Three ways to power trailer-tracking telematics devices

摘要

A trailer telematics device needs a power source to perform its core functions: the collection and transmission of data. Unlike an in-vehicle or in-cab asset, trailers don't have a built-in power source and therefore rely on the power source technology that's integrated into the telematics device. The power source determines how often and how much data can be transmitted as well as how much computation—such as that used by GPS or sensor processing—can be performed by the device.