Asset tracking has come a long way since the early days of the commercial GPS industry when we were simply monitoring the location of fleets of cars, trucks and vans. Today, businesses across industries are realizing that GPS and telematics technology isn’t just about knowing where a vehicle is — it’s about gaining complete visibility into everything that moves or holds value in your operations. Trackem GPS (trackem.com) is at the forefront of this transformation, offering smart, scalable asset tracking solutions that go far beyond the cab of a truck.

The Evolution: From Vehicle Tracking to Full Operational Oversight

Historically, asset tracking was used primarily to monitor passenger and commercial vehicles — think sedans, delivery vans, and freight trucks. This gave fleet managers the ability to optimize routes, reduce fuel costs, and improve driver accountability. But as industries have evolved and business assets have diversified, so have their tracking needs.

Today, businesses want to monitor not just their vehicles, but everything those vehicles interact with — workers/drivers, trailers, heavy equipment, tools, generators, even individual product shipments and other valuable cargo. That’s where Trackem comes in with GPS and telematics solutions that can meet these diversified asset tracking needs.

One Business, Many Assets — All Tracked in Real Time

Imagine this: a truck pulling a trailer loaded with high-value equipment and tools. With Trackem's end-to-end tracking solution, you’re not just tracking the truck — you're tracking:

• The truck itself via a hard-wired or OBD plug in GPS tracker

• The trailer via a battery-powered or solar-powered GPS unit

• The equipment or cargo on the trailer via compact asset trackers that can be hidden 

Why is this important? Because that trailer won’t always be with the same truck. And the cargo or tools on the trailer may be more valuable than the trailer or the truck and may be moved to a different location or job site. With Trackem, you can maintain complete awareness of your valuable business assets whether they’re on the move, dropped off at a job site, or stored in a warehouse.

(Wired Tracker mounted in vehicle, Mag Tracker attached magnetically to trailer, Solo Tracker for tools/equipment) 

Trackem GPS: Track Everything, Everywhere

Trackem GPS offers a wide variety of trackers designed to meet the unique needs of powered and non-powered asset tracking. Here's a breakdown of what they offer and what you can track:

🔋 Powered GPS Trackers 

Perfect for any asset with a 12-60v power source, these devices draw minimal voltage and provide real-time GPS and/or telematics data updates. These trackers can either be hard-wired to power, ground and ignition or plugged directly into a vehicles OBDII port. Examples for where these are used include:

• Passenger Vehicles (cars, vans, trucks)

• Heavy Equipment (excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, loaders, etc.)

• Electric Vehicles (EVs)

• Golf Carts and Utility Vehicles

• Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at airports (luggage tugs, belt loaders, pushback tractors, etc.)

• Transport Trucks and Busses

• Tractors and Farm Equipment

• Utility Trucks, Dump Trucks and Service Vehicles

Key Features:

• Real-time tracking with frequent GPS updates and accurate routing

• Geofence alerts for entry and exit, unauthorized movement, speeding and more

• Internal accelerometer provides data for harsh braking, harsh acceleration, harsh cornering and impacts

• Engine usage, mileage, battery voltage and fuel data
  
  

🔋❌ Battery-Powered & Solar-Powered GPS Trackers For Asset Tracking

These rugged devices are ideal for assets that don’t have a power source — and are often smaller, the ones that go missing or get forgotten. Versions of these independent, wireless trackers have either a sealed lithium, rechargeable battery (by solar, 120v plug in or 12 trickle charge), or some are powered by store bought AA or AAA batteries which are easily interchangeable. Some examples are:  

• Trailers (enclosed, flatbed, utility)

• Tools (portable generators, compressors, chain saws, lawn equipment, etc.)

• Job Boxes and Tool Boxes

• Ladders, Lifts, Scaffolding and Racks

• Construction Materials

• Cargo Containers, Pallets and Bins

• Valuable Goods (electronics, retail shipments, medical supplies)

Key Features:

• Long battery life (up to several years)

• Tamper alerts and motion detection

• Compact design, easy to conceal or mount

• Weatherproof and impact-resistant
  
  
  
  

Why Businesses Choose Trackem GPS

Whether you're managing a single service van, a multi-trade construction company, and airport or a nationwide logistics operation, Trackem GPS empowers you with the data and insight to reduce loss, increase efficiency, and protect your assets.

✅ Complete Operational Visibility

Track the truck, track the trailer, and track the tools — separately or together — and never lose sight of anything important.

✅ Scalable & Flexible GPS Solutions

From small contractors to large-scale operations, Trackem's GPS and telematics platform grows with your business and adapts to your needs. Telematics experts are accessible to consult on tracker type and required functionality.

✅ Easy-to-Use Dashboard

Quickly set and see the data that is most important to your team. Monitor all your assets in real-time with a user-friendly interface accessible from any device.

✅ Theft Recovery & Loss Prevention

Quickly locate stolen equipment and receive alerts for unauthorized movement — dramatically improving your chances of recovery. Easily send temporary Tracking Links to outside users, such as law enforcement, to provide real-time access to location data. 

Ready to Track More Than Just Your Fleet?

Today's businesses invest in and operate a variety of high value assets. It is important to understand the various types of GPS trackers and which ones fit best for the type of assets your business needs oversight on. Further to that, a key consideration is how you need the tracker to operate, what functions you need, what GPS ping rate is necessary for a given asset type. This is the consultation you can expect from Trackem experts to customize a GPS and telematics solution to cover all your valuable business operations assets. 

Your vehicles are just the beginning. With Trackem GPS, you can take asset tracking to the next level — monitoring your entire operation, from trucks and trailers to the tools and cargo they carry. Stop guessing where your costly business assets are and start knowing.

Visit trackem.com to explore tracking solutions that work as hard as you do.