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Service Truck Tracking: Run Hours on Every Machine on the Body

A service truck carries a shop's worth of equipment, and each machine has its own hours and its own service schedule. We wire the compressor, welder, generator and other body equipment into the tracker, so run hours are recorded machine by machine, job by job.

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What do we monitor on service trucks?

Each picture shows the part that gets wired into the tracker, circled in red. These are illustrations, not photos of customer trucks. The sections below explain how each one is monitored.

Illustration of a hydraulic power unit with the monitored part marked
Hydraulic power unit
Illustration of a truck mounted generator with the monitored part marked
Truck mounted generator
Illustration of a air compressor with the monitored part marked
Air compressor
Illustration of a welder with the monitored part marked
Welder
Illustration of a auxiliary engine with the monitored part marked
Auxiliary engine
Illustration of a tool circuit with the monitored part marked
Tool circuit
Illustration of a cable puller with the monitored part marked
Cable puller

How are hydraulic tool hours tracked?

A hydraulic power unit runs breakers, saws and impact tools off the truck's hydraulics, usually from the PTO. The PTO signal records tool time at each job.

Can a truck generator be tracked?

Yes. A generator driven from the PTO, or one with its own engine, has a run signal that can go to a tracker input. That gives generator hours for service and for billing power on site.

How are compressor hours recorded?

Compressors are PTO driven, engine driven or electric. Each has a run signal, and on the tracker it records compressor time on each job.

Can welder run time be tracked?

Yes. A welder generator's run signal records welding hours at each site, for service and job costing.

What about a separate engine on the body?

An auxiliary engine has its own ignition or oil pressure circuit. Wired to a tracker input, it records hours on that engine separately from the truck's.

What is a tool circuit input?

Many service bodies have a master switch for tool power. Wired in, it shows when tools were powered at each stop.

Can a cable puller be monitored?

Yes. A truck-mounted puller runs from the PTO or hydraulics, and its signal records pulling time on utility and telecom jobs.

What does the office see once it is wired in?

How do we wire and test it?

We meter every signal before we use it, so the tracker records the equipment actually working, not a switch that was only requested. Power connections are fused, wiring is secured away from heat and moving parts, and each input is tested with the equipment running before the truck goes back out. Wire colors for the truck side are in our Vehicle Wiring Database. See all the equipment we monitor for the other trucks and equipment we wire in.

Which GPS tracking brands do we install?

Every major tracking platform has inputs for service body equipment, and we wire them into all of them. Need heavy duty trackers for trucks or heavy equipment? Every brand below makes them, so pick yours and we install it.

AzugaZonarGeotabSamsaraMotiveVerizon ConnectFleet CompleteLytxNetradynePlatform SciencePowerfleetZubieTeletrac NavmanLinxup& many others

Common questions

Questions We Get Asked

Can a GPS tracker record compressor and welder hours?

Yes. Each machine's run signal can go to its own tracker input.

How many machines can one tracker monitor?

It depends on the device's inputs. Many trackers have several, and expansion modules add more. We check before the job.

Do you install on service trucks with existing equipment?

Yes. We trace what is already wired before we add anything.

Do you install in my state?

We install across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, at your yard or job site.

Want your service trucks tracked?

We install across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, at your yard, on your schedule. Call or text 803-513-1009.

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