GPS for Containers
GPS Tracking Devices Law Enforcement NewsPublished December 25, 2009 at 8:48 am No CommentsBy Greg Bartlett
Why invest $20,000 in merchandise and $10,000 in transport, only to lose it because you didn’t purchase a $200 tracking device? Recently, a church filled a container with books worth thousands of dollars, spent thousands more to have it shipped, and lost the entire container because a secretary wrote down the wrong address. When the container arrived in the wrong country, thieves took advantage of the opportunity and the container was never found.
GPS & Shipping Containers
Of course, it would be a good idea to check the address twice. But you could be far more confident if you knew that you included a GPS tracking device.
Imagine hearing that your investment has been lost and knowing that there is absolutely nothing you can do. Imagine being the pastor that has to inform his church members that their sacrifice and effort was lost.
Or imagine being the small business owner who has to inform his investors or his customers that the entire shipment is gone and there is no way to retrieve it. Now imagine receiving the same news and going online to find out where your shipment is. Imagine informing your church members or customers that you had the foresight to include a tracking device. Of course, had you not thought of it the shipment would be gone, but because you put this little device inside, you know exactly where it is and can have the shipment back in no time.
The best thing about a GPS tracking device is that it’s small and impossibly hard to find. Would-be thieves wouldn’t know that you included it or possibly have a way to find it in a large container. And of course, they would be completely unaware that they are leading law-enforcement directly to them by the very thing they want to take with them.
People never think of taking precautions until they are in a situation where they wish you had. Once the shipment has disappeared, it’s too late to throw a little device that no one would notice inside. Sometimes a very small investment can save you from a very big loss. You really don’t want to be the person suffering a big loss and kicking yourself for not taking that extra step especially after having read this article! We could certainly say that there at least one organization that really wishes they had made the extra effort!
