The Port of Long Beach is buying 600 automatic vehicle locator devices under a cost-sharing agreement with the Port of Los Angeles. The automatic vehicle locators will be placed on new drayage trucks funded by the ports as part of their Clean Trucks Programs. The devices will monitor where trucks go - to ensure that they are being used in port service - plus have radio-activated starter-disabling functions that can be used if a truck is stolen or needs to be repossessed.

The ports will pay WebTech Wireless $477,150 for the 600 devices ($795.25 apiece), plus $9,360 per month ($15.60 per unit) in service costs, for a total of $589,470 in the first year.

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