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Smaller than deck of cards, new Encore asset tracker designed to hide from thieves
PasstimeHD has unveiled its new asset tracking device, the Encore GPS tag, which is self-powered and requires no wiring. It’s also 25 percent smaller than a deck of cards and can be placed on construction equipment attachments, such as buckets, forks and hydraulic hammers, as well as on trailers, containers and large tools. It also […]
December 31, 2019
Construction Equipment
For some reason, thieves stole a 1,300-pound traffic gate from a construction site in Green Bay
We’re not sure what the going rate for traffic gates is on the black market, but it must be enough for someone to go through the trouble of lifting the 1,300-pound object from a construction site. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that a thief or group of thieves used a forklift to steal the 22-foot-long gate […]
October 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Equipment and signs stolen from construction site in S.C.
Police are searching for the thief, or thieves, who stole construction equipment and signs from the side of Interstate 585 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says five batteries for large directional signs used to direct traffic in the construction zone were stolen. Wires on four of the signs had been cut […]
September 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Less equipment is being stolen in the U.S., but getting your stuff back is still a big problem
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its annual report yesterday showing a seven percent drop in heavy equipment thefts since last year and a 19 percent drop since 2008. But the real kick in the pants contained in this report—only 20 percent of this stolen equipment is ever recovered. The NICB co-produces the report with […]
October 14, 2013
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