While every manufacturer faces a highly competitive and complex marketplace these days, trailer manufacturers face some unique pressures. Their products are large in size and valuable, spread across vast yards.

From misplaced trailers and the potential for theft to a lack of real-time visibility throughout the logistics chain, all trailer manufacturers have experienced these issues at one time or another.

However, they must still somehow find a way to optimize operations and keep costs low, or they might lose ground to their competitors.

If you are in the trailer manufacturing business, you are familiar with these pain points. These aren’t minor inconveniences; they’re all potential drains on your resources, time, and customer satisfaction.

Yet top manufacturers recognize that one special technology can cut through all the complexity and make logistics logical again.

That technology is GPS. Much more than a navigation tool in your car or on your smartphone, GPS is such a powerful solution that it has the potential to transform the way trailer manufacturers operate.

Integrating GPS into your business processes allows you to trade logistical challenges in trailer manufacturing for streamlined, optimized operations. 

Mastering the Art of Multi-Location Inventory

For most trailer manufacturers, complexity is baked into the business. Many have multiple production sites and storage yards, making maintaining a real-time view of your inventory an uphill battle.

Traditional paper-based tracking methods or spreadsheets are fraught with inefficiencies. Employees routinely lose valuable time searching for a specific chassis or a completed trailer with these outdated tools. However, the right GPS tracking solution can help you master the art of multi-location inventory.

Consider, for example, the LandAirSea 54, a compact, discreet, and rugged GPS tracker. Its small size makes it ideal for attaching to trailers or even individual components.

The 54’s real-time tracking capabilities enable you to know the precise location of your inventory at any time. Just access the LandAirSea software, either through a user-friendly mobile app or via the web. 

Then there’s the LandAirSea Overdrive. With its powerful internal magnet and extended battery, the Overdrive is perfect for tracking trailers throughout manufacturing and delivery.

Safety and Security Beyond the Factory Gates

Trailers in transit or parked in unsecured lots are prime targets for theft.

Unauthorized use and deviations from planned routes have the potential to result in costly incidents that can lead to higher insurance rates or a loss of customer trust. 

The Overdrive offers several features that can help improve safety and security once trailers exit your gates, including:

• Geofencing to define boundaries on a map and receive alerts when a trailer enters or exits those areas.

• ShareSpot real-time location sharing to securely send a trailer’s live location to a logistics partner or a customer awaiting delivery.

• Speed alerts if a trailer is traveling too fast, which can indicate unauthorized use, joyriding, or other unsafe driving practices.

In addition to its long battery life, the LandAirSea Overdrive is durable and weatherproof, enabling it to withstand the rigors of a trailer's journey to its next destination.

These and other features make the Overdrive the perfect GPS tracker to monitor the safety and security of your assets in real time.

Keeping Dealers in the Loop: Forging Stronger Partnerships

The logistical and security challenges faced by trailer manufacturers also directly impact dealers. When manufacturers struggle with locating specific units in a sprawling yard, dealers experience uncertainty regarding order fulfillment times.

If a shipment of trailers is delayed due to logistics problems or if a unit is stolen en route, the dealer directly deals with customer dissatisfaction.

GPS tracking devices, such as the LandAirSea 54 and Overdrive, help manufacturers stay ahead of these issues by keeping dealers better informed.

Instead of dealers having to contact your team for information, imagine sharing the real-time location of their orders. This is possible with LandAirSea’s ShareSpot feature, which lets you share a trailer’s location with anyone you like via a simple link.

Dealers can also use tracking data to determine shipment ETAs or to locate stolen equipment. By providing access to this and other helpful information, you help solve numerous logistical problems and forge stronger partnerships with your dealer network.

The LandAirSea Advantage: Experience, Innovation, and Tangible Results

Ultimately, GPS is more than a tracking technology. For trailer manufacturers, it’s a platform that can help resolve the distinct logistical challenges of your industry.

The difficulties of managing multi-location inventory and the constant concerns surrounding asset safety and security are issues that some manufacturers don’t have to deal with.

But GPS trackers can help you conquer these problems — if you have devices from a proven vendor.

LandAirSea is an experienced GPS technology provider offering a range of proven tracking devices ideal for trailer manufacturers. From the compact and portable 54 to more rugged solutions like the Overdrive and Sync, our products are suited for all of the logistics challenges your team faces.

To learn more, check out the complete line of LandAirSea GPS trackers today.