Can the foreman see different gear from the owner?
Yes. Crew and Business plans support role-based access. Foreman sees the site assets; owner sees everything; subbies see only their own kit. Set once, applies across the company.
Built for the trade
GPS tracking for builders.
Builders run multiple sites, multiple subbies, multiple gear movements a week. The bigger the operation, the more places the kit can disappear. TTT goes in the site shed, the toolbox, the trailer and the genset — so you know what is where, and when it moves.
The pattern
Builders lose gear on every layer of the operation:
Site sheds and their contents
A whole shed walks overnight off a residential site, complete with tools, fittings and the bobcat key.
Generators
Hondas and Yamahas in the $1.5k–$4k range. Easy to roll into a ute, easy to flog by the weekend.
Ute toolboxes
Lifted off the tray with two blokes and a step. Cut open in driveways. Sliced in Bunnings car parks.
Compactors, breakers and rammers
Wacker plates, jackhammers, electric breakers. High day-rate gear. Targeted on weekends.
Trailers full of kit
A loaded site trailer is hours of theft in one go. Hooked up and gone in the time it takes to make a coffee.
The damage
What it costs you.
For a builder, the cost is rarely just the gear:
- Replacement of the gear itself, often $10k+ per incident
- Day rate for the crew waiting on the genset, the bobcat, or the trailer
- Insurance excess and a higher premium next year
- The job slipping a week because the right kit was not there on Monday morning
How builders use it
How builders use TTT.
Use case
The site shed
TTT goes inside the shed — under a shelf, behind a stud, inside a piece of cable conduit. If the shed walks, you find out the moment it moves. Police get coordinates within hours.
Use case
The generator
Hardwired TTT inside the genset cowling, drawing from the battery. The genset is a $2k–$4k asset that pays for the tracker in one prevented theft.
Use case
The fleet trailer
TTT lives inside the trailer body, not on the chassis where a thief would look. Geofence around the depot. Live mode the moment the trailer leaves outside work hours.
None of these is a silver bullet. Locks, lighting and insurance still matter. TTT is what tells you where the gear went after the locks fail.
FAQ
Builders questions.
The questions tradies in this trade actually ask before they buy.
How does this work across multiple sites?
Each site can have its own geofence and its own crew permissions. Assets move between sites without losing their history. The dashboard groups by site, by crew or by asset type.
Will it work in a high-rise build with poor signal?
Inside a steel-and-concrete structure, signal drops. The tracker stores location offline and reports the moment it gets cellular coverage back — typically when the asset leaves the building or is moved to a window or open level. Last-known stays accurate.
Can I track the bobcat or the excavator?
Yes — TTT is a common fit for skid steers, mini excavators and hire plant. Hardwired to the 12V loom so power is not an issue. Geofence the yard; alerts if it leaves outside hire hours.
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Twenty practical steps grouped by ute, trailer, shed, plant and records.
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