Asset Tracking for Vehicles, Containers and Equipment That Move
Asset tracking follows equipment, vehicles or containers that move between locations, recording position, geofence entry and exit, halts and in-transit condition. GullySystem builds this for businesses currently relying on a driver's call to know where an asset is.
What Gets Tracked and Why It Matters
Fixed-site monitoring assumes the equipment stays put. Asset tracking is for the equipment and vehicles that do not, where location and movement history are the point.
Location and Movement History
Position recorded over time, giving a route and a timeline for any vehicle, container or piece of portable equipment, not just its current point on a map.
Geofence Events
Entry into and exit from defined zones such as a customer site, warehouse or restricted area, logged automatically without a person needing to check the map.
In-Transit Condition
Temperature, door status or shock exposure during movement, combined with location, so a delivered condition can be reconstructed rather than assumed.
Disputes Asset Tracking Is Built to Settle
- A vehicle's whereabouts during a delay are known only from a driver's account, called after the fact.
- A rented or leased asset's location and usage at a customer site is reported by the customer rather than confirmed independently.
- A container or vehicle sits idle at a location for hours with nobody aware until it affects a schedule.
- A delivery's condition on arrival is disputed, with no record of what happened during transit.
How Tracking Is Set Up
Device Selection Per Asset Type
Trackers chosen for the asset's power availability, expected movement range and how often a position update is actually needed.
Zone and Rule Definition
Geofences and halt-duration rules agreed with your team, so an alert reflects a genuine deviation rather than routine, expected stops.
Combined With Condition Sensors
Where the cargo itself needs monitoring, temperature or door sensors are added to the same tracker so movement and condition appear together, not in separate systems.
What This Does Not Require
- No dependence on a driver or field staff to self-report location
- No separate supplier portal per vehicle or asset type
- No fixed site infrastructure, since the tracker travels with the asset itself
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is the location data?
Accuracy depends on the tracker chosen and the environment it operates in, with satellite positioning generally reliable outdoors and less precise inside large structures such as warehouses, where the system relies more on entry and exit events at known points.
Can this track both our own vehicles and equipment we lease out to customers?
Yes, provided you have the right to fit a tracker on leased equipment, which is typically covered in the rental or service agreement with the customer.
How often is the location updated?
The interval is set per asset, balancing how current the position needs to be against battery life and data cost, since more frequent updates use more of both.
Can this alert us if an asset leaves an area it should not?
Yes. Geofences can be defined around expected zones or routes, with an alert raised automatically on unexpected entry, exit or an extended halt.
Does tracking work in areas with poor mobile network coverage?
Positions are stored on the tracker when no network is available and uploaded once coverage returns, so a temporary gap in connectivity does not create a permanent gap in the location history.
What decides the cost of an asset tracking deployment?
The number of assets being tracked, the tracker type needed for each based on power and durability, whether condition sensors are added alongside location, and how frequently positions need to be updated.
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