Equipment Theft
In a land clearing or bush hogging business, equipment theft is always a concern. It is probably right behind productivity if you have employees. The good news is GPS tracking technology is inexpensive and can assist you with managing equipment theft and productivity for under a dollar per day.
Theft Recovery
GPS tracking is a popular technology today. Many equipment manufacturers build it into their equipment and offer access to the data as a service. Connections to the equipment computer (ECM) can provide engine diagnostics data for maintenance management.
Prevent equipment theft and recovering stolen equipment are two different things. GPS tracking cannot prevent theft but it can help you recover equipment quickly and return it to operation. Quick recovery of equipment may prevent it from being taken apart, put into a shipping container and sent to South America.
Maintaining Productivity
Productivity directly reflects in your profitability. Being able to see when someone start operating a machine, takes breaks, and leaves for the day is essential to profitability. If an equipment operator leaves after 6 hours for an 8 hour job, you have to return the next day to finish. This can disrupt the entire schedule and reduces the profit on a job. Time is money.
As seen in the images below, GPS tracking enables you to view all equipment location and activity from your phone. You can even create geofences and alerts to let you know if your equipment leaves a job site. If equipment is stolen, you can assist the police with tracking and recovering it right from your phone.
GPS tracking services start as low as $9.95 per month, per vehicles. Fleetistics is a service provider with a wide variety of GPS tracking options. Solar trackers for trailers, covert trackers for mowers, trackers for trailers, and vehicle trackers for company vehicles.
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Type of GPS Trackers
Solar: No power required. The internal batteries are recharged by the sun.
Wired: Wired GPS trackers are good for mowers, tractors, and equipment. They can be hidden and often include a backup battery.
OBD: Designed for use in a vehicles OBD port. These provide tracking, telematics and diagnostic information.
Solar and wired GPS trackers are the primary systems for equipment theft recovery.
