RoadTrack Wired: the hardwired GPS tracker for anything with a power source. Two wires in. Nothing to charge, ever.

Wire it in once and it disappears into the asset. RoadTrack Wired taps your vehicle or equipment's own power — battery, ignition, or a constant feed anywhere from 9 to 36 volts — and drops a fresh GPS fix every 400 metres travelled. Distance, not a clock: you get a clean breadcrumb of the actual route and no wasted reports while the asset sits still.

And if someone cuts the power to hide where an asset went, a 300 mAh backup battery keeps it reporting for up to 24 hours. Install is a 2-wire harness — power and ground — on any 12 V or 24 V vehicle, forklift, generator, or light tower.

Hardwired 9–36 V DC · fix every 400 m moving · 24 h backup battery · 2-wire install · LTE Cat-M1 / NB2
Hardwired GPS · powered assets GPX RoadTrack Wired hardwired vehicle GPS tracker with its two-wire installation harness
400 mtravelled between GPS reports while the asset is moving
Zerocharging, ever — the asset's own power runs it
24 hrsof backup reporting if someone cuts the power
2 wiresis the entire install — power and ground
How it works

It reports on distance, not on a clock. So the trail matches the route.

RoadTrack Wired reports over 4G LTE Cat-M1 / NB2 across AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Alaska Wireless and Union Telecom — a stable connection virtually anywhere in the United States. A 3-axis accelerometer tells it when the asset is actually moving, so reports land where something happened instead of piling up in a parking lot.

The device in action

Reporting · Power · Backup
Every 400 m · moving
Route traced
Every 400 metres travelledor switch to every 30 seconds moving, hourly when stationary
Distance-based reporting means the breadcrumb trail matches the road the asset actually took — turn for turn, not a dot every few minutes.
Asset power · 9–36 V DC
Powered continuously
Powered by the asset itself12 V and 24 V vehicles, forklifts, generators, light towers
A simple two-wire harness connects power and ground. Once it is in, RoadTrack Wired never asks for anything again.
Primary power · disconnected
Backup active
Up to 24 hours on backup300 mAh 3.7 V Li-Po — reporting continues after the feed is cut
Pulling the fuse is the oldest trick there is. The backup battery is why it does not work — you still get a day of location reports.
Standout features

Built for the assets that already carry their own power. Which is most of them.

01

Distance-based reporting

A fresh GPS fix every 400 metres travelled — the trail follows the route rather than a timer, so you can see exactly where an asset went.

02

Or a 30-second cadence

Prefer time-based? Switch to a report every 30 seconds while moving and hourly while stationary, remotely from the GPX platform.

03

Powered by the asset

Hardwired to DC 9–36 V — any 12 V or 24 V vehicle or powered machine. Continuous operation with no battery to charge, swap, or think about.

04

24-hour backup battery

A 300 mAh 3.7 V lithium-polymer cell keeps location reports flowing for up to a day if primary power is disconnected or fails.

05

A genuinely simple install

Two wires — power and ground — through the included harness. No OBD port required, no dealer visit, no specialist tooling.

06

Geofence alerts

Draw a yard, a jobsite, or a customer location and get alerted the moment an asset enters or leaves it. Set once, then let it watch.

07

Five carrier networks

LTE Cat-M1 / NB2 with eGPRS fallback across AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Alaska Wireless and Union Telecom — coverage where one carrier alone would drop.

08

Inputs, outputs, and a motion sensor

ACC and IN1 digital inputs, a relay output, and a 3-axis accelerometer — the hooks you need to tie tracking into how the asset actually gets used.

Specifications

RoadTrack Wired, by the numbers.

Device size4.15 × 2.24 × 0.86 in (105.5 × 57 × 21.8 mm)
Weight3.7 oz (104 g)
PowerHardwired 9–36 V DC — 12 V / 24 V vehicles and powered equipment · simple 2-wire harness to battery, ignition, or a constant feed
Backup battery300 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-polymer — up to 24 hours of reporting after primary power is cut
ReportingEvery 400 m when moving · or every 30 seconds moving and hourly stationary — switchable remotely from the GPX platform
ConnectivityLTE Cat-M1 / Cat-NB2 with eGPRS fallback · bands B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B12/B13/B28/B66 (Cat-M1/NB2), B2/B3/B5/B8 (eGPRS)
NetworksAT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Alaska Wireless, Union Telecom (CO/WY)
PositioningGPS (GNSS) + LBS cell-tower fallback · internal patch GNSS antenna (1 × 1 in) · internal cellular antenna
Sensors3-axis motion accelerometer
InterfacesDigital inputs ACC and IN1 · relay output OUT1 · external SIM access · external power switch
IndicatorsCELL (green), GNSS (blue), PWR (red) LEDs
Operating temperature4 °F to 158 °F (−15 °C to 70 °C)
Water & dust ratingIPX5 water-jet resistant
CertificationsFCC, CE, PTCRB, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Designed forFleet vehicles, construction equipment, forklifts, generators and other powered assets — plus automotive financing and recovery
Data sheet

Download the RoadTrack Wired spec sheet

Full specifications, LTE bands, reporting modes and interface detail — one PDF for your ops and compliance teams.

Download spec sheet
Is RoadTrack Wired the right device?

Perfect when the asset already has power. For everything else, we've got you.

RoadTrack Wired is the straightforward choice for powered assets — vehicles, forklifts, generators, light towers — where a two-wire tap means real-time tracking with nothing to charge. If you also want to track the unpowered things around that asset, or you would rather not touch any wiring at all, a sibling device fits better. They all report into the same GPX platform.

BLE RoadWired device
You also want to track what it carries

BLE RoadWired

The same hardwired idea plus a Bluetooth gateway: it tracks the vehicle and reports the location of nearby BLE-tagged tools, pallets and containers as it passes them.

BLE RoadWired details →
AssetTrack OBD device
You would rather not touch the wiring

AssetTrack OBD

Seats in the OBD-II port and puts the vehicle on the map in under a minute. No harness, no installer, no appointment — move it between vehicles in seconds.

AssetTrack OBD details →
AssetTrack device
The asset has no power at all

AssetTrack

For trailers, containers and equipment with nothing to wire into: a rugged battery tracker that runs for up to a decade on one charge.

AssetTrack details →
Questions & answers

The hardwired tracker, answered.

How frequently does the RoadTrack Wired report?

By default it reports every 400 metres while the asset is moving, so the location trail follows the route the asset actually travelled. You can switch it to a time-based mode instead — every 30 seconds while moving and once an hour while stationary — remotely from the GPX platform.

Does it need a battery?

No. RoadTrack Wired is hardwired into your vehicle or powered asset, so it draws continuous power and there is nothing to charge or replace. It does carry a 300 mAh backup battery, which keeps location reports coming for up to 24 hours if that primary power is disconnected or fails.

How do I install the device?

It ships with a simple two-wire harness that connects to your asset's power source — the battery, the ignition, or another constant feed. Anything running 9 to 36 volts DC works, which covers effectively every 12 V and 24 V vehicle and machine. No OBD port and no specialist tooling required.

What network does the device use?

LTE Cat-M1 and Cat-NB2 with eGPRS fallback, across AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Alaska Wireless and Union Telecom (CO/WY). Spanning several carriers is what keeps the connection stable in places a single network would drop.

What happens if someone unplugs it?

You keep getting locations. The internal 300 mAh backup battery takes over the moment primary power stops and continues reporting for up to 24 hours — long enough to find the asset rather than just discover it is gone.

What can I put it on besides vehicles?

Anything with a 9–36 V power source. Customers run it on forklifts, construction equipment, generators, light towers, reefer units and trailers with power. If the asset has no power at all, AssetTrack or AssetTrack Charge is the better fit.

Is it weatherproof?

It carries an IPX5 rating, which means it is protected against water jets from any direction — fine for engine bays, cabs and enclosed equipment compartments. For assets that sit fully exposed to standing water or heavy washdown, choose an IP67 or IP68 device such as AssetTrack or BLE RoadWired.

Can I get alerts when an asset leaves a site?

Yes. Draw a geofence around a yard, jobsite or customer location in the GPX platform and you will be alerted whenever the asset enters or exits it — no extra hardware and no configuration on the device itself.

Wire it in once. Then stop thinking about it.

Tell us what you run and we'll size the deployment — trackers on assets within days, not quarters.

18× average ROI · recoveries typically <8 hours · live within days, not quarters
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