Portable GPS Tracker in Kheda: Battery Tracker for Timber Trailers, Harvesters and Pilgrim Camp Gear

Kheda is a district of rivers and flat farmland. The Mahi, the Sabarmati, the Vatrak, the Shedhi and the Meshwo all flow through it or along it, and the soil they leave behind suits tobacco, cotton and rice. Wheat is grown in the Bhal tract of Matar taluka. Nadiad is the district town and its junction lies on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai main line, with branch lines toward Modasa and Petlad. The other talukas include Kheda, Thasra, Kapadvanj, Mehmdabad, Mahudha, Kathlal, Vaso and Galteshwar, and each has its own small market town.

The district has a strong trade in wood. It has hundreds of saw mills and works as a hub for timber and packaging wood, and warehouses stand in lines along the old national highway between Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Textiles, paper, electrical goods and food processing also have a place, and a food plant at Khatraj Chokdi in Mehmdabad taluka sends vehicles out every day. Timber trucks, flat trailers and warehouse vans all stop and start many times a day. Their owners need a record of where each vehicle is, but few want to cut into the wiring of a hired trailer.

Faith adds a different kind of movement. Dakor, in Thasra taluka, holds the Ranchhodraiji temple, which marks many of its festivals on the full moon day, and crowds come on foot and by bus. Galteshwar Mahadev temple draws visitors to the Mahi. Tent houses, sound hire firms and food stall owners set up around such events, and their equipment is moved on hired trucks in the dark hours. A small tracker on the main load tells the owner whether the gear has reached the camp or is still stuck at a crossing. After the event, the same device can go back on a shelf.

The busiest lane from Kheda is the old Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway and the expressway beside it, which run past Nadiad and give quick access to both cities. A truck to Ahmedabad or Gandhinagar usually makes the trip within a day, so a fast reporting interval fits well. From Ahmedabad, long runs go to the ports on the Kutch coast, including Kandla and Mundra, or south toward the Bharuch coast. For those longer hauls the owner mostly wants halts and direction, and a middle interval is enough. Wait times at port gates can be long, and the trail records them.

East of Nadiad, roads from Kapadvanj, Thasra and Mahudha lead toward Balasinor, Lunawada and Godhra in the neighbouring districts, and toward Dahod and the Madhya Pradesh side. These roads go through rural stretches where phone signal may be uneven. The BT900 reports only where Airtel has signal, so a gap in the trail can occur, and the missing points fill in when the network is back. The branch line from Nadiad to Modasa shows the northern link of the district toward Aravalli.

Plan around the seasons. In the monsoon the Vatrak, the Shedhi and the Mahi swell, and low village roads can be blocked for a few hours. In the cold weather the tobacco and wheat crops bring trolleys and harvesters on to the roads. In the hot months, a trailer in the open sun gets very warm. For goods sent by rail from Nadiad Junction, track only the road leg and move the device afterwards. Spare units can wait in the office on a daily mode until the next booking.

The BT900 gives location and nothing else. It does not read fuel level, it raises no alert for a broken seal or an opened door, it has no temperature sensor and it is not a lock. It is therefore not for cold chain or pharma loads, and not for ocean or rail containers except on the road leg with the device fixed outside. It is also not made for small parcels. Accuracy is 25 to 30 m, and the 2G-3G Airtel SIM needs signal to report. Use it on your own goods, equipment or vehicles, or on items where the owner has given written consent.