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Why does nobody talk about putting a cheap GPS tracker in your own container for spot checks?
I mean, I had a shipment stuck for 8 days in Long Beach last month with zero updates from the carrier. I got a $30 tracker from a hardware store, charged it up, and just tossed it in a box before sealing the container. I could see it was actually sitting in a yard 3 miles from the port, not moving. Called my broker with the exact location and they finally pushed it through. Has anyone else tried something like this for peace of mind?
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sandraflores8d ago
Oh man, that's actually genius. I had a friend who did that with a pallet of car parts, but he used one of those old phones with a prepaid sim card. It just sat in a drawer sending its location.
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the_alice8d ago
Totally agree, it's a game changer for cheap peace of mind. I use a basic tile tracker for domestic stuff, and it's saved me a few headaches when scans get missed. That little bit of extra info lets you push back instead of just waiting.
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