Asset Tag Placement Best Practices

Place the tag in a low-traffic, low-visibility location, such as inside a compartment or behind a panel on utility trailers, cascade systems, or variable message signs.

Avoid regions subject to debris or moving components.

Place the tag on an access panel or removable section of an enclosure.

Plastic shrouds and instrument panels on powered equipment offer protected locations with improved antenna performance.

Choose handles, bars, or round surfaces in discreet, low-visibility locations on excavators, mowers, forklifts, and similar equipment.

If the equipment has a plastic housing or panel, place the tag inside the equipment or on the outside only when you cannot conceal it internally.

Avoid high-heat or high-debris regions when you can.

Place the tag in a low-traffic, low-visibility location on portable generators, plate compactors, arc welders, and similar equipment.

Avoid regions subject to debris, moving components, high heat, or heavy vibration when possible.

Protective shrouds help conceal the tag.

For trailers that already have a compatible AG or VG installed, attach the Asset Tag as a supplementary tracker.

To enable the relevant workflows, assign the Trailer asset type using the Samsara Fleet App during installation or the Samsara dashboard after installation.

Conceal the Asset Tag by placing it inside compartments or panels, or place it on the trailer body in a discreet location.

Place the tag under shrouds, in corners, or near hand guards on concrete saws, portable welders, compressors, and similar tools.

Avoid regions subject to frequent bumps.

Place the Asset Tag under a foam insert or another part of the case to prevent theft.

Installing the Asset Tag inside metal containers reduces observable range. Typically the device can still be detected by a VG installed in the vehicle carrying the case.

For vehicles that already have a compatible AG or VG installed, attach the Asset Tag as a supplementary tracker.

Place the Asset Tag directly on the frame in a discreet location.

Choose a flat surface on containers such as totes, carts, bins, IBC tanks, tool boxes, or roll-off dumpsters.

Choose a location that will not be affected by impact or interfere with operations.

Avoid areas near lift points or stacking interface features.