Trakm8 vehicle alerts at TCB Contract’s finger tips

04 January 2011

Groundwork company TCB Contracts approached Trakm8 after they had a vehicle stolen on a Sunday, but did not find out about the theft until the following Monday when it was too late, to see if Trakm8 could come up with a solution.

Dave Silcock from TCB Contracts found it frustrating that he could not do anything to stop the theft. Trakm8’s solution was to implement a feature of the Trakm8 Swift software that sends text alerts that instantly to Dave’s mobile phone once an alert is set off on his vehicles.

Dave said: ‘We had a compressor stolen on Sunday lunchtime, but the first we knew about it was when we came back into work on Monday. I was very frustrated as I was powerless to stop the theft. As a result, we wanted to track our vehicles and respond rapidly to anything that went wrong, anytime of the day. The text service offered by Trakm8 met these demands as we receive a text if an alert is activated and we can act quickly on it.’

TCB have more than 30 vehicles tracked by Trakm8, including earth moving vehicles and road sweepers.

John Watkins, CEO, at Trakm8, said: ‘Once the SMS alert is received you can take immediate action to try to prevent a theft without giving the thieves a head start. In many cases there is only a small timeframe in which to locate equipment before either the tracking equipment is removed or it is transported into a steel container giving no GPRS coverage.’

Text messages are a simple way to ensure you have all the information at your finger tips. The advantages of text message alerts include speed of alert and response time, and you do not need to have an internet connection to receive the alerts.

For further information on text alerts, or to activate them on your account, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , alternatively phone Trakm8 on (01747) 858 444.