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Meet Ernesto Flores

Sales Assistant at One Step GPS

What's the most unique part about working with One Step GPS?

Ernesto: The ability to both live and work within the same community. Having grown up in this area, the privilege of working just a few minutes away from my childhood home adds a special and fulfilling dimension to my professional experience.

What feature of One Step GPS do customers love the most?

Ernesto: One standout feature that customers truly appreciate about One Step GPS is the seamless setup process. The name 'One Step GPS' reflects our commitment to simplicity, and many customers are pleasantly surprised by the ease with which they can sign up for our service.

What do customers most frequently mention when switching from another provider?

Ernesto: One aspect that customers consistently emphasize when transitioning from another provider is the relief of discovering our no-contract policy at One Step GPS. Many have recently navigated lengthy two to three-year contracts or faced steep fees to terminate their previous agreements.

What is the biggest problem you've seen the platform solve for a client?

Ernesto: One of the most impactful issues our platform addresses for clients is the challenge of time theft from employees. A considerable number of customers turn to our GPS tracking system when grappling with suspicions of dishonesty in their workforce. By implementing our solution, they successfully mitigate time theft, enhance route efficiency, and, in turn, trim operational costs. This not only fosters a more honest and accountable work environment but also leads to increased production as operations become more streamlined and optimized.

Meet Lindsey Merle

Support Engineer

What's the most unique part about working with One Step GPS?

Lindsey: We have a great team that works together. I also enjoy the fact that we can contribute new ideas and see them get implemented. I know I can depend on my colleagues to tackle projects or help me brainstorm an issue I am running into. Overall, I really love the team. Also using the ability to think outside of the box (something many other companies do not use-stuck in their ways).

What's the most memorable thing you have heard a client mention about working with One Step GPS or the platform?

Lindsey: I have heard a few stories at this point, but people are so grateful when they can track down a stolen piece of equipment or vehicle. (Some even gruesome, lol) It totally makes the product worth it for that alone. One rescue of a piece of stolen equipment can save them hundreds of thousands of dollars. More money then they will most likely ever spend on the service. It shows them the value of tracking their vehicles/assets. Also, the ability to talk to a real person and not being prompted through automated answering machines.

What do customers most frequently mention when switching from another provider?

Lindsey: I have heard a lot of people mention long wait times to talk to someone. Also, the devices just going down regularly, no support and contracts keeping them locked in.

Why do you think clients choose to work with One Step GPS?

Lindsey: The affordability of our service. The ability to have things resolved very quickly when necessary. The fact that we offer a high level of support and that our system looks very modern/intuitive user ability.

Meet Mason Welling

Sales Operations Specialist

What feature of One Step GPS do customers love the most?

Mason: On a daily basis I hear that our customers love the Scorecard platform and the sheer accuracy of your units. The customers also comment how our pricing is a huge positive as well!

What is there about One Step GPS that you wish potential customers knew?

Mason: Even though we advertise it very well on our website, I love to exaggerate our 100-day money-back guarantee trial period. This allows our potential customers to have the confidence that they are receiving equipment that truly works. After the trial period, our customers are more than satisfied with the platform and equipment leading to them wanting to stay with us. Even after the 100 days, we offer no contracts and you can cancel whenever you'd like!

What is the biggest problem you've seen the platform solve for a client?

Mason: Besides tracking down the occasional stolen vehicle or asset that is equipped with One Step GPS devices, I have a few customers who were able to monitor their employees and find out they're either using the gas cards on their own vehicles and not the company vehicles, find out they are stealing company time, and not going to their appointments when they said they were. These are just a few of the perks that I have come from our devices.

Why do you think clients choose to work with One Step GPS?

Mason: Customers choose One Step GPS because we are friendly, accurate, low-cost, quick and free shipping, and can tailor the platform to your specific requests and needs. We want to make sure that you have the confidence of knowing where your assets are at every minute of the day.

How can I use One Step GPS to improve vehicle and asset security?

One Step GPS provides real-time visibility of every vehicle and every asset all the time. Track any vehicle or unpowered asset from a single dashboard.

With the One Step GPS platform and devices, theft and misuse can be detected and resolved faster than ever before. Many of our customers report recovering stolen vehicles and assets within hours.

Our devices alert you immediately when tampered with. You can also customize additional alerts for after-hours use, operation outside defined boundaries, and departure from approved routes. These kinds of alerts can create an entirely new layer of safety and lead to rapid resolution when something is stolen or misused.

Whatever alerts you set up can be received through the app, to your phone, or your email. Alert as many people as you need to to be immediately aware of any unusual activity.

With all these features, One Step GPS is integral to securing your fleet.

STL Design and Build reports:
"Our Company have been customers and users of the One Step system for about a year now.

It has enabled us to track our vehicles and trailers 24/7, as well as monitor the speeds of drivers, locations, etc.

It also assisted in the recovery of one of our vehicles that was stolen during overnight hours. One Step found the location of the vehicle within minutes, so we could notify the authorities, and retrieve the vehicle 5 minutes after."

How can One Step GPS help me recover stolen vehicles, equipment and assets?

Our platform alerts you immediately if suspicious behavior is detected. Driving after hours or outside usual routes can trigger an alert sent to your phone, email, and app. You can notify as many people as you like.

Once you're aware that a vehicle or asset is missing, you can follow its movement in real time and share its exact location with the police for a rapid recovery.

The devices are discrete, easily hidden, and almost indistinguishable from OEM parts, so they're very difficult for thieves to find and remove.

If a device is discovered and tampered with, you'll receive an immediate alert. The backup batteries in each device mean it will continue broadcasting its location to your platform even when disconnected.

We have devices for tracking any type of vehicle or asset for a complete mixed-fleet solution—heavy equipment, machinery, vans, cars, trucks, etc. We can protect all of your most valuable assets and give you peace of mind.

Here are two stories from One Step GPS customers that highlight how we've helped them combat theft:
"Two weeks after I installed this product in all of our fleet vehicles one of our trucks was stolen from our office.

I was told it was missing, pulled up the information on One Step GPS, called the police to come pick me up so we could go recover the vehicle.

I was able to return the vehicle to the office within three hours of its reported missing.

I was able to offer the police officer a full report on where the vehicle went the entire time it was gone, along with the video footage from our cameras that caught the picture of the guy that took it for the joy ride.

Saved us thousands of dollars. Saved our company from filing an insurance claim. Made the police officer smile and do extra patrols still to this day because we were able to assist them. Made us happy that the service worked and continues to work for our company daily." — Misty E.

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"We had issues with theft of equipment from our property, and used the One Step system for a unique tracking setup.

The sales staff were very helpful, explained exactly what we needed, and had us up and running within a few days.

In one year the system paid for itself 5 times over.

We caught one theft as it was happening, the web interface led directly to site of the stolen property, with a breadcrumb trail all the way to the building the stolen property was located in.

They also recovered previously stolen equipment from the same search. We took two criminals off the street, and recovered thousands in stolen property. We are adding the system to more of our high-dollar assets this year. It is hands down both the easiest and most affordable GPS tracking system I've seen."

How do I prevent theft of trailors or unpowered assets?

We have solutions to track any trailer or asset and report the exact location to you at any time.

Receive immediate alerts by text, email, and in the app when a trailer or asset is moved out of defined areas (geofencing) or travels after usual hours.

You'll receive the real-time location of the asset, be able to see it on your phone, laptop, or desktop. You can immediately report the theft to police along with all relevant information for speedy recovery.

Don P. tells us:
"At one point we had a piece of equipment stolen. The support and service One Step GPS rendered to not only myself but the police department was instrumental in not only recovering my equipment but also assisted in the police discovering a "chop shop" where several arrests were made and several autos recovered."

How common is fleet vehicle and asset theft?

While there's no one definitive answer to that question, let's consider some of the best available research on the subject:

Commercial vehicles
The California Highway Patrol published vehicle theft data for the state of California. The report shows that in 2020, 6% of all vehicle thefts were commercial vehicles.

The same report shows a total of 194.876 vehicle thefts in 2021. If the percentage of commercial vehicles stayed the same year over year, then in 2021, there were an estimated 11,693 commercial vehicle thefts, which amounts to approximately 32 per day in the state of CA alone.

Cargo
The FBI has estimated total cargo theft costs nationwide amount to as much as $30B in losses annually.

CargoNet (an association of cargo carriers joined to help one another fight cargo theft) reported 692 thefts among its members, a 59% increase in cargo theft last year compared to the year before. The total theft reported had a value of $31.1M.

Equipment theft
According to a joint 2016 report by the National Equipment Register (NER) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there were approximately 12,056 equipment theft reports nationwide.

The total value of stolen assets was projected to be as high as $1B.

A remarkably low recovery rate (21%) for stolen equipment means significant potential losses when your company experiences this. Using GPS can greatly increase this for a small cost, which pays for itself in many more ways than one.

Which pieces of equipment are most often targetted for theft?

In North America, the five most stolen pieces of equipment are:

Skid steer loaders
Backhoe loaders
Excavators
Mini excavators
Dozers

According to Construction Briefing, a leading publication for the construction industry.

The same report lists the five most stolen brands:

John Deere
Kubota
Caterpillar
Bobcat
Case

One Step GPS provides solutions to track all powered and unpowered assets for a total mixed-fleet solution.

Has One Step GPS recovered stolen vehicles and equipment?

Yes, numerous of our customers have reported the recovery of stolen vehicles and assets. Here are a few of their stories:

"Van was stolen, police were able to recover it with help of hidden GPS within minutes after reporting the incident and location of the Van. I had to pay for storage & towing, yet recovered the Van." — Stephen G.

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"We had issues with theft of equipment from our property, and used the One Step system for a unique tracking setup. The sales staff were very helpful, explained exactly what we needed, and had us up and running within a few days. In one year the system paid for itself 5 times over. We caught one theft as it was happening, the web interface led directly to site of the stolen property, with a breadcrumb trail all the way to the building the stolen property was located in. They also recovered previously stolen equipment from the same search.

We took two criminals off the street, and recovered thousands in stolen property. We are adding the system to more of our high dollar assets this year. It is hands down both the easiest and most affordable GPS tracking system I've seen." — Sawyer N.

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"Within 1 hour of installing it in our company delivery vehicle we were able to confirm our suspicions of wasted time and missing product. A delivery 6 miles south of our company resulted in a 40 mile trip north to a very bad area and then after stops at a Burger king, McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts, our delivery truck then traveled to and parked at a closed park for a half hour which allowed us the time to drive to the location and relieve the driver of his duties and retrieve a number of stolen computers that should not have been in with our other hardware deliveries. Thank you for the awesome product. Within an hour you saved us almost $10K in product we didn't know was removed from the warehouse." — John M.

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"At one point we had a piece of equipment stolen. The support and service they rendered to not only myself but the police department was instrumental in not only recovering my equipment but also assisted in the police discovering a 'chop shop' where several arrests were made and several autos recovered." — Don P.

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"Tracked down a stolen van live with dispatch, awesome!" — Dan J.

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"Our company has been with one step for awhile. We had a vehicle stolen from our technicians house. With Adams help we were able to recover our vehicle, and supply the police with a detailed time line and location the vehicle was used. Without their product, it would have cost a lot of time and money and may still be in limbo!" — Lynn B.

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"One Step GPS assisted in the recovery of one of our vehicles that was stolen during overnight hours. While our cameras caught the person who took the vehicle, One Step found the location of the vehicle within minutes, so we could notify the authorities, and retrieve the vehicle 5 minutes after location.

We are now expanding our fleet, and every new vehicle and trailer will have a One Step attached to it. Our insurance is lower, because of One step, so the monthly costs are extremely equitable." — Linny D.

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"I was able to retrieve my vehicle. The police department didn't want to do anything to help me find it. Without the GPS I don't think I would have. I was able to tell the police where it was and got my car back within hours of it being taken." — Joanne B.

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"In 2022, one of our business trucks was stolen from a job site. Thanks to the GPS from Onestep, we were able to safely recover the vehicle. This is after several county changes and a state change in live time to track it." — Laura F.

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"This morning I came to the office and was told that our F450 is not in the parking lot. I was able to check on the truck through the online system and sure enough I was able to see where the truck was parked. I called 911, filed a report, officer was at the office before I was off the phone with 911. The officer took the location I was able to provide her and had an officer from that town recover the vehicle. She gave me a ride to the secured vehicle and lucky enough for us everything was still in great shape. Thank you to Arlington and Marysville WA Police Department. We were able to recover the vehicle within an hour of finding out it was missing! Using the OneStepGPS.com system has not only been the most affordable on the market, in less than a month it has saved us a lot of heartache and time in recovery of our vehicle. I was able to tell the owner of the company the exact time the vehicle was stolen. This made recovering the security video footage flawless." — Misty E.

Can I get alerts if equipment is moved outside of work hours?

Yes!

Set alerts customized to your operating schedule and receive instant notifications by text, email, and in-app whenever equipment is moved outside those hours.

Terri I. tells us:
"They were so easy to install and they keep very accurate detail of where our technicians are going all day.

I love how I can map their routes and help provide better time tracking of our service calls. I wish I had found these a year ago, because it would have helped me with a dishonest employee and his falsifying time cards.

It has alerts that text us when the vans are drove after hours and on the weekends, and the mobile app is just as wonderful as the website."

Can I get alerts if equipment is moved outside of a certain location?

Yes!

Set geofenced areas and receive instant notifications by text, email, and in-app whenever equipment is moved outside those boundaries.

Bob S. tells us:
"Absolutely love this system! It enables me to see where my drivers are at any given minute and provides feedback regarding their driving habits.

When I get notification that one of my drivers is exceeding speed limits, is performing harsh braking/acceleration, or is outside our 'geofence', I can contact the driver and correct his actions immediately. There are many attributes that help, including live traffic, to keep my drivers on route and on time."

What are some of the ways thieves check to see if a tracker is in a vehicle?

Thieves will sometimes leave a stolen vehicle or equipment in a parking lot. If it's still there after a few days, they know there is no tracker and take it from there.

Other ways thieves search include looking in common spots for GPS installations. However, with a little work, you can make your installation look OEM and very hard to find.

Some fleets place two trackers on each vehicle or asset: a plugin tracker and a battery-powered tracker; if the thief finds one and removes it, they don't suspect a second.

We have recovered plugin devices while still in vehicles in chop shops, which shows how difficult they can be to identify.

Our devices all have tamper alerts and battery backups; if removed, the device will send an instant notification via text, email, or the app. If the thief leaves it in the vehicle, disconnected, you can still track their location.

If I already have insurance why would I also use GPS Tracking to protect and recover my vehicles, trailers and equipment?

There are many hidden costs to vehicle theft that insurance does not reflect in a payout.

The administrative hours spent documenting and reporting a theft, working with the police to file a report, coordinating with the insurance company, filling forms and filing legal documents, and finding and purchasing a replacement are work hours you'll never recoup.

Often, a stolen car can wind up in an impound lot where fees can quickly accumulate; insurance companies generally do not cover this cost.

It's also possible for your insurance premiums to increase, and often a theft on a vehicle history report can reduce its resale value significantly.

Lastly, the hours your vehicle is not in the field or on the road are hours you can't service clients and can't bill for. If clients expect service you're unable to provide, they can lose confidence in you, potentially losing business and referrals.

Lastly, the recovery rate on non-vehicle assets hovers around 23%, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). If your equipment, trailers, and other non-powered assets are tracked, you can prevent misplacement, unnecessary downtime, and lost revenue while minimizing wasted time spent collecting insurance payouts and replacing stolen equipment.

For all these reasons, the minor costs of tracking your vehicles can quickly pay for themselves.