GPS that
recharges itself.
For trailers that sit for weeks between hauls. Solar keeps the battery topped up, so the trailer that has not moved since March is still on the map in June.
The trailers you lose track of are the ones that stopped moving.
A trailer sitting at a customer site for three weeks is exactly the asset nobody remembers, and exactly the one whose battery-powered tracker quietly went flat. Solar removes the failure mode.
- Solar-powered, so dwell time does not drain the device
- Double the battery capacity of comparable devices, for the dark months
- Real-time GPS into your dashboard alongside the trucks
Two ways to mount it, because trailers aren't one shape.
Dual mounting options mean the panel goes where it will actually see daylight, which on a mixed fleet of vans, flatbeds and dry vans is not the same place twice.
- Dual mounting options across trailer types
- No harness to route, no bay time to book
- One login for trailers, trucks and equipment
How the three trailer devices differ
All three put the trailer on the same map as your trucks. The choice comes down to power and how visible the device should be.
| Feature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is for | |||
| Best for | Powered trailers you want reporting in an afternoon | Trailers a thief should never find the tracker on | Trailers that sit for weeks between hauls |
| Install | |||
| Typical install time | Peel and stick | About 10 minutes | Dual mounting options |
| Concealable | – | ✓ | – |
| Power | |||
| Power source | Trailer power, with battery GPS | With or without trailer power | Solar, with battery |
| Runs without vehicle power | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backup battery | – | Six months | Double the usual capacity |
| Battery life | – | Six-month backup | Recharges in daylight |
| Positioning and network | |||
| How it reports position | GPS over 4G-LTE | GPS | GPS |
| What you get back | |||
| Temperature | With a temp sensor fitted | – | – |
| Trailer health: tires, brakes, lights | Light-out and ABS fault monitoring | – | – |
| Environment | |||
| Weatherproof housing | Outdoor rated | Waterproof | Outdoor rated |
Only the lines where these 3 differ are shown. Everything they share, including the dashboard and month-to-month terms, is on the full comparison.
SolarNET, in full.
The device
- Power
- Solar, recharging in daylight
- Battery
- Twice the capacity of comparable devices
- Mounting
- Dual mounting options
What it reports
- Location
- Real-time GPS monitoring
From the Phillips Connect Location Management solution sheet. Phillips Connect publishes capability sheets rather than electrical spec sheets, so figures are limited to what the sheet states.
All specifications are typical and subject to change without notice.
Asked about the SolarNET.
Who makes SolarNET?
What happens through a long winter?
Should I use SolarNET or IQ-BAT?
Is there a contract?
Put the SolarNET on one vehicle. See for yourself.
We'll show you what it reports and what the dashboard does with it on a live demo, then you decide. No contract either way.
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