Five things you can do to prevent or recover stolen equipment.
Equip your machines with GPS LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEMS. If they are stolen, you’ll be able to quickly locate and recover them.
Use AN ELECTRONIC KEYING SYSTEM to key all your equipment with the same code, or code each key to a specific operator. These systems can’t be hotwired. The machines must be started with the key.
Physical fences are good but not always practical. USE ELECTRONIC GEO-FENCING AND TIME-FENCING to alert you when machines are moved to the wrong place or started at the wrong time.
If a machine is stolen, CALL THE POLICE first. Then call the equipment manufacturer. When the machine is brought to a dealer for repairs, it will show up on the manufacturer’s stolen equipment database.
Weld your company name or phone number on the buckets, boom and frame. VISIBLE, HARD-TO-REMOVE IDENTIFICATION deters thieves and allows the police to quickly see who owns the machine.