Theft of Plant and Machinery is Rising, Particularly at Christmas.

With crime on the increase, installing GPS tracking devices on your valuable machinery is an extremely reliable way of safeguarding them. A GPS asset security system is a financial investment but could save you a huge amount of trouble and money, in the long run, if your machinery is stolen.

Last Christmas one of our customers had a Kubota RTV stolen with one of our trackers installed.  He called us to let us know it was stolen and he had reported it to the police.  We could see on our mapping system that it had been parked in a field and left for a few days, which is typical behaviour of thieves, but was now at a new location.  We contacted the police with the crime number, and an officer was sent to investigate the location.  The Kubota had been placed in a trailer on a driveway, but was still visible on the mapping. The police quickly obtained a search warrant, the Kubota was recovered and an arrest made. 

Having our GPS tracking device installed saved our customer significant amounts of money in not having to hire a replacement and buy a new machine.

Remember, insurance may not pay the full cost of a replacement and future insurance premiums may increase.

The TRAAKiT System

Our TRAAKiT system includes our TRAAKiT TD3 tracking device and a map which enables you to see where your machines are in real time.  We provide you with your own unique account giving you secure access to the TRAAKiT system via any internet connected PC, tablet or smart phone.

The TRAAKiT TD3 is an intelligent device.  Its electronics include a GPS module, which calculates the position of the TRAAKiT TD3 from signals received from the Global Positioning System satellites, and a GPRS module which transmits the data back to our servers via the mobile phone network.  It stores your instructions, so it sends the data back at the times you set, including its position, when it leaves the geofence and when it is on a journey.  It is also enabled to work in any country in the world that has a GPRS mobile telephone network.

It works off its own internal battery which is recharged by hard wiring the TRAAKiT TD3 covertly to the machine’s 12v power source.  This means that the TRAAKiT TD3 is hidden and will continue to operate even when disconnected from the machine’s own power. 

The mapping system enables you to control your TRAAKiT TD3 device. You can see where your machine is in real time, you can instruct the TRAAKiT TD3 when it should call in and to set a geofence around your machine which is an electronic boundary that triggers an alert if the machine leaves this area.  This can indicate a theft is in progress

For anyone in charge of valuable machinery; having a GPS asset tracking system installed is a very worthwhile investment.