ShadetreeRet
Well-known Member
My sister called me this morning from work, her boss had reported the theft of a 35 foot scissor lift from a job site, (and it was rented) BUT they found it in short order because it was equipped with GPS! (I had never heard about such, but it makes sense) Seems the thieves had transported it to a small town about thirty miles away and already ground off the serial numbers, or most of them at least, hatched up a story for the police about someone bringing it in for repairs. Needless to say, charges are pending.
I remember when I worked for this same company in the early nineties, there was a constant problem with people breaking into tool boxes or once in a while even managing to steal one. One morning I went to a job site and someone had tried to break into two large KNAACK boxes but there was a mechanism inside the box that they couldn't get to and were able only to do sufficient damage to the boxes. Ladders and walk boards were constantly going home with someone else, so the boss man came up with a mixture of paint that turned out to be the ungodliest shade of mustard green I have ever seen, and had the warehouse manager spray every ladder, walkboard, Knaack box, scaffolding, etc. with this paint. This just about brought theft to a screeching halt, because no one wanted to be caught with something that color!
My understanding is that only a small percentage of equipment, such as this scissor lift, is equipped with GPS, but I would guess that before long the majority will be.
I remember when I worked for this same company in the early nineties, there was a constant problem with people breaking into tool boxes or once in a while even managing to steal one. One morning I went to a job site and someone had tried to break into two large KNAACK boxes but there was a mechanism inside the box that they couldn't get to and were able only to do sufficient damage to the boxes. Ladders and walk boards were constantly going home with someone else, so the boss man came up with a mixture of paint that turned out to be the ungodliest shade of mustard green I have ever seen, and had the warehouse manager spray every ladder, walkboard, Knaack box, scaffolding, etc. with this paint. This just about brought theft to a screeching halt, because no one wanted to be caught with something that color!
My understanding is that only a small percentage of equipment, such as this scissor lift, is equipped with GPS, but I would guess that before long the majority will be.