Stop buying a task list and calling it workforce softwareDriver management software is still purchased as if the job were sending stops and collecting signatures. A brilliant sequence that routinely breaks meal rules or hours limits is not a win for driver management. Exception capture that protects both driver and brandExceptions are where driver management earns trust or loses it. How Locus’ agentic driver management boosts rider productivity in real-timeThe demands above stop being a wish list when driver management runs on the same decisioning engine as planning and dispatch. Put that standard in the 2026 budget conversation: fund driver management as an operating layer with adoption, proof, and exception SLAs, not as a mobile accessory to routing.