from day one.
For a workforce accustomed to company cars, transparent and consistent reimbursement was key to building confidence in the new program.
Risk Mitigation & Compliance
Motus Protect replaced periodic checks with continuous MVR monitoring, insurance monitoring, automated compliance workflows, and ongoing driver safety training via RoadSmart.
The result was year-round visibility across Pittsburgh Paints’ North American workforce — and a documented compliance record they could stand behind with insurance carriers and in any legal or disciplinary situation.
Change Management at Scale
Motus led a structured change management rollout designed to meet drivers where they were. Communications were sequenced deliberately — from leadership alignment sessions and company-wide announcements to town halls and role-specific training for both drivers and managers. The Motus customer success team participated directly in early sessions to answer driver questions, lending credibility to the program from day one. Post-implementation Q&As kept momentum going and drove adoption across the full driving population.
The Results
Pittsburgh Paints successfully transitioned its entire North American driver population in approximately 60 days — without disrupting business operations.
✓ 1,350 drivers transitioned from company fleet to FAVR across US and Canada |
✓ Full implementation completed in ~60 days |
✓ ~60% of US drivers voluntarily onboarded early |
✓ Annual MVR pulls replaced with continuous, real-time monitoring |
✓ ~2,000 additional employees enrolled in Motus Protect for safety training |
✓ UKG HRIS integration underway for automated employee data syncing |
“It was an incredibly accelerated timeframe and Motus was very helpful in the whole process. The Motus Team was very organized, very knowledgeable — able to ask challenging questions and answer them.”
— Mark Guenthenspberger, Operations Planning Manager, Pittsburgh Paints
Conclusion
Pittsburgh Paints replaced a complex fleet model with a scalable employee driving program—improving visibility, maintaining compliance, and positioning the business to grow post-separation.