Anti-theft GPS device to put in my truck when parked?

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  1. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    Hey folks, I was wondering if any of you could recommend an inexpensive GPS tracker that I could hide on the truck for when it's parked. I would hate to have my first truck vanish into the ether. Thanks.
     
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  3. Snailexpress

    Snailexpress Road Train Member

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    There are lot of them on Amazon.Amazon.com : GPS Trackers
     
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  4. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    Keep Truckin has something called an asset tracking device too. I think they want $250 for the device and then $15 per month...or something in that range.
     
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  5. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    ####! That's pretty steep. At least compared to some of the ones I saw on Amazon. I was just wondering if anyone here had a specific one they liked.
     
  6. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    If I was concerned with my vehicle walking away I don’t know that price would be the deciding factor
    I had gps trackers in a few trucks I had when I ran more than just mine
    The ones I used would alert me when it started. Shut off. How fast it was going. Location etc
    Probably more than what you need and I’m sure there are better ones out now than when I had them
    I would also check with your insurance company
    Maybe you would get a break with a device like that
     
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  7. tallguy66

    tallguy66 Medium Load Member

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    Toss an apple AirTag somewhere hard to get to
     
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  8. Mr Uturn

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    I bought my wife Tile trackers for cmas a few years back. There really for your key chain and stuff like that. But once them item with the tile attached to it is out of range. You can pull up its location on the map in the app.
    There only about an inch by inch square. So the number of places to hide is huge. Down side is they only last for a year, before the battery dies
     
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  9. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    Nice. What is the brand name of it? "Tile Trackers"? What's the range on those things? If the truck is 2000 miles away will it still show up on the app?
     
  10. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    Don’t waste your money. Be creative on disabling your truck.

    Pic is a signal jamming device that the thieves use to steal your truck. Courtesy of one of Floridas Sheriffs departments.

    C-4 under the seat tied to a pressure switch is what I recommend.

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  11. Mr Uturn

    Mr Uturn Light Load Member

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    Tried but don't ni how to post pictures. Just do a google for tile trackers. I do not no the range. Using the map on the app. We were locate (track) our son when he went on a school trip 650 miles away.
     
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