Commercial Vehicle Recovery Device – Powerful Anti-Theft Solution

Commercial vehicles can quickly help you expand your business operations effectively, but unfortunately, your fleet is still vulnerable to misuse, vandalism, and theft. Figuring out how to protect your assets is now more important than ever.

Discover how Cartrack’s powerful anti-theft solutions help you protect your business and profits from risks to your fleet security.

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Understand the risks of having no commercial vehicle recovery device

Running commercial fleet vehicles these days means your business not only faces challenges such as increasing costs, driver safety and productivity issues, or a lack of fleet visibility. Your business also faces risks from vehicle theft damage, vandalism, and misuse, which you must mitigate.

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Commercial vehicle theft

Trucks and other commercial vehicles are targeted mainly for two reasons: thieves want the cargo transported or the fuel from the truck tank. According to Worldmetrics.org, approximately 1,100 truck hijackings occur each year in South Africa, with the highest number of hijackings occurring in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal.

The average loss from commercial vehicle theft can be quite significant for businesses and our economy. Truck hijackings cost the South African economy roughly R3 billion every year, mostly due to cargo loss.

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Vehicle damage and misuse

In addition to external theft risks, your fleet business is vulnerable to internal fleet theft risks, damage, and misuse by your drivers and other staff.

Here are some common risks:

• Employee theft: Employees with access to your fleet vehicles and other equipment pose a significant risk of theft, as they may steal vehicles, tools, or cargo for personal gain or to sell. Although your team should do a thorough background check and monitor employees, you can introduce some anti-theft solutions to mitigate this risk further.
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• Negligence: Fleet staff carelessness with your vehicles and equipment, such as leaving keys in the ignition, not securing your cargo properly, and parking or driving in unsafe and unauthorised areas, can cost your company hundreds of thousands and more.
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• Collusion with others: Employees may compromise your fleet by sharing security information, disabling your security systems, or giving unauthorised access to others.
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• Failure to report incidents: If your employees do not report vehicle break-ins, thefts, and any other suspicious activity, it may be harder for you to recover your vehicle.

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To curb the impact of these kinds of problems on your fleet, commercial vehicle recovery devices such as a GPS tracking system, a fleet management platform with equipped features, and other monitoring tools such as sensors and cameras can all work together to protect your fleet.

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Why choose a powerful anti-theft solution for your business?

Fleet managers and other supply chain stakeholders can prevent the risk of commercial vehicle theft and damage to their fleets by investing in commercial tracking devices.

These devices are the best anti-theft solution to help ensure that not only are your vehicles recovered if stolen, but they also help with:

• Increased cost savings: These devices help reduce the likelihood of theft and enable quick vehicle recovery, which can help your business save significantly.
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• Improved vehicle and asset security: These devices ensure complete visibility of your fleet 24/7/365 and can constantly monitor its location and activity.
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• Improve fleet efficiency: Use your device’s data-driven insights and reports to improve overall operational efficiency.

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Commercial vehicle recovery devices are essential for protecting your fleet, so if you are interested in one for your vehicles, look no further. We’ve designed the perfect security solutions.

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How to combat commercial vehicle theft with Cartrack Namibia

We’re the leading stolen vehicle recovery solutions provider for individual vehicle owners and businesses. Our advanced tracking and fleet management software is a complete solution for vehicle security.

So here’s how you can build your fleet’s security with Cartrack Namibia:

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Vehicle tracking (and anti-jamming)

GPS tracking is the most important puzzle piece in your fleet’s security and helps with anti-theft measures with:

• Fleet visibility: Get real-time location monitoring, which helps your fleet managers see and understand your vehicle activity at any time. This also ensures a higher recovery chance if one of your vehicles is stolen.
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• Geofencing: Set virtual boundaries around specific areas for your fleet and be alerted when your vehicles enter or exit these areas.
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• Tamper alerts: Cartrack’s CarWatch can alert you if your vehicle is moved without your permission.

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Driver ID Tags and Start Prevent

This key-ring-sized tag prevents unauthorised access to your vehicle, making it easier for you to know which driver is using your vehicle and for how many hours. This anti-theft solution adds an extra layer of security to your fleet by:

• Driver accountability: See exactly which driver is using your vehicle. If something goes wrong, this tag will be helpful and improve accountability.
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• Unauthorised vehicle use: Cartrack’s DID Start Prevent links the tag to the vehicle’s ignition. If anyone attempts to drive your car without authorisation or presenting a tag, the vehicle’s ignition will not switch on. This helps you prevent misuse of your vehicles.
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• Driver configuration: This DID tag is linked to a specific vehicle to prevent others from using it. Protect your specialised vehicles and equipment and ensure that drivers without the right license or permission do not use your vehicle.

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Anti-theft camera solutions

Fleet cameras are one of the best ways to protect your fleet from theft and other damage. We’ve designed a range of Vision Solutions to further increase your fleet visibility and overall security:

• Live-stream monitoring: You can install up to 8 cameras in your vehicle and live-stream in-cabin and external activity in real time to proactively respond to a vehicle security threat or problem.
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• After-event recorded footage: You can remotely request video footage if your vehicle is stolen or damaged or if there is suspicious activity.
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• Anti-tamper cameras: Get alerted if your drivers or fleet staff attempt to tamper or cover your cameras so you can proactively respond.

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Fuel Monitoring solutions

Some criminal syndicates target commercial vehicles to steal fuel loads or syphon fuel from the vehicle. Fuel management software is one of the best ways to mitigate this risk and enhance your anti-theft solutions, especially if you’re in the transportation industry.

• Real-time fuel monitoring: Fuel sensor hardware allows you to see the real-time fuel level in your vehicles and proactively respond when there is a sudden drop in the fuel level. This could be a sign of siphoning or unauthorised vehicle usage.
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• Improve accountability: When your employees know that their fuel usage is being tracked, they become more responsible, which can deter potential theft.
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• Fuel management reports: See exactly how long your vehicles and machinery are used over a specific period and match this with your fleet’s fuel usage over time to understand your fleet’s fuel consumption and make data-driven decisions to improve efficiency.

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Specialised Sensors

Equip your fleet with our range of sensors designed to suit your unique fleet and industry security needs. With specialised sensors, you get early-detection alerts of suspected theft and can proactively respond or arrange a recovery team from Cartrack Namibia.

• Cargo-door monitoring: Detects when your vehicle trailer or cargo doors are opened and closed to ensure no unauthorised access to your cargo.
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• Power take-off (PTO) sensors: Know when your machinery is used and ensure that your tipper trucks are only offloaded in approved locations with automatic PTO disabling.
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• Panic button: In the event of an emergency, improve your driver’s safety and vehicle security with a discreetly placed button that contacts Cartrack immediately for emergency assistance or recovery dispatching.

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Ensure your commercial vehicle’s security and cargo safety against hijackings, swapouts, and theft with early detection and proactive risk-mitigating solutions.

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Cartrack’s anti-theft in different industry

Now that you know all about our anti-theft solutions for your fleet, consider these industry insights to see how each could benefit you.

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Anti-theft in construction

Commercial vehicle theft is a significant risk for your business if you are in the construction industry. These vehicles are often left unattended at your job sites, especially overnight, making them an easy target for thieves. Our anti-theft solutions are perfect for guarding your whole worksite.

Have a look at how Concord Cranes used our anti-theft devices in their fleet management strategy. Concord Cranes specialises in crane hire solutions for projects all over South Africa. They have over 180 cranes and provide mobile cranes for hire, professional riggers, transporting, and other specialised lifting projects across their branches.

They used to find it challenging to monitor the hours each of their cranes was used accurately, which caused other maintenance issues and significantly impacted their delivery times and client relationships. With Cartrack’s fleet solutions, specifically the PTO sensors and GPS tracking, Concord Cranes could improve the security of their cranes by seeing exactly where their equipment is used, monitoring the on-site working hours, and the mileage travelled for each vehicle.

On top of that, they gained actionable maintenance insights and increased their cost savings by reducing the number of crane breakdowns and ensuring their machines were serviced regularly.

Concord cranes could also use Driver ID Tags with configuration to ensure that only licensed and authorised drivers can start their cranes. This is important for preventing misuse and ensuring safety and compliance on different worksites.

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Anti-theft in mining industry

Mining logistics operations are also often the target of commercial vehicle and cargo theft. Here’s how you can use our anti-theft solutions to boost the security of your in-field mining operations.

• Convoy Mode: When your vehicles are in convoy mode transporting goods or rubble, you get early alerts on suspicious activity when the threshold distance between the IoT devices connected to the trailer, horse, and cabin, as well as the driver’s app-based location is excessive.
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• PTO inhibit: Ensure that your tipper trucks only dump cargo in pre-approved locations, with automatic PTO disabling if suspicious activity occurs.
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• Cartrack Vision solutions: Install up to 8 different cameras in your vehicles to monitor your fleet and ensure their security.
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• Command Centre service: Get a dedicated outsourced fleet management service specially designed for the mining sector with our 24/7 Command Centre that instantly alerts authorised personnel of suspicious activity and takes action immediately if necessary.

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Cartrack’s anti-theft solutions and commercial vehicle recovery devices make your in-field mining operations easier.

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Prioritise vehicle security with Cartrack Namibia

Our vehicle recovery rates exceed 90%! If you’re concerned about vehicle theft risks, then it’s time to take proactive action regarding your security.

Combat hijackings and other fleet-related security threats with Cartrack’s anti-theft solutions.

Contact us today for a demo of our commercial vehicle recovery solutions.