Battery-powered GPS trackers
Battery GPS Trackers for Trailers and Plant
No wiring and no power supply: fix one to a trailer, generator or container and it reports into MapTrack for years on replaceable batteries.
GPS from $160 ex GST ($176 inc GST). Wi-Fi and cell tower location from $100 ex GST ($110 inc GST). Data plans from $10 ex GST ($11 inc GST) a month.
- 600,000+ assets tracked since 2012
- Pre-activated SIM
- Ships in 1-3 business days
- 30-day returns
- 12-month manufacturer's warranty
Or call us on 1800 832 483
Barra GPS, $200 ex GST ($220 inc GST)
Rated by teams who run plant, fleet and tools
“Our investment in MapTrack paid off in a big way when a couple of pieces of test equipment, valued at over $142,000 AUD, was stolen during a break-in at an employee's home. Thanks to MapTrack, we were able to give police the exact location of the asset, even guiding them over the phone as they executed the search warrant. This led them directly to the equipment, which was recovered within 48 hours.”
Battery-powered GPS trackers: 8 models
- Best value
Barra GPS
GPS · Up to 8 years at one update a day
Trailers and dog trailers, Generators and compressors
Barra Edge
GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Waste containers and skip bins, Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)
Barra Core
Wi-Fi + cell tower (no GPS) · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Hand tools and power tools, IT assets and AV equipment
Yabby Edge
GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Medical equipment and syringe pumps, Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
Yabby3 GPS
GPS · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Skip bins and waste containers, Core drills and concrete saws
Oyster Edge
GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Tool cribs and laydown yards, Safety equipment and harnesses
Oyster BLE
GPS · Up to 10 years at one update a day
Mining haul trucks and drill rigs, Cold room and freezer assets
Remora3
GPS · Up to 20 years at one update a day
Shipping containers and sea cans, Excavators and heavy plant
Which battery GPS tracker for which gear
Trailers, generators and gear with no constant power supply suit a battery GPS tracker. Tell us what you're tracking and we'll match a tracker to each asset, then set up your MapTrack account and devices for you. Each one attaches with screws or cable ties.
Trailers, generators, compressors and small plant
Barra GPS, $200 ex GST ($220 inc GST): full GPS, accurate to 3-5 metres in open sky, and a battery rated up to 8 years at one update a day. Our best-value tracker.
Bins, containers and site offices that go indoors and out
Barra Edge, $160 ex GST ($176 inc GST): GPS outdoors, with Wi-Fi and cell tower location to fall back on indoors.
Smaller gear: instruments, pumps and compact kit
Yabby Edge, $175 ex GST ($192.50 inc GST), at 84 x 63 x 24 mm, or the full-GPS Yabby3 GPS, $230 ex GST ($253 inc GST), in the same rugged IP68 size.
Tool trailers, cribs and containers full of tagged gear
Oyster Edge, $250 ex GST ($275 inc GST), Oyster BLE, $250 ex GST ($275 inc GST), or Remora3, $350 ex GST ($385 inc GST), pick up Bluetooth tags, and each tagged item's location updates in MapTrack when the tracker picks it up.
Cold, remote and harsh sites
Oyster BLE, rated -30°C to +60°C on lithium AA cells. Remora3, on two D-cells, for assets that need more frequent location updates: rated up to 10 years even at one update an hour.
Lots of lower-value items where a zone is enough
Barra Core, $100 ex GST ($110 inc GST): Wi-Fi and cell tower location rather than GPS, at about half the cost of a Barra GPS.
Not sure which one? Book a demo and we'll match a tracker to each asset and go through how you want them set up.
Battery GPS Trackers compared
| Model | Price | Location | Battery life | Picks up Bluetooth tags | Rating | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra GPS | $200 ex GST ($220 inc GST) | GPS | Up to 8 years at one update a day | No | IP68 | Trailers and dog trailers, Generators and compressors |
| Barra Edge | $160 ex GST ($176 inc GST) | GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower | Up to 10 years at one update a day | No | IP68 | Waste containers and skip bins, Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) |
| Barra Core | $100 ex GST ($110 inc GST) | Wi-Fi + cell tower (no GPS) | Up to 10 years at one update a day | No | IP68 | Hand tools and power tools, IT assets and AV equipment |
| Yabby Edge | $175 ex GST ($192.50 inc GST) | GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower | Up to 10 years at one update a day | No | IP68 | Medical equipment and syringe pumps, Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) |
| Yabby3 GPS | $230 ex GST ($253 inc GST) | GPS | Up to 10 years at one update a day | No | IP68 | Skip bins and waste containers, Core drills and concrete saws |
| Oyster Edge | $250 ex GST ($275 inc GST) | GPS + Wi-Fi + cell tower | Up to 10 years at one update a day | Yes | IP68 | Tool cribs and laydown yards, Safety equipment and harnesses |
| Oyster BLE | $250 ex GST ($275 inc GST) | GPS | Up to 10 years at one update a day | Yes | IP68 | Mining haul trucks and drill rigs, Cold room and freezer assets |
| Remora3 | $350 ex GST ($385 inc GST) | GPS | Up to 20 years at one update a day | Yes | IP68 | Shipping containers and sea cans, Excavators and heavy plant |
What a battery GPS tracker costs per asset
Three parts: the tracker, once (a Barra GPS is $200 ex GST ($220 inc GST)); its data plan each month (Locate is $10 ex GST ($11 inc GST) a month); and MapTrack itself, priced per asset with unlimited users. There's no carrier contract to manage: the SIM comes in the tracker. See MapTrack pricing.
Locate Subscription
$10 ex GST($11 inc GST)
per device, per month
Up to 4x per day
Move Subscription
$12 ex GST($13.20 inc GST)
per device, per month
Up to 16x per day
Every battery tracker ships with a pre-activated SIM card and needs one of these plans. No lock-in contracts. Cancel or change plans at any time. The Remora3 can also run on the Real-Time Fleet plan.
Fleet cost estimator
What your fleet costs
Choose the tracker and how many vehicles and assets you would track. You'll see the upfront and monthly cost ex GST, with inc GST beside it, then book a demo and we'll walk through your numbers in MapTrack.
One tracker per vehicle, machine or trailer.
Every tracker reports into your MapTrack account
One supplier for the trackers, the Bluetooth tags, the labels and the dash cams, and one account behind them. The asset register lives in MapTrack; live GPS, geofences and trip history run in MapTrack Telematics alongside it.
MapTrack
The asset register every asset shares.
- Latest position of each asset, on the asset's own recordCellular trackers, gateway trackers
- Bluetooth tag detections update the asset's locationBluetooth tags read by gateway trackers
- Tracker battery levelBattery-powered trackers
- Vehicle battery voltageWired trackers
- Run hours and kilometresTrackers, AI dash cams
MapTrack Telematics
The telematics console, an optional add-on.
- Live GPS tracking, geofences, trips and historyCellular trackers
- Draw each site's or yard's boundary on its map in MapTrack and see the gear there.
- Run hours and kilometres estimated from the tracker feed your service schedules.
- See each tracker's battery, signal and last report in MapTrack.
“Bloody amazing! We used to spend 1-2 days a week tracking and managing our generators alone.”
How ordering works
Step 1
Send a quote or book a call
Add trackers and their data plans to a quote and send it, or book a 30-min call and tell us what you need to track.
Step 2
A 30-min setup call
Before anything ships, we go through your quote and how you want your devices set up.
Step 3
We set it up, then it ships
We set up your MapTrack account and devices for you. In-stock trackers ship within 1-3 business days once your order's confirmed, with delivery 2-7 days after dispatch.
Shipping is $15, free on orders over $1,000. Returns within 30 days, and each tracker carries a 12-month manufacturer's warranty. Our trackers ship within Australia and New Zealand.