Apr 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Teletrac Inc offers Trailer and Asset Tracking Units, new devices that increase the security of commercial vehicle trailers and mobile assets and provide inventory management.

The units, which are installed in a piece of equipment or a truck trailer, report location information to the operator or owner if they have started to move, or have been stopped for a pre-set time period, enabling fleet owners to locate and recover stolen vehicles and equipment.

The Trailer and Asset Tracking Units report through FleetDirector, Teletrac's wireless vehicle location information system that allows operators and owners to view the location of their commercial vehicle fleets in real-time on their computer screens. Location reports can be viewed on screen, or through alerts sent to operators' and owners' portable devices.

Instead of constantly polling for and reporting unit status and location, both units are programmed to report new location information only if a vehicle has been moved, stopped for more than a set amount of time, or moved outside of a defined geographical zone.