Battery & Satellite GPS Asset Tracker

A GPS asset tracker is a sealed device you mount on equipment that cannot carry a regular vehicle tracker, so you can see where it is on a map. It has its own GPS receiver and its own cellular modem, and it either runs on an internal battery or draws power from the equipment it is mounted on.

A vehicle tracker plugs into a diagnostic port or a harness and lives off the truck's electrical system. A dumpster or a dry van trailer has no such port, and often no power at all. That is the job of a battery powered GPS tracker: it reports on a set schedule, such as hourly, and keeps going for years on one battery.

The choice comes down to whether the asset has power. The next-gen GO Anywhere is built for non-powered assets such as roll-offs, dumpsters and dry van trailers. The GO Anywhere Plus is a hybrid: it wires into a powered asset such as a trailer, a generator or yellow iron, and keeps a battery as backup.

Because it is wired to ignition, the GO Anywhere Plus also reports trips, distance, ignition status and engine hours, which a battery-only unit cannot read. When an asset works where no cellular network reaches, a satellite option takes over the reporting.

Every GPS tracker uses satellites to find its position. What makes a satellite GPS tracker different is how it sends that position back: over a satellite network instead of a cell tower. That keeps equipment on remote job sites, logging roads or farmland visible after it leaves cellular coverage.

The GO Anywhere Plus uses 4G LTE Cat-1 bis with satellite fallback through select carrier partners. Model GATAA1 includes T-Mobile direct-to-cell with Starlink and Rogers direct-to-cell with Starlink. Direct-to-cell coverage depends on the carrier and the region, so we confirm it for the areas where your equipment works before you order.

For a GO device in a vehicle or machine, the IOX-SATIRDv2 add-on sends data over the Iridium satellite network where cellular is not available. It tracks GPS position every 15 minutes by default, sends immediate notifications for ignition changes and acceleration events of 2.5 g or more, and lets a user send an alert message to fleet management. It works with GO7 and newer devices.

The next-gen GO Anywhere is rated for up to 10 years of operational life with hourly reporting. Its Li-MnO2 battery pack is not rechargeable. When an asset goes missing, a high-frequency recovery mode reports every 15 minutes so you can follow it.

The GO Anywhere Plus battery is a backup, since the unit normally runs on the equipment's 12 V or 24 V supply. That Li-SOCl2 battery lasts up to 3 to 5 years depending on use, can be replaced in the field, and has a health indicator so you know when to swap it.

The GO Anywhere needs no wiring: it mounts to the asset and starts reporting. The GO Anywhere Plus fastens with screws, bolts or cable ties and uses a 3-wire connection for power, ground and ignition. The IOX-SATIRDv2 needs professional installation and is activated 24 hours before the asset is deployed.

High Point GPS, a Geotab partner, installs and configures all three, names each asset in the platform and sets the reporting mode that matches how the equipment is used. Our Montreal team handles support in English and French for fleets in Canada and the United States.

Trailers, bins and equipment appear on the same map as your trucks, with their last reported position and history. Engine hours from a GO Anywhere Plus on powered equipment can drive maintenance schedules, so service is based on hours worked.

A wired GO Anywhere Plus can also detect Bluetooth Low Energy tags (firmware 132.3.13 or later), which lets the tracker on a trailer pick up tagged tools stored inside it. Both trackers are rated from -40 °C, and the GO Anywhere is tested to SAE J1455, which matters for equipment parked outside through a Canadian winter.