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The Matrack Inc. team shows off the Innovative Breakthrough and Manufacturer’s Favorite awards for the PingMaster 5000 GPS tracker.

New GPS tracker takes home innovation award

Aug. 12, 2024
Matrack’s PingMaster 5000 boasts an array of features plus long battery life and easy installation

Matrack Inc., an AI-based GPS fleet management solution provider, launched its pioneering trailer tracker, the PingMaster 5000, at this year’s National Association of Trailer Manufacturers Convention and Tradeshow. The PingMaster 5000 won two major NATM awards, the Manufacturer’s Favorite Award and the Innovative Breakthrough Award for best cutting-edge technology.

“The PingMaster 5000 is designed with our customer’s needs at the forefront and integrates our most acclaimed features, such as instant theft alerts, our proprietary MoveGuard motion-sensing technology, an unparalleled battery life that exceeds ten years, and detailed departure and arrival reports, along with a unique cellular triangulation feature,” said Faith Pomeroy Ward, Matrack’s spokesperson.

The top features of PingMaster 5000 that make it popular among trailer manufacturers include:

  • Theft detection with instant alerts: The PingMaster 5000 sets the standard with its MoveGuard technology, detecting theft immediately, a stark contrast to traditional trackers’ delayed responses. Its one-touch security allows you to easily arm the device, triggering instant alerts and aggressive tracking for any unauthorized movement, all manageable via a user-friendly app available for Android and iPhone, enhancing security and control.
  • Advanced MoveGuard motion-sensing technology: The tracker leverages its advanced technology to filter out minor movements and focus on significant events like theft with customized geofence alerts for critical areas. PingMaster 5000 offers precise monitoring of trailer status, direction, and speed with every ping, ensuring alerts are meaningful and actionable.

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  • Industry-leading battery life: One of the unique selling points of the PingMaster 5000 is its battery life of 5,000+ pings, providing 10+ years of service on one daily ping. Fully customizable ping frequency through the app is designed to meet all monitoring needs, significantly cutting maintenance and replacement costs.
  • Comprehensive departure and arrival reports: The device’s ability to generate detailed departure and arrival reports makes it invaluable for logistics and fleet management. These reports facilitate tracking trailers’ movements for deliveries, employee shift patterns, and break times—all timestamped for verification purposes.
  • Unique cellular triangulation mode: The PingMaster 5000’s cellular triangulation mode provides approximate location data when GPS signals are unavailable, such as indoors or in satellite-obstructed areas. This feature ensures continuous monitoring capability where other trackers fail.
  • Instant installation and low-profile design: The small size (3.6” by 3.3” by 1.3”) and easy fitting process allow the PingMaster 5000 to fit onto any trailer without problems, staying hidden while providing the best security.
  • Dedicated 24/7 technical support: Matrack specializes in offering 24/7 technical support 365 days a year for all of its products, including the PingMaster 5000.

The Matrack team emphasized the commitment to building solutions that truly meet the customers’ needs, listening closely to fleet managers’ challenges to help them continually optimize their trailer monitoring and security. 

About the Author

Kevin Jones | Editor

Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.