Technology & Services / Hardware:
Asset & Trailer Tracking
Visibility on your Fleet
Tracking isn’t just for vehicles with a key. Often, your biggest investments are the trailers, shipping containers, and heavy machinery sitting on remote jobsites or moving between yards. Depending on your equipment, there are three types of hardware to keep them on your radar.
Self-powered units that run for years on standard batteries. They stay asleep to save power and only wake up on a schedule or when they feel the equipment move.
Devices that draw power directly from the asset’s internal wiring when it’s running and switch to a backup battery when the engine shuts off.
Self-recharging units that use daylight to keep their internal batteries full, making them ideal for long-haul trailers that spend weeks on the road.
Why We Choose This Technology?
Location updates for Driver
Real-time asset location data puts an exact spot on the map, saving your drivers from wasting thousands of hours hunting for specific trailers or pieces of equipment across large yards.
Protect and recover remote gear
Instant motion alerts notify you the second an asset leaves a designated perimeter, allowing you to provide local law enforcement with live tracking details.
Improve Inventory and Asset Utilization
It is hard to know if you actually need to buy more trailers when half your fleet is sitting idle at client sites. Location history highlights underused equipment so you can reallocate assets efficiently before spending capital on new hardware.
Streamline Billing and Maintenance
Tracking real engine hours or trailer mileage provides clear data for your business, helping ensure your customer billing remains accurate… It ensures your customer billing is accurate and lets your mechanics schedule service based on actual usage instead of calendar dates.
The Mobilizz Approach: How We Build Your Solution
We look at your specific mix of equipment before recommending hardware. Over the last 22 years, we’ve tested devices against extreme cold, high-pressure wash bays, and rough jobsites. We fine-tune how often the devices check in so you get the updates you need without killing the battery.
Common Concerns & FAQ's
How long do the batteries actually last on these unpowered trackers?
It varies based on your specific reporting configurations. If a device is set to update once or twice a day, a high-quality battery-powered tracker from Digital Matter can easily last three to five years before needing a battery swap.
Can these devices survive high-pressure washing or heavy construction conditions?
Yes. We select industrial-grade hardware built with sealed, weatherproof casings. They are designed to sit out in the mud, dust, and freezing rain, and they easily handle the high-pressure blasts of a commercial wash bay.
What happens when the tracker goes into an area with poor cellular service?
The modern asset trackers use robust networks to connect even in fringe areas. For extreme, off-grid job sites, we recommend integrating hybrid solutions that store location coordinates internally and transmit them the moment the asset moves back into range.
Can we set up alerts if a trailer leaves a job site after hours?
Absolutely. We help you draw digital boundaries around your yards or project locations. If a trailer crosses that line outside of normal working hours, the system sends an immediate alert to your phone.