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NavTrak makes life harder for thieves
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• Telematics company NavTrak has added an Automatic Driver Recognition (ADR) system to its NavTrak traffic monitoring system in an attempt to crack down on truck thefts.
The system relies on the authorised driver carrying a small key card. If a vehicle is moved without using this, a silent alert warns the NavTrak control centre that the vehicle has been stolen; the company can then pinpoint its location for the police.
NavTrak says that while vehicle tracking systems are widely used to track stolen trucks, they usually rely on the vehicle being reported stolen or moved without the keys being used. However, increasingly thieves obtain the truck's keys, or simply hijack vehicles.
The company has also teamed up with pan-European security consultant Eurowatch to boost the chance of recovering vehicles if they are stolen or shipped abroad.
Eurowatch has a national service provider in each European country It claims to have 24hour access to police across Europe and transfers tracking data on stolen vehicles across national borders to the relevant authorities.
NavTrak managing director Giles Harridge says: "The sooner the vehicle can be recovered the less opportunity criminals have to damage it, strip it, or unload its contents."