Given the exponential growth of theft in recent years, the security of high-value cargo needs to be a top priority for businesses. Whether heavy equipment, tools, manufactured goods, luxury goods, or any manner of high-value cargo is being transported, ensuring that these items arrive at their destination safely and on time is crucial. Trackem’s technology has evolved to offer a suite of tools that protect valuable shipments in real time, minimizing risk and maximizing visibility.
Let's explore the various ways that Trackem’s GPS tracking shields high-value cargo from theft, tampering, environmental damage, and other potential inefficiencies or threats.
Real-Time Location Tracking or Asset Tracking
One of the standout features of Trackem’s GPS trackers is the ability to monitor the exact location of cargo in real time. With pings normally sent every couple of minutes, companies can know where their assets are at all times. This precise tracking ensures that the cargo is following the planned route and helps address any delays that may occur in a short amount of time.
What makes this even more efficient is the flexibility GPS systems like Trackem offer, allowing businesses to adjust the frequency of these pings. In high-risk situations, for instance, you can set the system to provide even more frequent updates, allowing Trackem’s website and app to track the cargo in real time. Real-time tracking helps businesses stay proactive rather than reactive, making it easier to ensure timely deliveries.
Conversely, clients can choose more asset-based tracking that pings less frequently. These plans can be set to ping every hour all the way to one time per day. The fewer pings required results in less data usage and therefore less cost, and for battery-powered GPS trackers, like the Trackem Solo Tracker, this can also extend battery life up to 10 years.
Lower ping rates and battery-powered trackers are often chosen for non-powered assets like trailers, tools, ladders, hydraulic pallet jacks, etc. These can easily be attached to a pallet of goods or easily placed on any type of cargo.
Geofencing for Route Compliance and Theft Prevention
Geofencing is another powerful tool for protecting high-value shipments. By setting up virtual boundaries along designated routes, businesses can ensure that cargo stays on track. If a shipment strays from its intended path, immediate alerts are sent out, allowing logistics teams to take swift action.
Alerts can be set for managers, owners, operators, clients, etc. for when the cargo enters and exits given locations. If the cargo has left the location of origin, crossed a border, entered a warehouse, and more. You will know the status of your valuable cargo as it travels along its route and at every stop.
Beyond route compliance, geofencing serves as an effective theft prevention mechanism. In the unfortunate event that cargo is stolen, Trackem provides instant location data for rapid response and recovery. Instant alerts are sent if the item moves when it should not or if it leaves a geofence when it should not.
The team at Trackem makes it simple—any deviation from the route can be easily seen on their tracking platform, ensuring that businesses can stay on top of any suspicious activity. Temporary tracking links are easily generated and can be shared with law enforcement, making it easy for them to monitor an asset’s location in real time.
Tamper Alerts for Added Security
Tampering with cargo can lead to significant financial losses, but Trackem’s GPS trackers provide an extra layer of security through tamper alerts. With advanced sensors, businesses can track if the cargo or the tracker itself has been interfered with.
If tampering occurs, immediate alerts are sent to your email or mobile phone, allowing for fast intervention. This real-time monitoring of any unauthorized handling of the cargo ensures greater peace of mind and a higher level of protection for high-value goods.
Condition Monitoring for Sensitive Cargo
For high-value cargo that is sensitive to environmental conditions—such as temperature or humidity—Trackem offers a solution. Trackem’s Temperature and Humidity Sensor is able to track Shipments like pharmaceuticals, perishables, and electronics often need specific conditions to remain intact during transit, and those can be tracked using Trackem’s many sensors.
Trackem’s temperature and humidity tracking features allow companies to keep a close eye on the environmental conditions of their cargo throughout the journey. If the temperature or humidity exceeds preset limits, alerts are triggered, giving companies the opportunity to address potential issues before they escalate.
If required, Trackem can set logic in its Wired GPS Tracker to monitor the temperature and take specific action if the temperature or humidity breaches a defined threshold. For example, if the temperature of a trailer exceeds a given temperature, an output can be energized to control a relay to turn on a ventilation fan or AC unit, until the temperature comes back down and so on.
Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility
One of the most significant advantages of using Trackem for high-value cargo is the improved visibility it provides across the supply chain. With access to real-time data and a live map that includes the location, speed, condition, and security of shipments, businesses can make more informed decisions.
The key to this visibility is the ability for Trackem GPS users to share Tracking Links with their customers or partners. This is a simple hyperlink that can be sent to anyone who is not on the Trackem account, so they can click it to open the map and see where an asset or shipment is in real time. The Trackem user can set what assets they can see and for how long the Tracking Link is to be live.
This increased transparency allows for better scheduling, optimized delivery times, increased customer satisfaction, and more efficient route planning. By providing the tools to monitor and manage cargo at every step, Trackem helps streamline operations, reduce delays, and ultimately improve customer satisfaction.
Conclusion
From real-time location tracking to tamper alerts and condition monitoring, Trackem offers many ways to protect your high-value cargo. With features like geofencing, shareable tracking links, environmental sensors, and a live map, businesses can ensure that their shipments remain secure, regardless of the risks they might face. By leveraging GPS technology, companies can achieve greater peace of mind, enhance supply chain efficiency, and keep their valuable assets safe at every stage of transit with the help of Trackem.
By integrating tools that Trackem offers into logistics operations, businesses are better equipped to safeguard their high-value cargo and respond quickly to any potential threats, ensuring secure, timely deliveries every time.