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.
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.
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.
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:
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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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:
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.
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 Kenya:
GPS tracking is the most important puzzle piece in your fleet’s security and helps with anti-theft measures with:
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:
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:
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.
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.
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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Now that you know all about our anti-theft solutions for your fleet, consider these industry insights to see how each could benefit you.
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.
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.
Cartrack’s anti-theft solutions and commercial vehicle recovery devices make your in-field mining operations easier.
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.
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