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Equipment tracking and theft prevention

When equipment moves between sites, it's easy to lose track of. EROAD shows you where your equipment and trailers are and how often they're used, so you stop paying for gear you already own and can act quickly when something goes missing.

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Why equipment is hard to keep track of

A paper sign-out sheet might work on one small site. Across larger sites, or several of them, it falls apart: nobody's sure who had the gear last or where it ended up, and gear that's sitting unused on another site gets bought or hired again. Stock takes rely on people counting crates, skip bins and chainsaws by hand, which is slow and often wrong. When something is stolen, you're left piecing together when it went and where, while you deal with police and insurers.

What you'll be able to do

Tracking your equipment cuts the time lost looking for it, and shows you which gear is paying its way.

Find equipment without ringing around

Look it up in MyEROAD instead of searching across sites, or hiring a replacement for gear that was only misplaced.

Take stock without a physical count

Keep your asset register current for the balance sheet without sending team members out to count everything by hand.

Put idle equipment back to work

Before you buy or hire more, check what you already have and how often it's used. Move gear to the sites that need it, and sell what nobody touches.

Respond faster when gear is stolen

Give police and your insurer a clear record of when an asset last moved and where it went, rather than trawling through CCTV footage and asking around.

How EROAD can help

Whether you run one depot or several job sites, you can track your gear in MyEROAD, from powered plant and trailers down to hand tools.

Every asset on the same map as your vehicles

See where each asset is, or where it was last seen, and when it last moved. Add as many users as you need, so site and workshop teams can look things up themselves.

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A record of what was on site, and when

Draw a geofence around a depot or job site, then see every asset that entered it over a date range, or what was there on a given night. If gear goes missing, you have the history to start from.

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Usage reports for every tracked asset

The Utilisation Dashboard in MyEROAD shows how often each asset is used and for how long. It's included with every Etrack tracker, so the numbers are there when you're deciding whether to buy or hire.

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Hours run and idle time for powered machines

Etrack G70 is wired to the machine's power, so it records hours run and idle time as well as location. You'll see which plant and generators are working, and which are just burning fuel.

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Low-cost tags for lower value gear

If your fleet runs Ehubo2, you can add battery Bluetooth tags that passing Ehubo2 units and phones with the Where app pick up. For a chainsaw or a crate you don't need real-time updates, just enough to go and get it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is equipment tracking and how does it work?

Equipment tracking uses GPS or Bluetooth trackers fitted to tools, trailers, plant and other assets, so you can see their location on a live map instead of searching for them manually or relying on sign-out sheets. It works alongside your vehicle tracking in the same system, so everything your business is responsible for shows up in one place.

How can trackers help with stocktakes?

Tracked assets keep your register current automatically, so instead of sending a team around sites to count crates, bins or tools by hand, your balance sheet reflects what you actually have in near real time.

Can GPS tracking help prevent equipment theft?

Tracking alone can't prevent theft, but it is an important part of your asset protection. Opportunists are looking for items that can't be traced to them. Tags and trackers that are wired or securely fixed to an asset makes it more risky for them to steal. Additionally, with geofence notifications you can get notified the minute equipment leaves a site when it shouldn't - so you can contact the police sooner. And with near real-time location updates from our GPS trackers, you have more details to share with the authorities.

What happens if a piece of equipment goes missing or is stolen?

Instead of trawling through CCTV footage or relying on memory, you have a record of when the asset last moved and where it went, which you can hand to police or your insurer to support a faster response and a stronger claim. GPS trackers can be used to view location in near real-time. The Oyster3 only reports its location periodically or based on movement but if its stolen you can contact EROAD to enable recovery mode to track its location.

How do I track equipment and tools across multiple job sites?

Draw a geofence around each site in MyEROAD, and you can see every tracked asset that entered or left it over any date range, or everything that was on site on a given night, all from one login rather than checking with each site manager individually.

Can I track both powered equipment and non-powered gear on the same system?

Yes. Powered plant and generators report hours run and idle time as well as location, while trailers and smaller gear report location and movement, and all of it shows up together on the same map and in the same reports.