Hardware & power
Tamper and wire-cut alerts
What the tracker does when someone finds it.
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A hidden tracker eventually gets found. What matters is that being found is itself an event — and that the last thing the unit does before it goes dark is tell you where it was.
What counts as tampering
- Power removed: the feed is cut or the battery disconnected. The tracker reports the loss on its internal backup power before it shuts down.
- Unexpected movement with no ignition: an asset travelling while switched off is being towed or lifted.
- Impact and rollover: the accelerometer samples fast enough to distinguish a knock from a collision.
What to do with a tamper alert
- 1Look at the last known position first
It is the most useful thing you have, and it is on the map already.
- 2Check whether it is you
The most common tamper alert in any fleet is a mechanic disconnecting a battery. Rule that out before you call anyone.
- 3If it is not, act on the last position
A share link is the fastest way to hand law enforcement a location without dictating coordinates.
- 4Do not wait for it to come back online
A tracker that has been found does not usually come back.
Two trackers on a high-value asset
On anything worth five figures, some operators fit a second unit somewhere genuinely inconvenient. The first one is meant to be found.
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