You need systemd. I would recommend you upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu because 14.04 is basically at the end of support.
Yep I agree. Its about time I did and traccar is worth it. cheers for the push Anton
Can you think of a work around Anton. Unfortunately I cant upgrade my system without breaking other things
Try installing systemd on your existing system.
I did try that on another occasion which caused problems with other start-ups that needed upstart but I will have another bash at it
Alternative is to just run Traccar manually:
cheers anton
Problem installing on ubuntu 14.04