Comparison · vs Locking wheels

Track, don't lock.

Locking wheels create customer-friction and a maintenance burden, and don't recover lost carts. Tracking does.

Comparison

Locking wheels vs. STG tracking.

Locking wheels
  • Customer-friction at the perimeter
  • Hardware maintenance on every cart
  • Doesn't recover already-lost carts
  • Doesn't produce compliance records
  • Costs $100-150 per cart, recurring
  • Brampton council validated: doesn't work
STG tracking
  • Zero customer friction
  • Tracker is hidden in cart frame
  • Recovers carts at any distance
  • Auto-generates compliance records
  • Lower cost per cart, lower TCO
  • Council-validated proof point
April 2026 proof point

Brampton, Ontario validated this.

When Brampton's council considered geo-locking carts, compliance data and retailer feedback showed they were ineffective. The locking proposal was rejected.

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