The owners of a 2013 Takeuchi Skid Steer Loader contacted the Horry County Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from a job site in the county. Horry County PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in

The owner of a construction business arrived at a job site in Tracy, CA, on a recent Wednesday and discovered that the 2014 Takeuchi Mini-Excavator he had rented was missing. The rental company was pro-active in taking care of its assets and had protected this machine with the LoJack® system. With LoJack’s help, local police

When a construction crew in Bremerton, WA, discovered that a 2012 Takeuchi Mini Excavator had been stolen from their job site, they contacted law enforcement right away, eager to have this machine returned quickly so they could get back to work. The LoJack® system installed on the equipment did its part, helping local police recover

Theft of construction equipment is a constant threat to those in the building industry. Why does this happen so often? Here’s an explanation from someone in the business who was a witness in this case: “A person(s) using stolen construction equipment has less labor overhead cost and can therefore under bid another contractor which in

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, employees of a construction company arrived at a worksite in Glen Mills, PA, to discover that a 2008 Takeuchi Loader left on-site the previous day was missing. The company immediately contacted the Pennsylvania State Police to report the theft.  A PA State Police trooper entered the vehicle’s information into their

On November 29, 2012, United Rentals, the owner of a 2006 Takeuchi mini excavator, contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen from a contractor’s job site near Myers Park Country Club out of Charlotte.  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal

On the morning of February 20, 2012, the manager of a local construction company contacted the Clayton Police Department to report that a 2008 Takeuchi TL-130 skid steer loader was stolen during the previous night from one of their job sites. Thankfully, the company had installed a LoJack Vehicle Recovery System in the loader when

When the renters of a 2007 Takeuchi Mini Excavator returned to their construction site on the morning of February 16, 2012, they discovered that unknown suspects had stolen the equipment. They quickly contacted the Stockton Police Department and reported the theft. After gathering the pertinent information, Stockton Police had the information about the stolen excavator entered into the

On the morning of January 19, 2012, the owner of United Rentals in Lakeland, Florida, noticed that a Takeuchi Skid Steer was missing from their lot, where it was last seen the previous night. He immediately contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to report the theft. After completing a stolen vehicle report, the Polk County officers had

On January 19, 2012, the foreman of a construction company discovered a 2010 Takeuchi TL-250 loader missing from his work site. He had reported the theft of the equipment’s keys a few days earlier. He immediately reported the equipment theft to the Baton Rouge Police Department. After gathering all of the pertinent information, the police