Consignor gave my trailer away.

I wonder if this will work through the roof/wall skin of a dry van? Seems like it would since our phones work in buildings and cars. I'll be trying something like this on my new trailer but it has to be hidden or it's useless IMO.

 

Well it's almost 10:00 AM Eastern. This story should have an outcome shortly. Don't do anything until I go get my bowl of cereal and come back to the computer....

 

charge a 30% trailer lease fee

 

You too?

 

All of the new trailers we used to pick up with trailer tracking devices were very compact affairs in the inside upper front corner of the trailer. Some sort of little battery inside that was charged anytime the clearance lights were lit. The antenna was outside, which functioned as the GPS and transmitter to a cell phone network. It was part of the clearance or tail light assembly, almost indistinguishable from a standard led clearance light. I am sure they are available aftermarket. Advantage is the average thief wouldn't know that the trailer even has a tracking device.
One example: https://www.anytrek.com/tracklight

 

I am still a little fuzzy on why a guy would hook up to an empty that was not his no matter what the shipper told him
Even a company driver is gonna at least pretrip the thing and see it doesnt belong to his company or even xtra lease
Very fishy

 

Hope he hurries up and I don't miss it getting a refill.

 

LMAO.. your funny.

Had one of our company guys do that. Got loaded and down the road. We were sharing a drop yard and knew the owner. Called him and paid him a rental fee.