Police in bullet-proof vests. A large recovery operation against illegal workshops.
It was something out of a Friday night crime show when machines were recovered by police on an otherwise normal workday some months ago.
And at the center of it all?
A Trusted tracking device doing its job for a customer who effectively used its three-punch crime-fighting design.
Stolen Machines Found with GPS Tracking
When three heavy machines were stolen from a worksite, one was equipped with a Trusted IoT tracker. The device switched to theft mode, increasing transmission and providing a GPS trace—even after crossing the border. Working with local police, the supplier guided authorities to the exact location.
Well-hidden, but never gone
As this was not Hollywood, all the machines were not found immediately after arrival at the site.
However, the Trusted tracking solution not only excels by being durable enough to work when attached to machines in the construction industry.
It can also be located based on no fewer than three different location technologies: GPS fix, cell tower triangulation, and radio beacon technology.
And with the latter, you can pinpoint the location of even extremely well-hidden objects where GPS data must give up, based on a radio signal while using a Marshall scanner.
After a thorough search, it was possible to locate further stolen goods at the facility including machines hidden in a container covered by stacks of car tires.
Online location history made things escalate quickly
The tracking history revealed the stolen machine had visited another facility. Police in bullet-proof vests launched a second raid, recovering more stolen equipment. In total, assets worth €500,000 were secured before thieves could resell them.
No chance for the thieves with an effective tracking solution
At Trusted A/S, we never get tired of these stories.
The Trusted tracking solution is in operation all across the world – from the craftsman’s van to luxury cars, and mounted onto expensive equipment and essential machinery.
Protect your business today with a Trusted tracking solution.
Read more in our section on Theft protection and recovery.
The theft solution that recovered €500.000 also works for you
- Effective and discrete theft prevention.
- Small-frame tracker easily hidden anywhere.
- Battery-powered – protects powered and non-powered assets.
- Exact GPS position, including data logging features.
- Cell-tower triangulation and radio beacon technology.
- Alarm feature: alerts you if assets leave geo zones or move around outside user-specific hours.