Construction equipment theft is big business. Large and small equipment, vehicles, building material and tools are disappearing from construction sites at an alarming rate. It is not uncommon for contractors to lose building material, tools and expensive equipment every day – in fact, this is unfortunately the norm rather than the exception. Why?

The answer is simple, construction sites are particularly vulnerable to pilferage from both on-site workers and by criminals who recognize an easy opportunity. Construction theft may be a cost of doing business, but you can take steps to keep the costs down. Be proactive. Be defensive, or be resigned to losing money to those who are more interested in construction theft than you are. The expenses of construction site theft can be astronomical, not just to replace stolen supplies, tools and equipment but also in time delays and increased insurance premiums.

One of the things you can do with having to pay monthy data charges is to use a pay-as-you-go GPS Tracker. The conan GPS unit can be fully controlled via your cell phone making it easy to use and yet is one of our most flexible units, leaving you with a variety of ways to set up the device and make it easy to track and recover stolen equipment and supplies. Builders are continuously being frustrated by theft of their construction materials as new construction theft is at an all time high. Professional construction theft rings are emerging. Professional thieves appear to have discovered a lucrative market in construction equipment. Thieves appear to be re-selling the equipment as a whole to unsuspecting contractors or chopping the equipment into pieces for re-sale as parts. Equipment theft continues to be a major issue, and can have an even bigger impact in a tough economy.

Equipment theft in particular is troublesome since according to one source quoting NER it amounts to more than $600 million a year and less than a fourth is ever recovered. It’s not like you can easily stash it in your backyard. Somebody has to know.

Forklifts and scissor lifts are small and versatile and relatively easy to steal. They are commonly stolen from both warehouses and jobsites. Organized and professional auto theft suspects make enormous profits dismantling stolen vehicles and selling the parts to unscrupulous auto repair shops. In many instances, these auto shops will place orders for specific auto parts. The auto shop will then install the stolen parts and components and then fraudulently bill the client.

The Conan GPS is the smallest gps tracker that can provide you with information in one of two ways. The most basic information will send you a text message with a link which provides you with a map and a pinpoint on it showing you where the unit currently is. For those who need more information however you can receive a pure text message that provides you with the following: Latitude & Longitude (manually plotable via the website), speed, direction, time, and current battery level of the unit.

Construction Equipment Theft
Construction Equipment Theft
Construction Equipment Theft
Construction Equipment Theft

Construction Equipment Theft

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