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Like it or not trailer crime is on the increase. The way to stop it happening to you is to make life hard for the thieves. CM checks out some of the latest products on the trailer security market
ith over £59m-worth of loads lost many of these losses could have been avoided if through truck crime last year it's steps had been taken to secure the loads little wonder thatTruckpol has There are several ways to do this,including highlighted trailer theft as an emerging trend in locking mechanisms and trailer tracking. and road freight crime. ButTruckpol points out that they all have one purpose:saving you money. •
Custodia Systems: Appello
UNLIKE TRADITIONAL GPS technology the Appello vehicle asset recovery system does not need to be in line of sight to operate and can therefore be placed either underneath or within the trailer, and even on the load if necessary. Measuring 90x4Omm it's easy to hide as well as being transferable from vehicle to vehicle.The annual subscription charge is £24 for Sim card fees.
If a trailer is stolen Custodia will locate it to within approximately 700m and will then deploy a person from its national network to complete the process.
• 01908 330385; www.custodia-systems.co.uk