As temperatures go down, so does your battery capacity. Especially in states with cold nights, or in states where projects are on hold for winter, battery levels can fall if you’re not vigilant.

Here’s where SolarTrak can help.

SolarTrak trackers can keep their eye on your equipment’s battery levels, whether they are on-site at a remote location or parked in your headquarters for an extended time. If equipment isn’t regularly charged, the battery levels can drop.

No worries, SolarTrak user!

Simply go to Notifications and select “Input Voltage Low”, then choose the equipment to apply it to. You’ll get a text or email alert when the machine’s battery falls below the pre-set level. Avoid surprise battery issues and the chore of sending techs to each machine to check. Keep your equipment healthy and ready to go.

It’s another benefit for SolarTrak fleet management users. Don’t have SolarTrak installed? We can fix that, too. Call us at 484-223-4994 for info or a free demo.

Time marches on and, as everyone with a smartphone knows, certain cellular providers are planning to phase out 3G. Anticipating the switch, SolarTech has moved to a brand-new 4G platform to take advantage of the newer, faster, more efficient data network.

This platform is not the 4G LTE system used by individual cell phone users. This 4G CAT M1 system is specifically dedicated for M2M (machine to machine) traffic. Social media users – and their voice, texts, gaming and video-downloading – will no longer slow and clog the network.

In May 2018, SolarTrak began shipping the new upgraded 4G version trackers. You will notice a new upgraded antenna for screw-mount installations, otherwise, the tracker looks identical.

Have no fear, current SolarTrak customers: Your 3G models will continue to operate for years.

Taking advantage of emerging technology: another way SolarTrak is keeping our customers ahead of the crowd.

Be certain your equipment is ready to track

We’ve signed up so many customers – big and small, local and national, chains and mom and pops – and found that successful installations can be complicated by all kinds of factors:

Our most successful customers have equipment that is virtually never free for a day. If it’s always out on a project, it’s hard to schedule an installation time.

In smaller companies, there may not be a dedicated service and repair staff, meaning you need to wait until both the equipment and Joe (the man with the tools) are available.

One way SolarTrak makes installations easy is by providing a simple and quick way for you to check your work – using the free Check Install App.

The app can be downloaded at app.solar-trak.com.

To check their work, the installer simply enters the serial number of the tracker, and the app tells the installer if the tracker has power and if the cellular connection is complete.

One the installation is verified, the app shows the location of the equipment on a map, battery voltage, and the strength of the cellular connection and GPS connections. You’re ready to go!

Need more help? Visit our video training page. Download or ask for a copy of our Complete Installation Guide – with photos of actual installs on the most common construction equipment.

We want your installation to work, so you can start taking advantage of all the other great ways SolarTrak will save you time and money.