The Benefits of Trailer GPS Tracking

UPDATED 7/11/23:
We have released a brand new battery powered trailer GPS tracker as a replacement for our previous model. Some information on this page will be outdated.

Are you a tradie with a trailer full of tools worth thousands of dollars? Maybe you’re self-employed and your lawnmowing/home maintenance trailer is your livelihood? What if you were to wake up one day to find your trailer has been stolen overnight?

Get peace of mind and extra security from our battery powered GPS tracking solutions, suitable for unpowered assets such as trailers, horse floats, caravans and vehicles in storage.

Our battery powered GPS trackers are available in two sizes and are ideal for external mounting, with IP68 weather resistant housings. Let’s run through the benefits of adding one of our portable GPS tracking systems to your trailer in more detail:

*outdated* SMALL SIZE, BIG PERFORMANCE

With small profiles of only 69mm x 73.8mm x 26.5mm (5000mAh) and 69mm x 73.8mm x 35.5mm (10000mAh) and an all-black shell, our battery powered GPS trackers are suitable for discreet mounting on all types of trailers. 


With low power consumption, our portable GPS trackers can standby for up to 3/6 months, or track up to 40/80 hours of driving time.

When in motion, GPS location updates for your trailer will be sent every 30 seconds, providing detailed tracking history. And when no movement is detected for 5 minutes, sleep mode is enabled to ensure maximum battery life.

This is perfect for tradies who don’t want to constantly recharge their trailer GPS tracker every few nights. Use our feature packed online tracking platform to monitor your trailer’s tracking history as well as battery life. Our platform will also alert you when your tracker’s batteries are low and critically low. Simply swap out with off-the-shelf lithium batteries and reattach to your trailer.

TRAILER MOUNTING MADE EASY

Trailers come in all different shapes and sizes, so having the flexibility to mount our trailer GPS trackers in a variety of different locations is a great security advantage. Secure your GPS tracker using screws, bolts, rivets or even zip ties! Both our rugged housings feature mounting holes and internal, high-gain antennas ensure signal is still strong even when mounted underneath your trailer.

IP68 WATER AND DUST RESISTANT

A battery powered GPS tracking system for your trailer needs to be able to withstand the elements, so we made sure our trackers are IP68 water and dust resistant, as well as IK06 / IK07 impact resistant. This means splashes of water, rain, dust and light impacts will not affect your GPS tracker.

NO NETWORK COVERAGE? NO PROBLEM

Like nearly all mainstream GPS tracking systems, BlackOwl’s portable trackers gather GPS location data from satellites and then transmit this data over cellular networks to our Online Tracking Platform. This clever use of technology dramatically reduces operating costs, as well as allowing for more affordable hardware. Dedicated GPS systems are simply out of reach for most consumers and businesses so this is a great alternative

But what about when one of GPS trackers travels outside of a network coverage area, you ask?


  • Thanks to all BlackOwl battery powered, hardwired and OBD2 trackers being fitted with internal flash memories, thousands of GPS location points can be stored offline and then uploaded to our tracking platform when network coverage resumes.


    In the image above, you can see one of our portable GPS trackers travelling through outback Australia. The green areas on the map indicate Telstra network coverage, but notice how there is still detailed tracking history outside these areas? That’s the internal memory feature working its magic!

    This handy feature allows for maximum GPS tracking coverage, whilst keeping tracking hardware purchase prices and operating costs to a minimum.
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    GET IN TOUCH TODAY!

    In summary, BlackOwl GPS makes trailer GPS tracking easy! if you’re after an affordable, feature packed tracking solution for your work trailer, horse float or other unpowered asset then purchase one of our Battery GPS Trackers today for between $150-$190 inc GST, or give us a call on 0404 188 404 to further discuss your individual tracking requirements. You can also email us at info@blackowlgps.com.au. We endeavour to reply to all enquiries as soon as possible.

    If you’ve liked having a read about our portable trailer GPS tracking solutions, why not see how our tracking systems can be of benefit to your fleet of company vehicles?
    We have multiple hardware options, generous discounts and affordable operating costs to keep your cost down, while providing invaluable fleet data to your team.

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