Texas Truck Thief Receives Brisk Awakening Thanks to GPS Tracking Device

KATY, Texas, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A truck thief in Katy, Texas got a cool wake-up call when he discovered that the Ford F150 he stole from Airtronics Air Conditioning and Heating was equipped with a GPS tracker.

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On Friday, May 7th, a Ford F150 truck was stolen from Airtronics Air Conditioning and Heating in Katy, Texas. When employees at Airtronics realized that one of their trucks had been stolen, they went directly to their computer screens.

Prior to the car theft, Airtronics equipped all of their vehicles with Informer GPS vehicle tracking devices from Rocky Mountain Tracking. Using Rocky Mountain Tracking's NavIQ software, Airtronics employees were able to track the stolen vehicle to a gas station in Houston, Texas.

As Airtronics employees followed the truck by car, another Airtronics employee gave explicit directions by tracking the truck with NavIQ. While the truck was stationary, authorities were able to locate the truck, and apprehend the vehicle thief. When the police showed up on the scene, "it was a huge surprise to the joy rider who had no clue there was a GPS device in the company truck," an Airtronics representative told press.  As soon as police had arrested the culprit, the Airtronics vehicle was brought back to Airtronics headquarters.  

Rocky Mountain Tracking President, Brad Borst, stated that "Airtronics Air Conditioning and Heating is the real winner in this for their proactive approach to GPS tracking technology." According to Borst, "GPS not only provides asset protection; it helps maintain consumer confidence and provides a competitive advantage." The vehicle in-question may not have been recovered if the owners of Airtronics had not decided to equip their Ford F150 (valued at $20,000) with the Informer GPS tracking system.

Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc. is a leading GPS tracking company. With more than 40,000 GPS tracking devices sold, Rocky Mountain Tracking has become one of the most trusted names in the GPS tracking industry. To learn more about Rocky Mountain Tracking or the company's products, visit the Rocky Mountain Tracking website (www.rmtracking.com).

SOURCE Rocky Mountain Tracking