Blog(ish)
Tech tips 6
When connecting 2 wires together, don’t take the cheap shortcut with electrical tape or wire nuts. Trailers vibrate, flex, bounce, get wet, get hot, get cold, and generally try to...
Tech tips 6
When connecting 2 wires together, don’t take the cheap shortcut with electrical tape or wire nuts. Trailers vibrate, flex, bounce, get wet, get hot, get cold, and generally try to...
Tech tips 5
2 of the most underrated and underused tools when installing an alarm system are these. A good multimeter and a digital circuit tester. You can get by with just a...
Tech tips 5
2 of the most underrated and underused tools when installing an alarm system are these. A good multimeter and a digital circuit tester. You can get by with just a...
Tech tips 4
Every G2 system comes with a dual band antenna. That antenna MUST be mounted outside the trailer for proper GPS and LTE performance. Steel and aluminum trailers are great at...
Tech tips 4
Every G2 system comes with a dual band antenna. That antenna MUST be mounted outside the trailer for proper GPS and LTE performance. Steel and aluminum trailers are great at...
Tech tips 3
These bus bars are a great way to clean up wiring when you have multiple ground wires, multiple door sensors, or other accessories tied into the system. Instead of stacking...
Tech tips 3
These bus bars are a great way to clean up wiring when you have multiple ground wires, multiple door sensors, or other accessories tied into the system. Instead of stacking...
Tech tips 2
Running wires in a trailer is sometimes a pain in the backside. You cannot always hide wiring inside the walls, up in the corners, or underneath the trailer. Sometimes you...
Tech tips 2
Running wires in a trailer is sometimes a pain in the backside. You cannot always hide wiring inside the walls, up in the corners, or underneath the trailer. Sometimes you...
Tech tips 1
Let’s start the week with a simple tech tip about wiring. Is this the only way to wire a trailer?No. But after doing this for over 20 years, I prefer...
Tech tips 1
Let’s start the week with a simple tech tip about wiring. Is this the only way to wire a trailer?No. But after doing this for over 20 years, I prefer...
A LinkedIn post from Ashton Thompson
This is a poke at my lawn and garden people. Especially outdoor equipment. What do you do to protect your trailer? Yeah, the trailer you haul around thousands of dollars...
A LinkedIn post from Ashton Thompson
This is a poke at my lawn and garden people. Especially outdoor equipment. What do you do to protect your trailer? Yeah, the trailer you haul around thousands of dollars...
Payments?
A lot of customers assume buying a trailer security system means dropping a large chunk of money all at once.That used to be true.It does not have to be anymore.We...
Payments?
A lot of customers assume buying a trailer security system means dropping a large chunk of money all at once.That used to be true.It does not have to be anymore.We...
Lawn trailer theft is real
Every year, landscaping and lawn care companies lose thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars to trailer and equipment theft.And it keeps happening because thieves know something most people...
Lawn trailer theft is real
Every year, landscaping and lawn care companies lose thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars to trailer and equipment theft.And it keeps happening because thieves know something most people...
Lots of driving
The wife and I left at 5 this morning to go up to Marshall Texas area to see one of our racers we work with.We were very blessed to see...
Lots of driving
The wife and I left at 5 this morning to go up to Marshall Texas area to see one of our racers we work with.We were very blessed to see...
Customer changes
One of our customers recently ran into a problem with the original third-party GPS tracking platform tied to their older system.To be fair, the provider was in the middle of...
Customer changes
One of our customers recently ran into a problem with the original third-party GPS tracking platform tied to their older system.To be fair, the provider was in the middle of...
Sh!t happens
I still don’t like the fact that my web server was breached and down for about 4 days. There was no customer personal data stored on the server, but it...
Sh!t happens
I still don’t like the fact that my web server was breached and down for about 4 days. There was no customer personal data stored on the server, but it...
What's new
We are slowly rolling out our Conex security systems in limited quantities.Right now, we are starting with the basic system while we continue additional testing on the other two versions...
What's new
We are slowly rolling out our Conex security systems in limited quantities.Right now, we are starting with the basic system while we continue additional testing on the other two versions...
The customer is not always right
Over the years, I’ve learned something important.The customer is not always right.The customer is the customer. My job is to provide the service, product, and experience based on years of...
The customer is not always right
Over the years, I’ve learned something important.The customer is not always right.The customer is the customer. My job is to provide the service, product, and experience based on years of...
I didn't know
As I continue to prep and look at this possible project, I am learning much. “I” had only heard about the first one on the list, and was amazed with...
I didn't know
As I continue to prep and look at this possible project, I am learning much. “I” had only heard about the first one on the list, and was amazed with...
Hilarious
This is funnier than even I can imagine. The opportunity(not sure why) for me to monetize on Facebook and I decided to try it out. It has started out slow,...
Hilarious
This is funnier than even I can imagine. The opportunity(not sure why) for me to monetize on Facebook and I decided to try it out. It has started out slow,...
Is it that hard?
Buying trailer security is one of those decisions people tend to overthink right up until the moment they are standing in a parking lot talking to police, insurance adjusters, customers,...
Is it that hard?
Buying trailer security is one of those decisions people tend to overthink right up until the moment they are standing in a parking lot talking to police, insurance adjusters, customers,...
Strong partners. Real protection.
Trailer Alarms LLCThis isn’t about exposure.It’s about protecting what people have worked years to build.From racers hauling equipment across the countryTo contractors showing up to a job site every morningTo...
Strong partners. Real protection.
Trailer Alarms LLCThis isn’t about exposure.It’s about protecting what people have worked years to build.From racers hauling equipment across the countryTo contractors showing up to a job site every morningTo...