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Follow the tips before choosing the right equipment tracking system

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To start a construction business or make a new path for your business, it is very important to organize it properly.  If you cannot maintain your business, then you will not get success in this field. It is really essential to purchase some good and reliable heavy equipment to maintain your business properly. There are a number of heavy machines that can help you to establish your business. To continue it properly, you should rely on such machines. Now, if you start to rent on equipment or operate it then you have to take several experienced workers who can control these machines. To manage everything properly in your site and operate them properly you should take help of equipment tracking system. This will help you to make your business more profitable and productive. However, there are different types of equipment tracking systems so you can choose the right system that is fit with your requirement.

Before choosing the best equipment tracking system to track down the detail information of your equipment you need to consider few things. It is your responsibility to select the best tracking system that has great features. Here are some tips that can help you to choose the perfect equipment tracking system for maintaining your business.

  • At first you need to find out the right provider who can definitely provide you the best equipment tracking system. There are a number of companies that provide different types of tracking systems. You need to find out the best one. You should check the background of the company and try to know which types of equipment tracking system they actually offer. If they can provide different types application then you can definitely try their service.
  • It is also important to check the features of the equipment properly before buying it. If the equipment tracking system doesn’t have reliable features then you will have to face many difficulties. So, it is always good to check the features. You should check whether they can provide good services or not. It is important to check whether they can work in rough situations or not. It is also important to know whether it can run for long time or not. When you are going to work with equipment then you should know the duration of its working.
  • Well, you also need to provide proper maintenance on your equipment. It is really essential to maintain your machines properly so that it can work well. Without proper maintenance you cannot work with it. So, it is your duty to look into the machine and take care of it properly.

These are the most important things that you should always take care of before choosing the right equipment. As it helps you to track down the records of your essential equipment so, you should be very careful and handle this machine properly.

 

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How to Select the Right Equipment Tracking System

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As the heavy construction equipment have to perform in extremely hectic work schedule and they are more or less mobile, it is quite difficult to keep a track of these equipments. A good heavy construction equipment tracking system makes it quite easy for the owner to have a clear idea of the performance of the equipment. When you implement a tracking system to your heavy construction equipment, it not only helps you in keeping a track record of the equipment, but also you can increase the productivity and efficiency of the equipments to increase the business of your company. There are many equipment tracking systems that might help you with all the services, but most often the owners get confused about which would be the right tracking device for their company. Following the simple steps and tips mentioned below, you can find the right tracking system for your device.

  1. Most of the ordinary tracking systems are based on solo services. It means that these tracking systems will serve single equipment at a time. So, if you want to track two devices, then you will have to assign another tracking device. Therefore, if you want to track your heavy construction equipments, then you must buy a tracking system that offers multiple applications.
  2. Many times the tracking systems work exclusively on proprietary devices only. In such a case they work only on those very equipments. But if any time the owner is unhappy with the service and wants to buy new equipments, these tracking systems might not work on them, and the entire system or hardware technology might need a change. To avoid this, the owner must always find a tracking system that is not exclusive for proprietary devices.
  3. The next most important factor for choosing the right tracking system for your heavy construction equipment is to make sure that your tracking systems providing company gives you ample support, post the installation of the equipments. If the company fails to provide you a support and servicing facility after the tracking system has been installed, then it will not be very favourable for you.

Features of a good tracking system:

  • To locate the equipment’s position, the tracking system works wonders. Both the satellite and cellular tracking system are very helpful for this purpose.
  • When you assign the run-time analyser, you can get to know about the exact time span of the working hours of the equipments. How long your equipment has been performing in the field, must be known to you, so that you can charge the customer accordingly.
  • A good tracking system will also denote you about the working condition of the equipment. If there is damage in the equipment and it becomes quite late before you get to know it, the equipment might get severely damaged. A tracking device can help in reducing the maintenance cost to a large extent in these situations.

 

Oils and gas industry should use equipment tracking system

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It is not an easy process to drill oil because it needs almost 10 different companies that provide different services. Actually, if you want to drill oil properly then you have to gather several crews and equipment. However it is difficult to know how to work with these devices. In order to maintain real time visibility into the remote operations oil and gas companies are taking help from equipment tracking software. Such technologies have many advantages as it give a chance to the businesses to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the equipment. There are five different reasons to utilize equipment tracking services. Check it out:

It helps you to find out equipment and related data easily:

If you want to start your construction business or involved with Oil and Gas industry, then it is really important to purchase equipment that can help you to run your business.  Sometimes people forget to take care of such equipment and it can be lost at the jobsite. You may forget that where you put the equipment so these can really make you nervous. So, if you start to search the missing machines manually then it can take your huge time and money. Workers are always busy to work on the site, move the dirt and give priority to their job. So, it is always good to buy an equipment tracking system. It will help you to find out your equipment properly and maintain your business without any disturbances. You can even use any device that has internet connection to access every single data related to your equipment from your screen.

Improve customer service

When you are running your business then you always have to think of your customers and clients. It is really important to keep your customer happy to maintain your business. In the industry of oil and gas, you have to deal with hundreds of machineries and trucks. Sometimes, due to all such transactions delays can happen. Due to many other reasons such as traffic congestion, problems in the worksite customers may have to wait a long time to get their order. In such cases, if you can take help from an equipment transaction then it will allow you to take care of all your machines. You can keep the updated information on your machine at your hand. So, your customers will get excellent service from you. It is the best thing that the construction companies should take care of and always apply this equipment track system to get many advantages.

Improve the relationship between clients and workers:It helps you to improve the relationship between client and workers. To run oil and gas industry, it is really essential to manage good relationship with the customers. So, the equipment tracking system is highly important for this business as it helps to maintain the business properly. There are many other advantages that you can get from equipment tracking system.

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    Tips on How to stop Heavy Equipment Theft

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    Theft of an essential commodity especially something that comes handy in your day to day activity can be really irking and then you got to leave your work and run from pillar to post to lodge a complaint with the police, try to work things out with the insurance company and to add salt to the wound, you are out of work till the time you seek a replacement for the stolen equipment. This is something which you would never want to happen in your business but these things happen unwillingly and the owners pay the price for it.

    Let us first understand what makes stealing heavy equipment a lucrative business for the thieves. How much do they gain from the deal and what do they do with the stolen equipment. We all know by now that heavy equipments are the most expensive equipment required in the construction domain and they always have a resale value attached to it. Moreover, if the machine is in good working condition, then the value simply multiplies. Stealing heavy equipment can give them good deal of money in a single shot, which means that they do not have to work hard in stealing things which are less valuable and for which they are more at risk of getting caught. All they have to do is make a healthy plan to steal heavy equipment from a construction site and find ways and means to sell it off to a buyer in a different city or ship it to a different country.

    In this bargain, they earn more with minimum effort and also take less risk. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau and National Equipment Register, it has been estimated that equipment theft differs from 300 million USD to 1 billion USD on an annual basis. This is indeed a huge figure. Reading this, many would want to leave their existing business and join the thugs. (Said on a lighter note) Well, it has become very important to ensure that you discourage the thieves stealing your stuff by training your staff on how to prevent robberies of heavy equipments, installing cameras at different places of the project site, installing other devices that will throw signals to you confirming its current location. This way you will be able to track the machine and in this process may also catch the thieves’ red handed.

    Register your equipment to make it identifiable:-  It is not mandatory to register your equipment and this makes the work simple for the crooks. You have your stuff unregistered and once it gets stolen, you have no other means to get it back as there is no record of that machine. This also gives a hard time to the cops to trace your machine. You should therefore register your equipment and also try to engrave some markings on the equipment which will help the cops to indentify your machine.

    Install cameras around the construction site:-  As heavy equipments are big in size, no thief can go unwatched from the eyes of the camera if they attempt to steal the machine. You can also spend on security personnel to guard the equipments during nights.

    Save Your Heavy Equipment from Potential Theft- Install the GPS

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    Thieving has and will always be an issue of concern for individuals and organizations of all fields. What if your heavy equipment meets the same fate? Surely you wouldn’t want to lose your functioning heavy equipment to thieves and incur loses? So, what can you do to save your machinery from potential theft? Installing a GPS System in such a situation seems to be a good way out.

     

    What Is GPS?

     

    Among the many benefits that individuals and organizations have derived out of technological advancements is the GPS navigation system. The GPS or Global Positioning System is a “satellite navigation” system, which monitors and tracks the location of a certain device anywhere on the planet. Originally meant for military purposes, this navigational system is now open to use for all civilians. Install the GPS system in your equipment and always remain updated on its current location.

     

    GPS Tracking System for Heavy Equipment

     

    For starters, one needs to understand that the GPS system is a long term investment, the setup of which is going to cost you hefty but the gain that one incurs from the installation more than makes up for it. Setting up the device is a piece of cake. It is a hassle free procedure; all the users have to do is connect the device physically and then your equipment will be under surveillance 24 x 7 and you will receive an alert if there is something unusual. Now let us look into the pairing of the device. The GPS system needs to be linked with a trustworthy “fleet management software”. There are a number of alternatives available on this score and your choice should be governed by the need of your equipment. When picking up the “fleet management software”, you need to keep certain aspects of the same in mind- organization, price, “fleet size”.

     

    Benefits of Using the GPS System for Your Heavy Equipment

     

    Installation of the GPS device comes with a number of benefits for your equipment.

     

    For one, round the clock monitoring of the equipment enables you to safeguard the same from potential theft. The setup is perfect for this purpose as even with a defunct battery, the system manages to send signals with regard to out of the order activities.

    With the GPS navigation system, you can also monitor the schedule of your equipment. This helps you in taking decisions as to how and when to plan the next schedule of the equipment in order to meet the deadline.

     

    Technological advances of the 21st century have made it possible for individuals and organizations to approach issues in a way they have never before done. And the GPS device is one such boom of technology that will help you to ward off potential thieving threats to your equipment and also help you monitor the equipment in order to serve other purposes. So, without further ado, set up the GPS System in your heavy equipment and keep track of your equipment.