One of our customers in Arkansas really made our day by retelling this tale:

A customer came in and rented a mini-excavator with a trailer for the day. At the end of the day, he called and asked to extend the rental for a week. The rental house said yes, just come in and sign the paperwork and pay for the extension.

No word from the customer. The rental house called, repeatedly, but the phone went unanswered. Luckily, the excavator had a SolarTrak tracker. For days they watched as it moved from site to site.

We’ll let the owner of the rental center continue:

“With the tracker, we were able to go pick it up. We were grateful for that tracker. It was found in a small rural community two hours from our center, in a part of the country I’ve never been to, parked in a lot off the highway.”

“As far as we know, the thief still doesn’t know we reclaimed it.”

Since they have reported the matter to the police and will be recouping the nearly 20 hours he used the equipment in the week it was missing, they’ve asked to remain anonymous. But we are having fun imagining the thief going to his remote hiding spot and discovering it gone.

Just shows that, thanks to SolarTrak, the good guys had the advantage. Not only was a $20,000 piece of equipment recovered, they will also be able to prove when it was used and get the rental fees back.

Discover other benefits to using SolarTrak. Call 484-223-4994 for the sales rep nearest you.

It might be hard to think of your skid steer or boom lift as toddlers, but – if you’re not watching – they can get lost and cause panic and concern.

As a Fleet Manager, your job is to supervise a fleet of equipment that’s always on the move between your yard, construction sites or work zones and your repair shop. Sometimes, they aren’t where they should be.

SolarTrak’s mission is to serve as Nanny and Nurse. Like a good nanny, SolarTrak locates, monitors and manages your fleet, and reports to you immediately if something is wrong. And, like a nurse, it will alert you when routine maintenance is due and track equipment repair history, keeping your fleet healthy and productive.

Of course it’s hard to think of your backhoe wandering off or getting into trouble. But for something so vital to your company, wouldn’t it be valuable to know if it does?

Here’s how to know exactly how valuable: See for yourself. Call 484-223-4994 for a free demo today, and see how relaxed and stress-free your job can be.

SAVE THESE DATES! SolarTrak will be at the California Rental Association’s Rental Rally Tradeshow in Las Vegas on January 22 thru 24, 2018.

This year the show will be held at the South Point Casino and Convention Center. Stop by booth #1213 to meet Ed O’Donnell and learn about the GPS and telemetry-based SolarTrak fleet management solution. Ask Ed what we’re premiering and planning for 2018!

Bonus: enter our drawing to win an Amazon Echo!

We look forward to seeing our California-area customers there. If you’re not currently a customer, but curious – ask for a FREE demo, and learn how SolarTrak GPS trackers will save you time, money and aggravation.