A manhunt ends thanks to Geotab datas from AttriX!

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, Februrary 24th 2022 - It was on Saturday evening, February 5th, around 8:30 p.m., that AttriX client Pascal Perron, Vice-President of Dynapro, the transport subsidiary of Courchesne Larose, was notified that one of his truck was suspected to have been robbed. Mr. Perron then logged in to his MyGeotab platform, in order to analyze the truck's movements and speed, among others. He thus noticed that the vehicle was moving without a driver being associated with it and that the route he had traveled from the home port was unusual. The Vice-President of Dynapro immediately reported the theft of the truck to the police.

“From the beginning of the investigation, the police were very impressed by the incredible precision of the informations that I gave them,” reports Mr. Perron. It is indeed thanks to the real-time tracing (Active Tracking) of the Geotab telematics system, as well as information concerning its speed, that the police were able to find the truck, parked in a dead-end in Montreal. They quickly apprehended the suspect, who was still in the vehicle.

Accelerated route history of an actual portion of the route taken by one of the criminals, broadcast with the client's permission, demonstrating the accuracy of Geotab's active tracing.

A little later, Mr. Perron received a second call telling him that another truck was traveling outside his pre-established route. This one seemed to be in the hands of a second thief. He therefore reported a second theft to the police. They located the truck, once again, using the datas available on Mr. Perron's MyGeotab platform. This time, when the officers arrived on the scene where the vehicle was parked, in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, the thief had already left.

Seeing the benefits of the MyGeotab platform in terms of theft prevention, Mr. Perron extended his rules, so that the Dynapro team also receives notifications, thus allowing several employees to be informed as well when the trucks are moving outside the home terminal, without a driver having identified himself.

The next morning the same truck was stolen and vandalized again! Mr. Perron and his colleagues then received an alert and the police, still guided by real-time geolocation, managed to catch up with the driver. A manhunt ensued on Highway 40, which ended when the thief lost control of the truck and crashed into a guardrail. Once the vehicle stopped, the police proceeded to the arrest of the individual. To their surprise, they realized that it was the same thief as the day before!

Pascal Perron adds “I am extremely satisfied by the accuracy of the MyGeotab platform, thanks to which we were able to quickly get the two trucks, from the Dynapro fleet, back.”.

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AttriX help to prevent robbery and reduce losses

Over the past two years, we have experienced unique economic times, due to various factors including the global pandemic, logistical pressures and equipment shortages. As a result, vehicle thefts, especially cargo thefts, have reached a record level. 

Indeed, the numbers speak for themselves. According to the annual report of the cargo theft recording company Sensitech, the volume of cargo thefts in the United States and Canada increased by 23% in 2020 compared to the previous year and also reached its highest level. level for five years. On its side, the CTA estimates that the theft of goods costs the Canadian economy $5 billion. 

The AttriX solution helps prevent theft and reduce losses incurred

The AttriX solution, designed on the Geotab telematics platform, recognized for a second consecutive year as the best commercial telematics solution according to ABI Research, offers you many features to prevent theft and reduce losses, such as: 

• Alerts and notifications of movement outside standard operating hours or zones
• Alerts and notifications of movement of a vehicle by an unauthorized driver 
• Driver identification by RFID with immobilizer, the DCE or the Safety Round.
• Alerts and notifications of unauthorized device removal
• Real-time tracking of the ProPlus plan displaying the progress of a vehicle in real time on the user interface
• Administrator access to the platform on mobile devices, allowing access anytime and anywhere to your fleet and equipment.
• Simplified sharing of a vehicle's tracking with the authorities
• Telematic trailer management and tracking system fully integrated into the main interface. 
• Trailer door opening detection with notifications outside of hours or areas of operations
• Fully integrated non-motorized equipment and cargo tracking using Bluetooth tracking chip solutions
• Real-time, on-the-go access asks the camera view with optional driver view. 
• Tracking and localization independent of the driver terminal's telematics device
• These numerous preventions and increased fleet visibility features allow managers to reduce the risk of theft or unauthorized use and to ensure effective collaboration with the authorities when the worst occurs. The AttriX solution, powered by Geotab, reduces the impact of a theft on your operations and your insurance premiums and ensures your peace of mind. 

Complementing the loss reduction capabilities of AttriX and Geotab, our commitment to offer the most secure telematics solution in the industry is also an essential element allowing, not only to maintain the confidentiality of the datas and the positioning of the equipment, but also to prevent the theft of a company's sensitive and confidential informations. Thus, FIPS 140-2, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, FedRamp certifications, as well as our compliance with GDPR/GDPR data protection standards provide the necessary protection against risks related to equipment, but also to operational data. 

About Transport Dynapro: Transport Dynapro, founded in 2003, is today the transport division of Courchesne Larose, a leader in Canada in food distribution Dynapro transports refrigerated and dry products in the Quebec region, Montreal and Ottawa, thanks to a varied fleet of 65 class 6 to 8 trucks and a hundred trailers.