GPS Tracking for Construction & Heavy Equipment
Stop losing hours hunting for equipment across job sites — and recover it fast if it walks off overnight. Rugged, wireless GPS trackers for excavators, skid steers, loaders, generators, and light towers, live nationwide across the United States on LTE-M, plus Canada.
Why equipment needs a battery-powered tracker
A road vehicle has constant power, so a hardwired tracker works fine. Most of your iron doesn't. An excavator, skid steer, light tower, generator, or air compressor sits keyed-off for days at a time, then gets trailered to the next site. That downtime is exactly when equipment gets stolen, misplaced across a sprawling site, or forgotten on a job that closed out weeks ago — and it's exactly when a hardwired tracker would be dark.
The TP057 is built for that reality. It carries its own power and reports over LTE-M whether or not the machine is running. Motion-triggered reporting means it wakes the instant a piece starts moving — so an after-hours load-out onto a stranger's trailer becomes an alert on your phone, not a surprise at Monday's daily huddle. Its covert magnetic mount gives a thief no wiring to cut and nothing obvious to rip off.
Jobsite theft is a solvable problem
Heavy equipment is a prime target precisely because it's slow to miss and hard to trace. Geofence every active site, and the moment a machine crosses the line you get a theft alert with a live location you can hand to police and your insurer. Even attachments and small unpowered gear — buckets, plate compactors, tool trailers — become recoverable when each one carries its own tracker. Fewer machines walk off, and the ones that do are far more likely to come back.
Built for LTE-M reach and IP67 durability
Job sites are rarely near a cell tower. Reporting rides on LTE-M — a low-power cellular network engineered for deep coverage, including the rural and remote areas where grading, pipeline, and site-prep work actually happens — nationwide across the United States, plus Canada. Positioning comes from multi-constellation GNSS (GPS and GLONASS). And because the enclosure is IP67 rated against dust and water, the device shrugs off the mud, rain, vibration, and dust that kill lesser electronics on a working site.
TP057 specifications
| Best for | Unpowered & intermittently powered equipment — excavators, skid steers, loaders, generators, light towers, compressors, attachments, tool trailers |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | LTE-M cellular (nationwide U.S. + Canada, deep rural reach) |
| Positioning | Multi-constellation GNSS (GPS/GLONASS) |
| Power | Internal 2200 mAh battery — months of reporting, no external power |
| Reporting | Motion-triggered — wakes when the asset moves |
| Mounting | Fully wireless, magnetic mount, Bluetooth setup in minutes |
| Rating | IP67 dust- and water-rated enclosure |
| Certification | FCC + IC certified |
| Service | First year of tracking service included · 3-month hardware warranty · no long-term contract |
What you get with the service
- Live map — every machine and attachment on one map, so you know which site each piece is on without a phone call.
- Geofencing & theft alerts — draw a fence around each jobsite and get notified the moment equipment crosses it, day or night.
- Utilization & mileage reports — see what's working and what's idle across sites; mileage rolls up into reports you can export for IFTA on your road assets.
- Backed by a real TMS — the tracker feeds the same live platform behind TruckerPro TMS, and it runs alongside your existing ELD (Samsara, Motive, Geotab) as location and theft tracking — never an Hours-of-Service device.
TP057 vs the hardwired TP056
If a machine or service truck has its own constant 10–30V power — a rig on a generator bus, a bucket truck, a mechanic's service truck — the hardwired TP056 is the better fit: it never needs charging and carries a 320 mAh backup battery that keeps reporting if a thief cuts power. For everything unpowered, the TP057 is the right tool. Powered and unpowered assets share the same live map, so a mixed fleet can run both models side by side. If you also move machines on their own wheels or manage a mix of vans and pickups, our service-fleet GPS tracking covers the powered side, and trailer GPS tracking covers the tool trailers and lowboys that haul your iron between sites.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best GPS tracker for construction equipment?
For unpowered or intermittently used equipment, a wireless battery tracker like the TP057 works best — magnetic mount, months of battery life, and IP67 rated. For equipment on constant power, the hardwired TP056 reports continuously.
Can you track equipment with no power source?
Yes. The TP057 runs on an internal 2200 mAh battery for months and uses motion-triggered reporting, so it tracks excavators, generators, and attachments without any wiring.
Does it help recover stolen equipment?
Yes. Geofencing and theft alerts notify you when equipment leaves a jobsite or moves unexpectedly, and live map tracking aids recovery.
Is it durable enough for a jobsite?
The trackers are IP67 rated against dust and water and are FCC + IC certified, built for harsh outdoor conditions.
Does it work in rural areas?
Yes. Reporting is over LTE-M, a cellular network with deep rural reach, nationwide across the U.S. plus Canada. Contact [email protected] for pricing.
Tracking any other asset? See our full GPS asset tracker lineup, or check the FAQ for coverage, install, and warranty details.
Rugged equipment tracking — first year of service included
Tell us what you're tracking and how many — we'll send a quote and move the order · no long-term contracts.