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Secure Your Trailer with a 5th Wheel King Pin Lock

California Immobilizer 5th Wheel King Pin Lock installed on trailer king pin

This is how the California Immobilizer 5th Wheel King Pin Lock works, and why it matters—for peace of mind, easy installation, and robust security for every journey. The summer sun had just risen over the gravel lot when Marcus wheeled out his utility trailer. He loaded it with gardening tools for a big cleanup job […]

California Immobilizer Generator Wheel Lock | Theft Protection

Mark Lopez, a freelance audio technician based in Northern California, spent his summers servicing remote film sets and outdoor concerts. His pride and livelihood rested on a single portable generator and trailer—his “mobile studio.” One morning, he pulled into a dusty job site just outside Santa Rosa, only to find his generator trailer missing. Heart […]

Protect Your Trailer Batteries with a Lock

California Immobilizer Battery Box Lock installed on RV battery box

Battery theft from trailers is a growing problem across North America. Whether you own a rugged utility trailer or a high-end Airstream, your batteries are a tempting and vulnerable target—often exposed, easily accessible, and expensive to replace. That’s where the California Immobilizer Battery Box Lock comes in. Designed specifically to secure battery boxes on trailers, […]

How Car Wheel Boots Work – California Immobilizer Review

A car wheel boot, also known as a wheel clamp or wheel lock, is a device designed to prevent a vehicle from being moved. Commonly used by law enforcement or private property owners to immobilize vehicles that are parked illegally or in violation of regulations, wheel boots have also become increasingly popular among individual vehicle […]

How a California Immobilizer Defender Could Have Prevented the Arlington-Belmont Ma. Crew Trailer Theft

How a California Immobilizer Defender Could Have Prevented the Arlington-Belmont Crew Trailer Theft On the evening of May 17, the Arlington-Belmont Crew Team experienced a devastating loss when a man allegedly stole a truck and trailer carrying 11 racing shells from a fenced-in lot near the Minuteman Bikeway. The incident led to a chaotic joyride […]

$125,000 Generator Theft Could Have Been Prevented

$125,000 Generator Stolen in Early-Morning Heist; Police Seek Public’s Help Ottawa, ON — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance after a mobile generator and trailer, valued at approximately $125,000, were stolen in a brazen early-morning theft from a storage yard in the 2500 block of Carp Road. The theft occurred at […]

California Immobilizer trailer security could have prevented this theft

Theft in Langford: A Sunday Morning Heist At 7:15 a.m. on an otherwise quiet June 19, 2024 Sunday morning, a shadow moved through the lot of Island Earth Landscaping at the corner of Westhills Drive and Langford Lake Drive in the Victoria, BC suburb. Caught only by the cold, watchful eye of a surveillance camera, […]

How the theft of six motocycles could have been prevented

How a Simple Wheel Lock Could Have Stopped a Costly Motorcycle Theft It was supposed to be a regular Friday morning for Jim Wilson, the owner of Ride On Motorcycle Training, a small business based in Aurora, Colorado, that’s dedicated to teaching motorcycle safety. But when he arrived at the storage containers near Rangeview High […]

$500,000+ crane theft from construction site could have been prevented with an Immobilizer TNT truck and trailer lock

The theft was as bold as it was costly. Under the cover of darkness on March 31, 2025, a group of skilled criminals arrived at a construction site in Hamilton Township, Ohio. Their target: a 2019 Kenworth 60-ton Long Boom National Crane truck, valued at over $500,000. Detectives later concluded that whoever executed the heist […]

Stolen Trailer Recovered: A California Immobilizer Trailer Wheel Lock Could Have Stopped the Theft

Police in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have successfully recovered an eight-metre enclosed trailer stolen in the city suburb Langford the first week of March, along with the suspect vehicle towing it away. However, the search for suspects continues, and authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in their investigation. The trailer was stolen around […]