GPS Trackers Are Essential for Modern Hauliers — How to Choose the Right one

Juggling tight margins? Demanding clients? And is the fleet ever-growing?

Managing a single lorry or managing hundreds of vehicles across multiple routes, one thing is certain: visibility is everything. GPS trackers have evolved from luxury add-ons to absolute necessities for hauliers -- protecting their assets and perhaps helping them sleep better at night.

The Cost of Not Tracking Your Fleet

Every day without GPS costs hauliers money. 
Missing vehicles = missed deliveries = missed business and maybe frustrated customers.

Unexplained fuel consumption | A trailer goes missing | Route deviations

The financial impact is immediate, and possibly devastating for smaller operators. 
Beyond theft and loss, modern hauliers face mounting pressure to provide a sea of documentation

Accurate ETAs | Proof of delivered goods | Detailed journey logs for compliance
(How to automate this? Copenhagen Trackers dashboard)

What Hauliers Actually Need from GPS Tracking

1. No Recurring Costs

Monthly subscription fees add up quickly. Tracking multiple vehicles, trailers, and equipment, these "small" fees of €10-€75 a month per device are quickly becoming thousands annually. 
But GPS is not a luxury only large corporations can own, you can too.

Copenhagen Trackers supplies subscription-free trackers and a subscription-free dashboard.

CPHT Check List: 

     🟡 Built-in SIM Cards 
     🟡 Zero subscription Fees 
     🟡 Buy it and it's yours, forever
For a small operator with 5-10 vehicles, save thousands each year

2. Long Battery Life 

Powered vehicles are easy to track (cough Limestone Pro cough) but what about trailers sitting in yards, containers at ports, or equipment stored between jobs? 

Battery-powered trackers typically need constant recharging, which is a nightmare for assets across multiple locations. The Gemstone GPS Tracker offers up to 6 years of battery life when sending one position per day. 

Gemstone GPS Check List: 

     🟡 Exchangeable Batteries
     🟡 No maintenance visits 
     🟡 Set-it-and-forget-it tracking

3. Full Coverage Across Borders 

Equipment might end up anywhere from a Scottish Highlands worksite to a depot in Poland, how do you stay connected when shipments move through rural areas with patchy coverage?

Get global coverage across 150+ countries (Gemstone) and advanced connectivity options including LTE-M (4G), NB-IoT, 2G fallback, and Wi-Fi positioning.

Gemstone GPS Tracker Coverage

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Real-World Benefits for Haulage Operations

🛡️ Theft Prevention