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Farm equipment & tractor tracking software

Track tractors, headers, sprayers, seeders and shed-stored tools across every property and paddock. Mobile pre-starts, biosecurity records and engine-hour servicing in one platform built for Australian growers and ag contractors.

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From $1 a tool and $12 a machine a month, AUD ex GST. Unlimited users.

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600,000+ assets tracked since 2012 · Unlimited users, every operator and contractor · Offline-ready, works in the paddock

A tractor with a front loader beside a round baler in a farm yard, with the tractor ringed, its hardwired GPS tracker marked and its MapTrack service on engine hours laid beside it.
Next service, on engine hours
MapTrack service reading: today it reads 2,655 hours, so the next service is due at 2,912 hours.
Hardwired GPSExample: MapTrack Telematics
Next service, on engine hours
MapTrack service reading: today it reads 2,655 hours, so the next service is due at 2,912 hours.
Hardwired GPSExample: MapTrack Telematics
Next service, on engine hours
MapTrack service reading: today it reads 2,655 hours, so the next service is due at 2,912 hours.
Hardwired GPSExample: MapTrack Telematics

Asset tracking software for agriculture helps farms and broadacre operations manage tractors, headers, sprayers, telehandlers and chemical stock from one register. MapTrack combines QR scanning, GPS and OEM telematics with offline mobile capture for patchy paddock coverage, documented daily pre-starts, ChemCert-aligned chemical registers and engine-hour servicing. Growers use it to keep tractors and headers job-ready through narrow weather windows, prevent the breakdowns that hold up harvest, and hold WHS and FarmSafe inspection evidence against each machine. Harvest delays cost yield: in a GRDC-funded Birchip Cropping Group trial (2016), a delayed barley harvest lost about 1% of yield a day.

Key takeaways

  • The University of New England’s 2025 National Farm Crime Survey found 90% of NSW farmers had been a victim of crime on their property, yet only about 30% of stock theft is reported to police.
  • WHS Regulations 2011 require documented daily pre-starts on tractors, headers and sprayers; FarmSafe and SafeWork audits expect that evidence on demand.
  • AS 2550 governs lifting equipment compliance for farm cranes, telehandlers and forks; SWL ratings and inspection dates belong on the asset, not in a binder.
  • ChemCert-aligned chemical registers, IBC batch numbers and SDS attachments stay live against each drum, with expiry alerts before stock goes out of date.
  • Offline mobile capture is essential across broadacre paddocks where coverage is patchy; data syncs back at the homestead once the operator returns.
  • In a GRDC-funded Birchip Cropping Group trial (2016), delaying barley harvest by three and a half weeks cost 2 t/ha, about 1% of yield a day; engine-hour servicing triggered from OEM telematics prevents the breakdowns that miss weather windows.

Pricing

One price per machine, with the hardware included: software and a QR tag from $12 a machine a month, GPS tracking from $27 and AI cameras from $72. Tools and equipment start at $1/asset/month. Every plan includes unlimited users. Prices are AUD ex GST, and machine prices are for annual billing.

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Jarrod Milford

Jarrod Milford

Co-Founder & Commercial Director

Published 26 October 2026

Farm equipment management software for tractors, headers and sprayers

Farm equipment management comes down to each machine being ready when the weather window opens. In MapTrack every tractor, header, sprayer and telehandler gets a QR label and its own record. Operators do the pre start on their phone, with or without signal, and a failed check can raise the repair job before the machine goes back in the shed. Each machine's service plan runs off its hour meter: log the reading on the phone and the service board puts what's over first. Walk each property's shed and scan what's there to see what's where.

Agriculture

MapTrack at a glance

Built for
Farms and land managers running tractors, headers, sprayers and vehicles across properties.
Tracks
Harvesters, forwarders and skidders, tractors and telehandlers, headers and sprayers, chippers, mowers, ATVs and side-by-sides, buggies and work vehicles, prime movers, ranger tools, extinguishers and first aid kits, fuel and stock.
Tracked with
QR labels, Bluetooth tags, battery GPS trackers, hardwired GPS trackers, AI dashcams with built-in GPS or OEM telematics feeds.
Works offline
Pre starts, inspections and other forms save with no reception and sync when the phone is back in range. A work order already loaded on the phone can be worked through with no reception too.
Phones and computers
In the browser on a computer, and Android, iPhone and iPad access through the mobile browser or the installable web app.
Connects to
Telematics and accounting integrations, a public API, and an MCP server for AI tools such as Claude. Cat, Komatsu, JCB and Volvo machines' own telematics can feed engine hours, location, fault codes and fuel used into MapTrack, set up by our team under Connections.
Sign-in
Sign in with Microsoft, or SAML 2.0 single sign-on set up by our team (Enterprise, or a Pro add-on).
Set-up and support
24/7 support. Our team sets up single sign-on and OEM telematics feeds, and helps connect trackers you already run.
Track record
600,000+ assets tracked since 2012.

How to choose farm equipment management software

Look for:

  1. Pre starts in the paddock, with or without signal
  2. A failed check that can raise the repair job before the machine goes back in the shed
  3. Machinery serviced on its hour meter, with what's over shown first
  4. Each property's shed walked by scan, to see what's where
  5. An owner for each item on one register

Where MapTrack fits

Next to telematics

A telematics platform tracks where vehicles go. MapTrack puts each vehicle and machine on the same register as the tools, with its pre starts and services. A GPS tracker or AI dashcam puts its latest position on the record, with estimated km and hours feeding its services, and MapTrack Telematics adds GPS tracking with trips, history and geofences.

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What we track

What you run, and how MapTrack tracks it

Harvesters, forwarders and skidders
Hardwired GPS tracker or OEM telematics integration
Chippers
QR label and battery GPS tracker
Prime movers
Hardwired GPS tracker or AI dashcam
Tractors and telehandlers
QR label and hardwired GPS tracker
Buggies and work vehicles
Hardwired GPS tracker
Mowers
QR label and battery GPS tracker
Ranger tools and equipment
QR label and Bluetooth tag
Extinguishers and first aid kits
QR label
Headers and sprayers
QR label and hardwired GPS tracker
ATVs and side-by-sides
QR label and battery GPS tracker
Fuel and stock across properties
QR label

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The challenge

The real costs of poorly managed farm assets

Farm assets sit idle for months, then run flat-out for weeks. They live in paddocks with no signal, share gear with neighbours and contractors, and a single breakdown at harvest can cost more than the machine itself. Spreadsheets and shed whiteboards do not stand up to that pressure.

Seasonal idle gear breaks down on the first day of harvest

Headers, sprayers and seeders sit in the shed for nine months of the year. Without an end-of-season service triggered by runtime hours and a clear shed-storage record, you discover the failed bearings, perished hoses and flat batteries on day one of cutting, when every hour off-paddock costs serious money.

Biosecurity audit trails living in paper folders

Wash-down records, paddock-to-paddock movement logs and decontamination evidence are exactly what biosecurity audits expect, and exactly what spreadsheets and paper folders fail to produce on demand. A missing record can stop equipment moving, delay a contract or trigger a property quarantine.

Servicing runs on calendars, not engine hours

Tractors, headers, sprayers and ag pumps wear based on engine hours and runtime, not arbitrary monthly reminders. Missing service intervals causes unplanned breakdowns mid-paddock, expensive after-hours mechanic call-outs and gear sitting idle when it should be earning.

Multi-property visibility fragmented across sheds and contractors

Tools, headers, augers and ute kits move between properties, share sheds with contractors and travel on low-loaders between farms. Without a single view, the farm manager finds out gear is missing the week they need it most. Insurance claims become an exercise in remembering serial numbers.

Theft and equipment loss eat the bottom line

Rural theft is a documented and growing risk across Australia. Ute-mounted gear, generators, chemical drums, hand tools and even quad bikes walk off properties every year. Without a clear chain of custody, GPS on high-value gear and an evidence-ready asset register, the loss is written off and insurance pays slowly.

From MapTrack's own data

What we see across MapTrack customer accounts

These figures come from MapTrack's own product data, de-identified and aggregated. Accounts aren't grouped by industry, so each figure covers every qualifying customer account, not one industry alone. Every figure counts at least 20 accounts, and each one says how it was measured.

15%

Scheduled services past their due date

Across 32 MapTrack customer accounts with service schedules, 15% of scheduled services were past their due date on 26 October 2026. More than three quarters of those (78%) were over 30 days past due.

Method: MapTrack's own product data: 32 customer accounts with service schedules, 5,855 scheduled services (884 past due), snapshot at 26 October 2026. Demo, test and trial-build accounts are left out. Includes schedules MapTrack set up during onboarding; the servicing itself is the customer's. One account holds 53% of the past-due services; without it the share is 16%. Some past-due items may be assets no longer in use that were never archived.

More than 80 days

How late a missed service runs

Across 32 MapTrack customer accounts, a service that was past due on 26 October 2026 was typically more than 80 days overdue.

Method: MapTrack's own product data: 32 customer accounts, 884 past-due services, snapshot at 26 October 2026. Demo, test and trial-build accounts are left out. Includes schedules MapTrack set up during onboarding; the servicing itself is the customer's. Typical means the median: 105 days across all past-due services and 82 days with the largest account left out, so the lower figure is used.

51%

Services driven by hours and kilometres

Across 39 MapTrack customer accounts with service schedules, half of all service triggers (51%) run off engine hours or kilometres rather than the calendar.

Method: MapTrack's own product data: 39 customer accounts with service schedules, 289 service triggers (148 meter based: 118 hours, 30 km), schedules live on 26 October 2026. Demo, test and trial-build accounts and anything MapTrack staff created are left out. Counts trigger rules on live schedules, not services carried out, so the record count is small.

99%

Meter readings typed in by hand

Across 25 MapTrack customer accounts that log hour or kilometre readings, 99% of meter readings in MapTrack were entered by hand, and nearly half of meters (47%) had gone more than 30 days without a new reading on 26 October 2026.

Method: MapTrack's own product data: 25 customer accounts, 43 meters, 24,491 readings, all readings to 26 October 2026. Demo, test and trial-build accounts and anything MapTrack staff created are left out. Counts the readings stored in the MapTrack app only; trips and run hours shown through MapTrack Telematics may not appear here. Only 43 meters, so the 47% is thin, and a quiet meter can be a parked machine.

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Use cases

How farms and land managers use MapTrack

A first register, with an owner for each item

Get the machines, vehicles and gear onto one register, each with the person it's with or the property it's on. Scan its QR label and the record opens on the phone.

Asset register
MapTrack Assets table filtered to heavy plant and vehicles, showing 17 assets. Each row has a photo, the category path, a status of Available, Repair or Deployed, the person or location the asset is with, its QR tag ID and its make.

See every asset, its status and who or where it is with

The register filtered to heavy plant and vehicles. Each row shows the photo and category, whether the asset is available, deployed or in for repair, the person or site it is with, and its QR tag ID. Two utes are with named crew members; the rest are at the yard, the workshop or a project site.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Captured in a demonstration workspace. The All assets view is filtered to the Heavy Plant and Vehicles categories and shows the Status, Person, Location, Tag and Make columns.

Service the machinery on hours

Each harvester, forwarder and tractor gets a service plan on its hour meter. Log the reading on the phone, and the service board puts what's over first, with the open jobs beside it.

Meter-based maintenance
MapTrack Service Board sorted by next service, showing 3 overdue, 17 due soon, 6 open work orders and 20 on track: a Mitsubishi Triton 300 km overdue, a lighting tower 10 hours overdue and a CAT 140 grader 30 hours overdue, each with open work orders, then three fire extinguishers due in 5 days.

See the next service beside the current reading

Sorted by next service, the three overdue schedules come first: a ute 300 km past its service, then a lighting tower and a grader past their hour services. Each shows its open work orders. Extinguisher checks due in five days follow. Hours, kilometres and calendar checks share one board.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Demonstration workspace with 40 schedule enrolments. Columns were chosen and resized in the board’s own display settings. Requires enrolled assets, configured schedules and an internet connection.

Reading in, next service out

A runtime-hours reading typed into Record service on a CAT roller, and the next 250 hour service MapTrack calculates from it.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Recorded

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Extinguisher and first aid checks on every vehicle

Give each vehicle's extinguisher and first aid kit its own QR label and a check on a schedule. Each one shows when it was last checked and when it's next due, and the assigned person gets an email a week out.

Compliance
MapTrack Extinguisher Check schedule with three 6-litre fire extinguishers, each checked every 6 months, last serviced on 2 April 2026 and next due on 2 October 2026, all marked Due Soon, with a Record service button on each.

See which extinguishers are due for their check

A six-monthly extinguisher check across three extinguishers. All three were last checked on 2 April and are due again on 2 October, so the schedule flags them Due Soon.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Captured in a demonstration workspace on the schedule’s Overview tab; its service history continues below the crop.

Know what's at each property

Walk the shed or compound at each property and scan what's there. The audit shows what was scanned, what turned up from elsewhere and what's still to find.

Audits
MapTrack audit Workshop tool stocktake - September, assigned to Mike Chen and marked Complete. Tabs show 1 unscanned, 10 scanned, 1 discovered, 0 missing and 0 skipped; the scanned list starts with an extension reel, a fire extinguisher, a hydraulic road breaker and a cordless drill; the progress bar reads 11 of 12 assets.

See what a stocktake scanned, discovered and missed

A completed workshop stocktake. Ten listed assets were scanned and one asset that was not on the list was discovered, so progress reads 11 of 12. One asset is still unscanned and none are marked missing.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Captured in a demonstration workspace on the audit’s Overview tab with the Scanned tab open; its activity log continues below the crop.

Pre starts in the paddock, with or without signal

Operators tap Pass, Fail or N/A on each check on their phone. A previously loaded form saves with no signal and syncs when they're back in range.

Pre-start inspections
MapTrack Excavator Pre-Start Check on a phone: Fail selected for hydraulic hoses and fittings, the fault description and photo fields open below it, Pass selected on the next check, and the Submit button.

Tap Pass, Fail or N/A on a phone

A Pass, Fail or N/A question shows as large coloured buttons. Choosing Fail on the hydraulic hoses opens the fault description and photo fields.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Captured at a 430 x 932 phone viewport in a demonstration workspace and shown in a phone frame. Questions render as buttons when their choices are a Pass/Fail-style set.

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Customer proof

What customers say

We haven't published a farm customer story. These are customers doing the same work in other industries, each labelled with their own industry.

“Very easy to learn and use across the team. Scanning and assigning assets takes seconds, and the custom forms help us make it fit our process.”

Shannon, General Manager, Machinery, 51-200 employeesVerified review on Capterra, August 2025

“saved time by being able to copy over our existing hard copy forms Great for our equipment pre-starts”

Andrew, Manager, Warehousing, 11-50 employeesVerified review on Capterra, April 2025

Rated 4.9 on G2 (15 reviews) and 5.0 on Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice (one shared pool of 17 reviews). Capterra Best Ease of Use 2026 and Best Value 2026 badges. 600,000+ assets tracked since 2012. 24/7 support.

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By the numbers

The real cost of poor asset management on the farm

Agriculture runs on a tight seasonal window. Equipment failures, biosecurity gaps and unplanned downtime carry a direct line to crop revenue. The numbers make a clear case for digital asset management.

90%

of NSW farmers surveyed had been a victim of crime on their property, and about 30% seven or more times

University of New England, National Farm Crime Survey (2025)

~30%

of farmers who experienced stock theft reported it to police, so published crime counts understate the real volume

University of New England, National Farm Crime Survey (2025)

A$40.8M

of hand and power tools stolen from Victorian vehicles and properties in 2024-25, across 36,708 tools, up 7.5% on the year before

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year to 30 June 2025

12–18%

savings from preventive over reactive maintenance, in the facility studies the US Department of Energy summarises

US Department of Energy, O&M Best Practices Guide, Release 3.0 (2010)

One platform

Tracking, compliance and maintenance in one system

Stop juggling shed whiteboards, paper service logs and standalone safety apps. MapTrack connects asset tracking, mobile pre-starts and engine-hour-based maintenance into a single platform built for paddocks, sheds and contractors.

Accountability & tracking

Assign tractors, headers and shed gear to operators, contractors or properties. Bulk QR and GPS scans for end-of-season stocktakes. Know what is on which property, what is at a contractor and who had it last.

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Pre-starts & biosecurity

Operator pre-starts, wash-down records and paddock movements completed on mobile in the paddock. Failed items raise work orders automatically. Biosecurity evidence attached to each asset for audits and contract sign-off.

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Maintenance by engine hours

Service triggers from engine hours, runtime and odometer. John Deere, Case IH and other OEM telematics feed in automatically where fitted. Headers and sprayers serviced before harvest, not after they break down.

Explore maintenance by engine hours

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Pre-starts

Mobile pre-starts and wash-downs from the paddock

Operator pre-starts, end-of-shift checks, wash-down records and biosecurity sign-off completed in the MapTrack app on any phone. Failed items automatically raise work orders for the workshop or local mechanic. Compliance evidence captured at the point of work, even with no signal.

  • Tractor, header, sprayer and seeder pre-start templates included
  • Failed items automatically trigger work orders to the workshop
  • Photos, GPS location and timestamps captured on every check
  • Works fully offline in paddocks and syncs back at the homestead
  • Build forms with AI or upload your existing pre-start templates
Pre-start inspections

Accountability

Scan, assign and audit from the shed

QR code every shed-stored tool, header front, auger, chemical drum and ute kit. GPS track high-value mobile gear and ute-mounted equipment. Bulk scan at end of season, assign assets to operators or contractors, and run audits against expected shed lists in minutes.

  • Check-in and check-out gear on mobile or tablet
  • Bulk scanning for end-of-season shed audits and stocktakes
  • Assign assets to operators, contractors or properties
  • GPS location for tractors, headers and ute-mounted gear
  • Geofence alerts when assets leave a property boundary
Asset tracking
A MapTrack workshop tool stocktake on a phone: 12 assets, with 10 scanned, 1 discovered and 1 still unscanned, a CAT 140 motor grader, and audit progress at 11 of 12 assets, assigned to Mike Chen.

A stocktake on the phone

A stocktake on the phone: what has been scanned, what turned up that was not on the list, and what is still to find.

MapTrack app · Demonstration data · Captured

About this screenshot

Captured at a 430 x 932 phone viewport in a demonstration workspace and shown in a phone frame.

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Maintenance

Service gear when engine hours say so, not the calendar

Trigger work orders from engine hours, runtime and odometer rather than arbitrary monthly reminders. John Deere, Case IH and other OEM telematics feeds in automatically where integrated. Every service record lives alongside the asset tracking and compliance history, ready for end-of-season reviews and resale.

  • Meter-based triggers: engine hours, runtime, odometer
  • OEM telematics data feeds in automatically where fitted
  • Work orders dispatched to workshop techs or local mechanics
  • Complete parts, labour and cost tracking by asset
  • Overdue alerts to prevent harvest-day breakdowns
Maintenance & work orders

Integrations

OEM and telematics data, in one place

MapTrack integrates with the OEM telematics platforms Australian growers and ag contractors already run, so engine hours, runtime and GPS location drive maintenance and utilisation automatically without manual data entry.

John Deere
Caterpillar
Komatsu
Hitachi
Teletrac Navman
Geotab
  • Engine hour and runtime tracking for timely preventive servicing
  • Live GPS location and geofence alerts for high-value mobile gear
  • Fault and diagnostic data where supported by your integration
  • Geofence-based time-on-property reporting for ag contractors

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Field-ready

Built for paddocks, sheds and the workshop

Farm operations happen in the paddock and the shed, not the office. MapTrack runs on any phone or tablet with no specialist hardware required. Operators complete pre-starts, raise defects and update meter readings directly from the cab.

Offline mode means operators can keep working in paddocks with no signal, and data syncs automatically when back near the homestead. Unlimited users means every operator, casual, contractor and mechanic has access without per-seat fees.

Mobile appPre-starts & formsWork orders

Offline sync

Works in the paddock

QR scan

Any standard phone camera

Unlimited users

Every operator and casual

Asset visibility across every property and paddock

Track tractors, headers, sprayers and shed-stored gear across multiple properties. Pre-starts, biosecurity records and engine-hour servicing built for Australian farms and ag contractors.

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  • Per-asset pricing
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How farms and ag contractors get started

Most growers and ag contractors have their core machinery imported, tagged and pre-starting in MapTrack within days. Start with tractors, headers and sprayers, then expand to shed tools, ute kits and chemical inventory.

Step 1

Import your asset register

Upload your existing machinery list or start with the gear that hits the paddock first this season. Connect John Deere or your OEM telematics so engine hours and meter data feed in automatically.

Step 2

Tag shed equipment and assign by property

Print durable QR labels for headers, fronts, augers, ute kits, hand tools and chemical drums. Organise assets by property, paddock or shed so each manager and contractor sees only what they need.

Step 3

Roll out pre-starts, schedule services, prove biosecurity

Operators complete pre-starts on mobile from day one of the season. Set engine hour triggers for servicing. Wash-downs and movement records captured automatically against each asset for biosecurity and audit-ready evidence.

Key features for farms and agribusiness

MapTrack gives your operators and farm managers the visibility, accountability and maintenance triggers to cut both without adding headcount or replacing your existing OEM telematics.

Asset tracking & QR scanningQR & barcode labelsGPS & OEM integrationsPre-starts & inspectionsCompliance & certificatesMaintenance & work ordersMeter-based servicingScheduling & reservationsAudits & stocktakesService historyCost trackingTool theft prevention

The machinery rules farms keep records for

Farms in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom answer to different rules, but the records they ask for look alike: what was checked, when, by whom, and what's due next. Open a market to see its rules, the words buyers there search for, and how pricing is quoted.

Australia

WHS Regulation s 213

Prices on our pricing page are in Australian dollars, ex GST.

  • Australia, in Queensland's text of the model WHS Regulations (each state and territory enacts its own version)

    Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, section 213, maintenance and inspection of plant

    What it asks for

    The person with management or control of plant at a workplace makes sure its maintenance, inspection and, if needed, testing is done by a competent person, following the manufacturer's recommendations. Where there are none, a competent person's recommendations apply, and where neither is reasonably practicable, the plant is inspected annually.

    How MapTrack keeps the record

    Each tractor, header, sprayer and quad is its own record, with services scheduled by date or by engine hours from meter readings, and the person assigned to a schedule gets an email 7 days before a service falls due.

    Source: Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Queensland) (Queensland Government (Queensland Legislation), checked 26 Oct 2026)

United States

OSHA 1928.57(a)(6)

Pricing is quoted in your currency, US dollars.

  • United States, agriculture (farm field equipment, farmstead equipment and cotton gins)

    OSHA 29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6), farm equipment operating instructions

    What it asks for

    When an employee is first assigned, and at least annually after that, the employer instructs them in the safe operation and servicing of the covered equipment they work with, including keeping guards in place and carrying no riders who aren't needed for instruction or assistance.

    How MapTrack keeps the record

    Each operator's instruction or VOC form is signed off on their person record, with the date, so the yearly refresher shows who's been through it.

    Source: 29 CFR 1928.57, Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins (US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, checked 26 Oct 2026)

Equipment inventory
The usual US word for the list of equipment a business owns and where it is, the list Australians call an asset register.

United Kingdom

PUWER regulation 6, LOLER regulation 9

Pricing is quoted in your currency, pounds sterling.

  • Great Britain, work equipment exposed to conditions that cause deterioration

    PUWER 1998, regulation 6, inspection

    What it asks for

    Equipment whose safety depends on how it's installed is inspected after installation and after assembly at a new site. Equipment exposed to conditions that cause deterioration is inspected at suitable intervals and after anything exceptional that could affect its safety. Each result is recorded and kept until the next one, and equipment going to another business carries evidence of its last inspection. Lifting equipment falls under LOLER instead.

    How MapTrack keeps the record

    Each machine has its own record. Inspections are forms on the phone, signed by the person who did them, kept with photos on the machine's record, and the next one shows as due soon or overdue.

    Source: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), regulation 6 (legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives), checked 26 Oct 2026)

  • United Kingdom, lifting equipment and lifting accessories

    LOLER 1998, regulation 9, thorough examination and inspection

    What it asks for

    Lifting equipment exposed to conditions that cause deterioration is thoroughly examined at least every 6 months if it lifts people or is a lifting accessory, and at least every 12 months otherwise, or to an examination scheme, plus after anything exceptional. A competent person inspects it between examinations where that suits, and equipment going to another business carries evidence of its last thorough examination.

    How MapTrack keeps the record

    Loaders, telehandlers and their attachments used for lifting carry their thorough examination dates and reports on their records, on a 6 or 12 month schedule.

    Source: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), regulation 9 (legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives), checked 26 Oct 2026)

PUWER inspection
An inspection of work equipment under PUWER regulation 6, at intervals that suit how quickly it deteriorates, with the result recorded and kept until the next one.
LOLER thorough examination
A detailed examination of lifting equipment by a competent person: at least every 6 months for gear that lifts people and for lifting accessories, at least every 12 months for other lifting equipment, or to an examination scheme.

MapTrack keeps the records these rules ask you to keep. It does not do the inspection or testing, certify your work or make you compliant, and the current text of each instrument is the authority.

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Stop the breakdowns

Unplanned breakdowns and equipment loss are the two biggest controllable costs in farm asset management

MapTrack gives your operators and farm managers the visibility, accountability and engine-hour triggers to cut both without adding headcount or replacing your existing OEM telematics.

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Frequently asked questions

Agriculture asset tracking software is a platform for growers, broadacre farms, agribusinesses and ag contractors to track, maintain and manage every tractor, header, sprayer, seeder, ute, header front, chemical drum, irrigation pump and shed-stored tool in one place. It replaces shed whiteboards, paper service logs and disconnected spreadsheets with a single source of truth for where each asset is, who is operating it, what it has done this season and when it is next due for service. MapTrack combines QR and GPS asset tracking, mobile pre-start checks, maintenance scheduling and biosecurity-friendly compliance evidence so farm managers, operators and contractors can run their gear from any phone.

Yes. MapTrack is built for field use with full offline support. Operators can scan assets, complete pre-starts, raise defects and update meter readings out in the paddock with no connectivity. Data syncs automatically when the device comes back into range of the homestead, shed or town. This is critical for broadacre cropping, mixed-farming and ag contracting work where coverage is patchy across hundreds or thousands of hectares.

Yes. Seasonal idle time is one of the biggest hidden costs in farm asset management. MapTrack tracks runtime hours so headers and sprayers move from harvest into off-season storage with the right end-of-season service triggered, the right defects logged for the workshop, and the right photo evidence stored for insurance. When the next season starts, the asset is shed-ready instead of breaking down on the first day of cutting.

Yes. Biosecurity is a real risk for any farm sharing equipment with neighbours, contractors or other properties. MapTrack records the location, last paddock and last property each piece of equipment was on, with timestamps and operator names. Wash-down inspections, decontamination records and quarantine sign-off forms are completed on mobile and attached to the asset, giving you a clear biosecurity audit trail without paper folders. Farm-to-shed stocktakes use bulk QR scanning so you can verify what is in the shed at end of season in minutes.

Assets are organised by property, paddock, shed or contract, with role-based access so each farm manager only sees the gear they are responsible for. Bulk scanning lets you transfer kit between properties in a few taps with a clear chain of custody. Ag contractors who run gear across multiple farms get a single view of what is on each property, what is on a low-loader, and what is back at the home base, without any of the spreadsheet juggling.

Yes. Service triggers in MapTrack run on engine hours, runtime and odometer as well as the calendar. OEM and telematics integrations (John Deere, Caterpillar, Komatsu and others) feed meter data automatically where they are fitted, so tractors, headers and sprayers are serviced based on real usage. Manual meter readings are also supported on machines without telematics, completed by the operator on the mobile app at the end of each shift.

Yes. Farm theft is a growing problem across rural Australia, particularly for ute-mounted gear, hand tools, generators and chemical drums. MapTrack lets you GPS-track high-value mobile equipment, attach QR labels to smaller items, set geofence alerts when an asset leaves a property boundary, and produce a full asset register with serial numbers, photos and ownership evidence ready for insurance claims and police reports.

No. MapTrack sits alongside your existing telematics, not on top of it. Where you already run John Deere Operations Center, AFS Connect or another OEM platform, we can pull location, engine hours and meter data through integrations so maintenance and utilisation are driven by real telematics data. MapTrack adds the asset register, compliance evidence, mobile pre-starts, work orders and shed-tool tracking that pure telematics platforms do not handle, without replacing anything that is already working.

MapTrack tracks chemical inventory by IBC, drum or shed location, with batch numbers, SDS attachments and expiry dates that trigger alerts before stock goes out of date. PPE inspections, harness checks and respirator records live against each asset with photo evidence. This is the same compliance posture that AS/NZS 3760 test-and-tag, AS 1851 fire equipment and most farm safety audits expect, all in one platform instead of three separate folders.

MapTrack uses per-asset pricing with unlimited users included. There is no per-seat licensing, so every operator, contractor, farm hand, mechanic and farm manager can have an account without your costs growing as the team does. This matters in agriculture where headcount spikes during seeding and harvest, casual operators come and go, and you need every operator completing pre-starts on the mobile app from the first day of the season.

Use the MapTrack mobile app to bulk-scan tools, headers, fronts, augers, drum stocks and shed equipment at end of season. Each scan is timestamped and tied to the operator. Compare scan results to the expected on-site list and the system immediately shows what is missing, what is at a contractor, and what is unaccounted for. The same workflow supports insurance reviews, end-of-financial-year stocktakes and incoming-season readiness checks.

The best asset tracking solution for agriculture combines QR and GPS tracking with mobile pre-starts, biosecurity records and engine-hour-based maintenance in a single offline-capable platform. It needs to work in paddocks with no signal, handle seasonal idle equipment, integrate with OEM telematics rather than replacing it, and produce evidence for biosecurity audits, insurance and end-of-season reviews. MapTrack is set up for these requirements with per-asset pricing, unlimited operator and contractor logins, and Australian-built support.

Match the tracking to the machine. A GPS tracker suits machines that move without a driver, and a ute or truck with an AI dashcam doesn't need a separate tracker; we supply both in Australia and New Zealand. Connect OEM telematics such as Cat, Komatsu and John Deere under Connections: you send us the feed details and our team sets it up. The app shows each machine's latest position, with live tracking, trips and history in MapTrack Telematics, and the same record carries its pre starts and servicing on engine hours.

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