Construction companies are well aware of the value of the equipment they use, and the problems that arise when one of their machines is stolen. That is why so many of these businesses choose to protect their assets with the LoJack® system. The California based company in this case found out the value of our
Read MoreAir, Ground Units Using LoJack Enables Recovery of Stolen Caterpillar Backhoe and 2nd Backhoe
- July 17, 2012
- recovery stories
On June 12, 2012 the owner of a 2001 Caterpillar 420D backhoe contacted the Collingswood Police Department to report that the construction equipment was stolen from a job site out of Collingswood. The backhoe was last seen on Friday June 8, 2012 at the end of the work day. Collingswood officers verified the theft and
Read MoreRiverside Police and Helicopter Star-93 Recover $100K in Stolen Construction Equipment, 2 Arrested
- February 5, 2012
- recovery stories
On the afternoon of January 5, 2012, Riverside County Auto Theft Interdiction Detail (RAID) Investigators picked up the silent LoJack homing signal from a 2001 Caterpillar Back-Hoe Loader, which had been entered as a stolen vehicle five minutes earlier by the Riverside Police Department. The investigators tracked the signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computers
Read MoreCaterpillar Backhoe Stolen, Advertised on Internet and Sold — Recovered Quickly with LoJack
- January 15, 2012
- recovery stories
On January 3, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Caterpillar backhoe reported his construction equipment stolen to the Columbia Police Department. This action triggered the LoJack unit concealed inside the backhoe to begin emitting a silent radio signal. This signal can be tracked by law enforcementofficers in patrol vehicles equipped with Police Tracking Computers (PTCs), installed by
Read MoreLoJack’s Best Commercial Recovery Stories of All Time
- November 29, 2011
- recovery stories
LoJack® continues to be No. 1 in theft recovery. Since 1986, LoJack has recovered more than 300,000 stolen vehicles and construction equipment—worth nearly $4 billion. LoJack has had some incredible recovery stories over the course of its 25+ years, so in a series of ongoing posts, we will be sharing our best stories of all
Read MoreLoJack Helps NY Police Quickly Recover Stolen Backhoe Hiding Out at Kennedy Airport
- September 29, 2011
- recovery stories
In this recovery, the owner of a Caterpillar backhoe locked it up at a job site in Queens and discovered it missing when the crew came back to work the next morning. Since the backhoe was equipped with a LoJack System, the owner immediately called NYPD and reported it stolen. Within less than two hours,
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