Description:
This article provides information about common Trailer assignation solutions on TrustTrack.
Content:
The most common Trailer detection solutions used in TrustTrack are:
1. Automatic trailer assignation using 1-wire Temperature sensors;
2. Wireless trailer ID. See: How to create virtual trailer (Support)
Automatic trailer assignation using 1-wire Temperature sensors
Using this method, the trailers have a temperature sensor installed, which ID can be displayed by the truck's device. The trailer itself can be wither real tracking device or a fake object.
The process of creating the trailers:
Create the object in TrustTrack. if needed. For fake objects, follow this article.
Assign the object type "Trailer":
Input the Temperature sensor ID in the field "Trailer ID":
Note: in case the trailer is connected the truck, you can find the ID by opening raw data of the truck object and checking "Temperature sensor X ID":
Save the object settings.
Expected result:
When trailer is connected the the vehicle, it is automatically assigned to it:
You can check assigned trailer's history, maintenance and other info by clicking on it: