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GPS Tracking Guides
These guides explain GPS fleet and asset tracking in general terms, then separate that from the TruckerPro hardware evaluation—which has not launched a tracking service.
- GPS tracking is a system: hardware, a network plan, backend software, and a workflow.
- A cab ELD and a trailer or equipment tracker solve different problems.
- TruckerPro is evaluating Teltonika hardware and has not launched maps, alerts, coverage, or commercial terms.
Guides
Each article answers a search query fleets actually type, then states what TruckerPro can and cannot claim today.
- What is GPS fleet tracking?How satellite position, a cellular plan, and software combine into a fleet workflow.
- What is asset tracking?Why trailers, equipment, and other unpowered assets need a different approach than a cab device.
- GPS tracking for trucksWhat a tractor tracker can and cannot replace, including Hours-of-Service systems.
- GPS tracker for trailersDropped-trailer visibility, battery tradeoffs, and how to evaluate a trailer unit.
- Advantages of GPS trackingThe operational gains fleets actually buy GPS for—and the claims that need proof.
- How to choose a GPS trackerA selection checklist covering power, network, mounting, software, privacy, and terms.
- What is a geofence?Virtual boundaries, enter/exit events, and why they only work if the device reports.
- Hardwired vs battery GPS trackerWhen vehicle power is the right choice, and when a self-powered terminal is not.
- Is GPS tracking company vehicles legal?Consent, notice, and privacy limits in Canada and the United States. Not legal advice.
TMS guides
TruckerPro TMS is a separate, live product for Canadian carriers. These guides cover where a transportation management system and telematics meet — and they are about a system you can actually buy today, unlike the GPS hardware above.
- What is a TMS?The system of record for loads, drivers, customers, and money — and where telemetry fits into it.
- TMS vs GPS trackingA tracker answers “where is it?”. A TMS answers “who booked it, who is paid, and did we invoice it?”.
- How a TMS uses GPS dataWhere a position feed actually changes a workflow: arrival, dwell, detention, and proof of delivery.
- ELD vs TMS vs GPS trackerThree systems that get confused in one sentence. What each is legally and operationally for.
- TMS telematics integration checklistThe questions to ask a TMS vendor before assuming your ELD or tracker will feed it.
- What Canadian carriers need from a TMSIFTA, NSC and CVOR, bilingual paperwork, CAD/USD, and cross-border filing — the requirements a US-only TMS misses.
Also on this site
- How trailer GPS tracking worksDevice, network, backend, and application layers—and which layers still need to be built.
- Trailer GPS selection checklistPower, reporting interval, coverage, mounting, security, and written terms.
- GlossaryShort definitions for GNSS, LTE-M, geofences, telematics, and ELD.
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Questions
Are these guides about a live TruckerPro product?
No. They explain GPS tracking concepts and how the private TruckerPro evaluation fits. Device ingestion, maps, alerts, and commercial service are not available.
Where should I start?
Start with what GPS fleet tracking is, then the trailer or truck guide that matches the asset. Use the selection checklist before buying any vendor’s hardware.
Share a pilot use case
Tell us what you would track and where it operates. This records interest; it does not place an order.