Construction loses over a billion dollars a year to equipment theft, most of it never recovered. TagLogger gives supervisors and ops a shared view across every active site.
Tools and equipment move between yards, sites, and crews daily. Theft costs the industry over a billion dollars a year, rental overruns drain margins, and nobody knows where anything is until someone makes phone calls.
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$300M–$1B Annual Equipment Theft
Industry estimates place construction and farm equipment theft losses at $300M–$1B a year ([EMC Insurance, citing NER and NICB](https://www.emcinsurance.com/losscontrol/techsheet/heavy-equipment-theft-prevention)). Only 21% of stolen equipment was recovered in 2016 ([NER and NICB, 2016 Equipment Theft Report](https://www.ner.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Annual-Theft-Report-2016.pdf)).
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Subcontractor Accountability Gaps
When crews and subs rotate between sites, knowing who had what and where it was last seen becomes impossible without tracking data.
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Rental Overrun Costs
Rented generators and lifts sit on finished jobs because nobody flagged the return. Every extra day is lost margin.
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40–60% Equipment Idle Time
Equipment sits idle not because there isn't enough, but because nobody knows where it is. Crews wait while supervisors make phone calls.
Track, replay, and geofence your fleet on a real map, then export proof and alert your team where they already work.
See live placement of tags across your operating region with a current-location list for quick visibility.
Real-time alerting
Geofence Alerts
The moment a tag crosses a zone boundary, TagLogger fires an entry or exit alert. And when an asset is away from a zone longer than expected, TagLogger reminds you. Alerts reach your phone and the tools your team already runs on.
Entries, exits, and assets away longer than expected, delivered in real time across every channel
Push
Email
Slack
Teams
Discord
Telegram
Custom Geofence Zones
Adjust boundaries to fit your operation, from tight on-site zones to broad regional coverage.
Set zone radius to fit any site or region
Worldwide Coverage
Powered by 2 billion+ Apple devices with no hidden cellular fees.
Global coverage through the Find My network
Activity Feed
Track the latest entry/exit and movement events in one feed for faster response.
Auto-populated feed with no setup required
Secure Share Links
Create secure share links with optional expiry and revoke controls for location sharing.
External access without account login
Location History Export
Export CSV or JSON records for proof of delivery, audits, insurance claims, and reporting workflows.
Exports include route points and timestamps
Proof-of-Location Reports
Generate a branded one-page proof-of-location report or a full activity report as PDF, with honest accuracy and travel estimates surfaced as reported.
One-click branded PDF with a document fingerprint
Movement Heatmap
Switch route history to a density heatmap to instantly see where a tag spends the most time.
Surface dwell hotspots at a glance
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High-Resolution Maps
Access crisp, high-resolution satellite views for sharper detail and better visibility in the field.
High-resolution satellite basemap on demand
Admin
Editor
Viewer
Team Access Controls
Give teammates view or change access for all tags or selected tags.
Role-based access with per-tag visibility
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POST/v1/webhooks
{"event":
"tag.moved" }
Developer API
Build custom integrations with REST endpoints, signed webhooks, and drop-in Python and TypeScript SDKs, backed by a published OpenAPI 3.1 spec.
Publish white-label pages under your brand that give each customer a live view of their tags, zones, and recent zone activity.
One secure link per customer, revocable anytime
Geofence CSV Import
Create geofence zones in bulk from a CSV file, with a preview before anything is created.
Bulk zone setup from one spreadsheet
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Everything above comes standard.
One plan with every feature included. No tiers to compare, nothing to unlock later.
Where construction equipment tracking breaks down
Tools and equipment move between yards, job sites, and crews daily. When a concrete saw doesn't show up Monday morning, the crew is idle while someone makes phone calls. When a trailer disappears over the weekend, discovery happens too late for recovery.
Industry benchmarks generally put construction equipment utilization below 60% on typical sites (Fleet Rabbit, equipment utilization rates) - not because there aren't enough assets, but because nobody knows where they are. TagLogger gives operations and field teams one place to check before the phone chain starts.
How TagLogger Helps
What construction teams tag first
Get geofence alerts when tagged assets leave a job site or yard after hours.
Track trailers, generators, gang boxes, and tool cribs across every active project.
Give superintendents and project managers shared visibility from one dashboard.
Use location history for theft investigations, insurance claims, and disputes.
Tag any asset from any manufacturer — no vendor lock-in to a single tool brand.
Deploy in minutes with AirTags — no wiring, no cellular plans, no IT project.
Why construction ops teams choose TagLogger
$300M–$1B
Annual Industry Theft Loss
Construction and farm equipment theft lands in this range per year ([NICB / NER via CEG](https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/equipment-thefts-rising-cost-what-the-data-demands/68506)). Geofence alerts create a recovery window.
40–60%
Typical Equipment Idle Rate
Equipment isn't missing — it's just at the wrong site. Shared visibility helps crews find what they need before delays compound.
Any Brand
Brand-Agnostic Tracking
Track every asset on every site from one platform. No lock-in to Milwaukee ONE-KEY, DeWalt Tool Connect, or any single manufacturer.
How TagLogger supports active job sites
Geofence alerts around yards, laydown areas, and project boundaries for after-hours security
Location history for theft investigations, insurance claims, and operational follow-up
Multi-user visibility so superintendents, project managers, and ops staff share the same view
Works on any asset regardless of brand - no vendor lock-in to a single tool manufacturer
Implementation approach
Start with high-value and theft-prone categories: trailers, generators, and specialty tool sets. Use consistent naming by project and asset class. Set geofences around yards and active sites, assign alert ownership, and build escalation playbooks for after-hours movement events.
Insurance-grade theft evidence: what adjusters actually need
An insurance claim on stolen construction equipment lives or dies on the quality of the evidence. The standard checklist most adjusters work from has four elements: (1) proof of ownership, (2) proof the item was on the insured's site or under their control immediately before the theft, (3) a documented timeline of when the item went missing, and (4) any movement after the loss that could support recovery or fraud-detection. Photos and serial numbers handle the first one. The remaining three are exactly where most contractors come up short.
Asset-tracking history closes that gap when it's structured right. A tagged trailer or generator has a continuous timestamped location record showing it was on the insured jobsite at 6:42 PM Friday, was stationary overnight, then crossed the geofence boundary at 2:14 AM Saturday and continued moving on a route that ended at a stable address forty miles away. That timeline answers all three of the adjuster's open questions in one document — and the same document, handed to police, is materially more actionable than a serial-number filing alone.
Export the full timestamped location history for the affected asset as CSV or JSON for the claims package
Pull the geofence event log showing the exact entry/exit times against the insured site boundary
Provide the movement-after-loss trail to the responding officer — recovery rates climb when the police report includes a current address rather than a last-seen point
Cross-reference the after-loss location with public records (tow yards, auction lots) before the trail goes cold
This isn't legal or insurance advice — every carrier handles claims differently and large-dollar recoveries usually involve adjusters and counsel directly. But contractors who run tagged fleets consistently report that the claims process moves faster, and recovery rates are higher, when they can hand over an actual timeline instead of a one-line incident report.
Frequently asked questions
Performance Signals
Recovery before write-off
Geofence alerts surface theft and unauthorized movement while the asset is still recoverable - not days later when someone notices it's gone.
Brand-agnostic tracking
Track every asset on the site - any brand, any category - from one dashboard. No vendor lock-in to a single tool manufacturer.
Proof for insurance and disputes
Timestamped location history gives adjusters and project leads the evidence they need for claims, disputes, and accountability reviews.
Execution Playbook
Start with theft-prone and high-delay categories: trailers, generators, gang boxes, specialty kits.
Use consistent naming by project, asset class, and assignment.
Set geofences for yards and active sites. Build escalation playbooks for after-hours alerts.
Tag Hardware
Three tags, one platform. Every tag ships pre-configured and reports into the same dashboard, so you only choose the size and battery life that fits where it will live. If you already own compatible Find My tags, we can onboard those instead.
Ships pre-configuredReplaceable batteriesNo charging, no SIMNo base station
Compact Tag
Slim coin-cell tag for tools, cases and equipment where size matters most.
Size
Ø26 mm × 7.1 mm (1.02 × 0.28 in)
Weight
5.4 g (0.19 oz)
Battery
CR2032 coin cell
Battery life
Up to 1 year
Replaceable
Yes
Protection
Not IP rated, keep dry
Mounting
Adhesive pad
Standard Tag
Sealed multi-year tag for vehicles, trailers and equipment that lives outdoors.
Size
Ø48 mm × 17 mm (1.89 × 0.67 in)
Weight
26 g (0.92 oz)
Battery
CR2477 coin cell
Battery life
Up to 3 years
Replaceable
Yes
Protection
IP68 sealed
Mounting
Adhesive pad or screw mount
Extended Tag
Twin lithium cells for the longest deployments with the fewest site visits.
Size
Ø54 mm × 25 mm (2.13 × 0.98 in)
Weight
47 g (1.66 oz)
Battery
2 × ER14250 lithium
Battery life
Up to 6 years
Replaceable
Yes
Protection
IP68 sealed
Mounting
Adhesive pad or screw mount
All three shown at the same scale.
Reduce search time on active job sites
Track critical construction equipment and get operational visibility from day one.