Constructor Contractor Finds Thief through GPS Equipment Tracking
14 Sep 2015Last year, a construction worker named Pete Jackson was hit by thieves over six times. Because of this, not only does he have a sign up that clearly warns potential thieves to ‘watch out’, but he also has surveillance cameras up on top of his roof of his building.
However, what the thieves are not able to openly see is what will ultimately land them in jail the next time they try to break into any of Pete’s Stonewall construction sites to steal any of his belongings: it’s GPS equipment tracking.
He claims construction site thieves are hitting him ‘left and right’ claiming that recently he had eight windows stolen from one house, which costed him around $1200 to replace them.
Jackson decided to put a little more pressure on the next person who trespasses on his property. as he is fed up with criminals getting away with stealing what doesn’t belong to them.
On one of his expensive air compressor units, he installed GPS equipment tracking which, unknown to thieves, will double as a GPS tracking device.
One particular thief learned his lesson the hard way as cops showed up at his door looking for the tracked air compressor which was clearly in plain sight.
Jackson says since adding the tracking device to this particular piece of equipment worked so well, he now plans on installing tracking devices in various other pieces of equipment he has.
Jackson feels that although this is likely not to have a huge impact overall, it is a single person who is caught and perhaps next time they might just catch a bigger thief who hauls off with a lot of equipment, tools, and other valuable things. He feels that each time he catches a thief through his tracking equipment; it’s one less person that he will have to worry about stealing his stuff.
In addition to the signs, cameras and GPS tracking, he is also locking down some of his equipment with heavy chains as well.
Equipment tracking can highly beneficial and is done simply by installing GPS tracking devices on your designated equipment you want to track. You can track a cellphone, computer, car or even a secure briefcase. It is much easier to track and locate your valuables with the use of this advanced technology. Asset tracking for powered equipment is especially beneficial for expensive equipment housed at construction sites.
Each day, smaller devices are being developed that have more intelligent tracking systems and longer battery lives. You can leverage insight on your business using GPS tracking equipment like never before and put the power at your fingertips.
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