Ground Support Equipment Tracking for Airport and GSE Fleets
See every tug, loader and ground power unit on one live map, so nobody walks the apron looking for kit. Engine hours are recorded as they happen, which means service falls due on real use instead of a hand-read meter. AIQ Connect runs on your own server with a one-time license, so a fleet of two hundred units costs no more in software than a fleet of twenty.
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Ground Support Equipment Tracking: Find Any Unit on the Ramp in Seconds
Live location, real engine hours, zone alerts and service scheduling for GSE fleets, on one self-hosted platform.
Ground support equipment tracking is software that shows where every tug, loader and ramp vehicle is, and how many hours each one has really worked. A mid-size airport runs hundreds of units spread across miles of ramp. Without tracking, finding one means radio calls and a drive around. AIQ Connect puts them all on one map, counts engine hours by itself, and flags units that are idle or due for service. It runs on your own server, and the license costs once, so adding units never raises your software bill.
| What it is | Software that tracks GSE units and records their engine hours automatically |
|---|---|
| Who uses it | Airports, ground handlers, airlines and ramp service providers |
| Equipment covered | Tugs, pushback tractors, belt loaders, cargo loaders, ground power units, de-icing trucks, fuel bowsers, passenger stairs |
| Main records kept | Live location, engine hours, idle time, zone entries, distance, service history |
| What it is not | Not an MRO or airworthiness records system, and not a turnaround planning tool |
| Pricing model | One-time license, with no monthly fee for each unit |
Find Any Unit Without a Radio Call
Ask where a tug is today and the answer is often somewhere on the ramp. Every unit sits on one live map instead. Staff stop walking the apron looking for kit. A supervisor can send the nearest free loader to a stand straight away.
- Live spot for every unit
- Working, idle or parked
- Whole ramp on one screen
- No more searching the apron
Engine Hours Recorded Automatically
Hour meters get read by hand, late, or not at all. AIQ Connect logs engine hours as they happen, for each unit. Service falls due on real hours rather than a guess. You also see which units carry the work and which sit on the fence line.
- Engine hours logged per unit
- No manual meter readings
- Idle hours shown separately
- Real numbers for fleet planning
Zones for Stands, Gates and Airside Areas
Draw a boundary around a stand, a gate area, a maintenance bay or the airside edge. Entry and exit are then logged with a time. If a unit leaves the area it belongs in, or moves when no shift is running, the platform raises an alert.
- Zones for stands and bays
- Entry and exit times logged
- Alerts when a unit leaves
- Out of hours movement flags
Fuel, Idle Time and Service
A loader that will not start at a busy stand holds up the whole job. Service is booked on real engine hours, and a warning arrives before it falls due. Fuel use is tracked per unit, and idle time is shown, which on a ramp fleet is usually where the waste hides.
- Service booked by engine hours
- Warnings before service is due
- Fuel use per unit
- Idle time with duration
See the Ground Support Equipment Tracking Platform in Action
Real workflows from the self-hosted AIQ Connect platform. Your data, your server, your brand.
Find Any Unit Without a Radio Call
Ask where a tug is today and the answer is often somewhere on the ramp. Every unit sits on one live map instead. Staff stop walking the apron looking for kit. A supervisor can send the nearest free loader to a stand straight away.
- Live spot for every unit
- Working, idle or parked
- Whole ramp on one screen
Engine Hours That Count Themselves
Hour meters get read by hand, late, or not at all. AIQ Connect logs engine hours as they happen, for each unit. Service falls due on real hours rather than a guess. You also see which units carry the work and which sit on the fence line.
- Engine hours logged per unit
- No manual meter readings
- Real numbers for fleet planning
Zone Alerts and Service in One View
Draw a boundary around a stand, a gate area or the airside edge, and entry and exit are logged with a time. The same screen shows units close to a service and any kit that moved when no shift was running. You deal with all of it before it bites.
- Alerts when a unit leaves a zone
- Out of hours movement flags
- Service booked by engine hours
Self-Hosted vs Cloud Ground Support Equipment Tracking
Cloud ground support equipment tracking keeps your fleet records on the vendor's servers, and charges you for every unit every month. Here is how a self-hosted platform compares.
| Factor | Cloud Tracking Software | Self-Hosted AIQ Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Where fleet data lives | Vendor's shared cloud | Your own server |
| Pricing model | Per-unit monthly fees | One-time license |
| Cost across hundreds of units | Rises with every unit | Stays flat |
| Spare units held for peak season | Billed all year | No extra fee |
| Mixed diesel and electric GSE | Sometimes split tools | One platform |
| How long hour history is kept | Often capped by plan | As long as you want |
| Vendor lock-in | High | None |
Comparison reflects typical cloud GSE tracking platforms versus the AIQ Connect self-hosted model, as of 2026.
Up and Running in 4 Steps
A simple, direct process to get your GSE tracking running.
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Contact Us
Tell us your requirements, your equipment mix and your airports.
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Installation
Our experts deploy on your server with your branding.
- 3
Configuration
Custom protocols, devices, zones and alerts set up for your fleet.
- 4
Go Live
Start tracking equipment and growing your business.