Asset & equipment tracking · No contract · South Africa

Asset & Equipment Tracking in South Africa

Trailers, plant, generators, containers, tools — track them with a device you own outright. From R699 once-off plus R30 a month. No contract. Cancel anytime.

  • South African owned
  • Since 2016
  • You own the hardware
  • Cancel anytime
01 · What you can track

What asset tracking covers.

Anything valuable that moves — or anything valuable that shouldn't move without you knowing.

Vehicles & bakkies
Powered — live tracking, SVR, geofences
Trailers
Aux battery → live; no power → scheduled ping
Plant & yellow metal
Excavators, TLBs, rollers — live on 12V
Generators
Wires to their own battery — live tracking, geofences, alerts
Shipping containers
Battery unit, scheduled location reports
Skips & bins
Static, unpowered — one daily ping is enough

One platform across every asset — what changes is the hardware and how it's powered. See the devices →

02 · How it works

Power decides the hardware. Signal decides whether it reports.

A · Powered assets (constant 12V)

Constant 12V — a vehicle, a running generator, plant with its own battery — gets a hardwired tracker. You get live position, geofences, movement and ignition alerts, and full trip history. This is the "live tracking" most people picture.

B · Unpowered assets (battery unit)

No power source — a dropped trailer, a container, a skip, a bin — runs the wireless Asset Tracker. It sleeps between reports to extend battery life. One ping a day lasts up to three years on a replaceable lithium battery; two a day, around eighteen months. Faster schedules shorten life — the monthly cost is the same R30 either way.

C · Signal and SIM

Two things have to be true for any tracker to report: there must be cell signal where the asset is, and the SIM has to be valid there. A standard South African SIM covers the country. Crossing the border? Ask us about a cross-border SIM before the asset moves. Out at sea or somewhere with no GSM at all — no tracker, ours or anyone else's, can report from there.

Tricky asset, unusual location, or going across borders? Talk to us first →

04 · The wireless option

When the asset has no power: the Asset Tracker.

Some assets will never have a 12V supply — skips, bins, parked trailers, containers. For these, the wireless Asset Tracker is the answer, not a compromise.

A sealed unit that mounts magnetically onto any ferrous surface — no wiring, no install. It runs on its own internal battery and reports on a schedule you choose: once a day for up to three years, twice a day for around eighteen months, or more often if you'd rather. Fit it and forget it.

The same device doubles as a hidden recovery backup on a powered vehicle — paired behind a primary tracker, it's the unit a thief is unlikely to find after disabling the main one. Same hardware, two honest uses. R699 once-off plus R30 a month for the data. No platform tier, no contract.

Magnetic mount · no wiring Up to 3-year battery 4G LTE No power source needed You choose the ping schedule Not live tracking
05 · On the platform

What you can see and control.

Every device — live or scheduled — reports to the same TTC platform on web and mobile. Powered assets get live tracking and the full alert set. Battery units get each scheduled report plotted on the same map.

  • Live map (web + mobile app)
  • Custom geofences + zone alerts
  • Movement & tamper alerts
  • After-hours alerts
  • Full location history
  • Scheduled-ping reports for battery units
  • Unlimited alerts (WhatsApp, email, push)
  • Sub-accounts & user management

Everything above is included on every plan — nothing behind a paywall. See the full platform →

06 · Features in action

Two features asset owners use most.

Geofences and scheduled reports. Both included on every plan. Ask for a demo before you buy.

Geofence editor — drawing a zone around a depot on the platform map
Scheduled geofences

After-hours depot alerts.

Draw a zone around your depot, set the active hours, and get an alert the moment an asset leaves outside those hours. Same pattern works for site boundaries, customer locations, or no-go zones — by WhatsApp, email, or push.

Read the geofencing guide →
A scheduled travel-sheet report showing trips, distance, drive time and stops
Scheduled reports

Trip reports, on your schedule.

Daily, weekly, or monthly — every trip, mileage, drive time, stops, and route. Use them for SARS logbooks, client billing, ops reviews, or utilisation reports. Set it once, get it in your inbox.

Read the reports guide →

Other guides: alerts · SARS-compliant logbook · all platform guides.

07 · Pricing

Own the hardware. Pay monthly for tracking.

No rental, no contract. Pricing depends on whether the asset is powered — pick the option that fits, cancel any time, keep the device.

Powered assets

Primary tracker

Constant 12V supply. Live tracking on the platform.

R50 /month per device
From R769 once-off · 4G900L · FMC920 · FMC880
  • Live map, geofences, alerts
  • Full trip history
  • Full TTC platform — no paywalls
  • Hardware you own outright
  • Cancel anytime
Get a quote →
Unpowered assets

Asset Tracker

No power source. Scheduled location reports, on the same platform.

R30 /month data
R699 once-off · Wireless Asset Tracker
  • Scheduled location reports
  • Same TTC platform — no tier
  • No wiring, no install
  • Hardware you own outright
  • Cancel anytime
Get a quote →

Month-to-month, no exit penalty. See full pricing breakdown →

08 · Install & move

Install once. Move it whenever.

You own the hardware, so you're never waiting on us to move it. Four steps — your team handles every one.

01

Buy the device

Once-off purchase — yours to keep. Choose the unit that matches the asset.

02

Fit it

Hardwired by your electrician (we guide on WhatsApp), FMC880 clamped to the terminals, or Asset Tracker simply mounted — no wiring.

03

Activate

Send the IMEI on WhatsApp. The device appears on your TTC platform.

04

Move it any time

Asset sold or swapped? Move the tracker to the next one yourself. No transfer fee, no admin delay.

09 · Common questions

Asset tracking questions, answered.

What is asset tracking?

Asset tracking fits a GPS device to a movable asset — a trailer, generator, container, piece of plant, or vehicle — so its location reports to an online platform. The Tracking Co covers two cases: powered assets with a constant 12V supply get live tracking, geofences, and alerts; unpowered assets like a parked trailer or a skip use a battery-powered tracker that reports on a schedule. You own the hardware outright and there is no contract.

Can I track non-powered assets like trailers?

Yes. A non-powered asset has two options. If it has an auxiliary battery, the FMC880 clamps to the terminals and tracks it live. If it has no power at all — a parked trailer, a skip, a recycling bin, a container — the wireless Asset Tracker runs on its own internal battery and reports its location on a schedule. The Tracking Co sizes the schedule to the job: one ping a day lasts up to three years; two a day lasts about eighteen months.

Does asset tracking need a contract?

No. The Tracking Co does not lock asset tracking behind a contract. You buy the device once — from R769 for a hardwired tracker, R699 for the wireless Asset Tracker — and it is yours. The monthly fee is month-to-month: R50 for a primary tracker, R30 for the Asset Tracker's data. Cancel any time without a penalty or a balance-of-contract charge. The device stays yours either way.

Who owns the device?

You do. Every tracker The Tracking Co sells is a once-off purchase you own outright from day one — there is no rental, no device-financing, and nothing to hand back if you cancel. This is the core difference from traditional tracking providers, who rent the unit on a long contract and de-register or remove it when you leave. With TTC the hardware is yours, so you can move it between assets yourself whenever you need to.

What can asset tracking actually track in South Africa?

Anything you can mount a tracker to. Powered assets — bakkies, trucks, plant, generators, refrigeration units — wire to their 12V supply for live tracking. Unpowered assets — trailers, containers, skips, recycling bins — use the battery-powered Asset Tracker on a schedule. The practical limit is signal: a tracker needs cell coverage and a valid SIM where the asset is. A standard South African SIM covers the country; crossing the border needs a cross-border SIM (we'll fit one before the asset moves); somewhere with no GSM coverage at all — mid-ocean, deep underground — no tracker can report from there. The Tracking Co flags difficult cases up front.

How often does the Asset Tracker report its location?

You choose, and the choice trades battery life for frequency. One ping every 24 hours lasts up to three years on the replaceable lithium battery. Two pings a day lasts roughly eighteen months. Shorter intervals are possible but drain the battery faster. The price is the same R30 a month either way — you're only trading frequency against how often you'll swap the battery. For a static asset you only need to locate occasionally, one ping a day is usually plenty.

Ready to start tracking?

Hardware from R499. Subscriptions from R50 a month. No contracts, no setup fee, no surprise upgrades.

Get my quote → Or call 083 399 9937 to chat.