When a company or individual spends a lot of money on equipment needed to run their business, they want to protect these assets from being taken. That’s why so many entities that either own or lease out construction equipment choose to protect their assets with the LoJack® system. Case in point- this 2013 Vermeer wood

Many companies who either operate or lease construction equipment choose to protect their assets with the LoJack® system. Construction sites are often difficult to secure, and are usually left unpopulated when the workers are off shift. The owners of the 2012 Toyota Forklift in this case were glad they chose to install LoJack, because when

When an Isuzu MFG pickup was stolen from a Deerfield Beach, FL, business recently, the owners were very glad they chose to have the LoJack® system installed when they purchased their truck. Local law enforcement, with the help of LoJack, recovered the MFG in less than an hour after activation. On September 10th, 2013, the

The operator of a Mack dump truck found his machine missing right after lunch one recent Wednesday. The LoJack® system installed in the vehicle certainly came in handy- with its assistance, local police were able to recover the Mack in just 19 minutes after activation. On September 12th, 2013, the truck’s operator contacted the Hillsborough

When a construction site in Chicago, IL, was robbed over a weekend, the thieves took a rented 2013 Bobcat Skid Steer S650. What the thieves didn’t know is that the rental company protected this valuable machine with the LoJack® system, so local police were able to locate and recover it in less than three and

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

The crew at a construction site in Houston, TX, came to work one Wednesday morning and noticed a Case 580N backhoe was missing from where it had been parked at the end of the previous workday. It’s a good thing the owner of the backhoe chose to protect it with the LoJack® system, which helped

A concrete contractor in Mooresville, NC, left a rented 2012 Melroe Bobcat S-175 Skid Steer Loader on a trailer in a supermarket parking lot overnight, figuring it would be safe in that well-lit, open area. Unfortunately, that assumption was incorrect, and, the next morning, both Bobcat and trailer were gone. Luckily, the rental company was

When a construction crew in Lancaster, CA, returned to their job site after the Labor Day weekend, they were shocked to discover that a 2013 Melroe Bobcat Skid Steer was missing. It’s a good thing that the rental company that owned the machine was smart enough to have the LoJack® system installed when they purchased

Construction equipment rental companies often install the LoJack® system on their entire inventory, because if one of their machines is stolen and not recovered, they lose both the valuable asset itself as well as the rental income. In this case a stolen air compressor was recovered the same day it was stolen by local law