Warehouse Security Systems for
Yards, Depots and Terminals

In a warehouse yard or distribution site, the area that needs watching is usually behind whatever is parked in front of it. A camera at 10 feet on the corner of the building sees a wall of trailers. On a Mobile Tower Platform at 20 feet the yard team covers the same ground from one position, and moves the platform when the layout changes.

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Twenty feet over the trailers

See the yard, not the curtain sides

LPR at the gate

Every vehicle movement logged automatically

Moves with peak season

Overflow parking covered in 15 minutes

CE by TUV Rheinland

95 pages for the tender and the insurer

Mobile security tower at a container port with a worker in a high-visibility vest

The Yard Changes Shape Every Shift

Trailers park where there is space, not where the fixed cameras point. A layout that suited the CCTV design at commissioning changes within a quarter, and every rearrangement creates a corner nobody can see.

Peak season adds to it. Yard capacity doubles, overflow moves onto gravel or a field at the back with no power and no ducting, and that is where a loaded trailer stands unattended over a weekend.

The loss is rarely limited to the load. It includes the customer waiting for it, the claim and the insurer’s question about what surveillance covered that part of the site. A platform goes up in 15 minutes and stands where the trailers actually are.

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Common applications:

Trailer and cargo theft prevention
Yard and overflow parking cover
ANPR at gates and weighbridges
Fuel and equipment theft on depots

Evidence, Continuity and a Platform You Can Own

Disputes about what was on a trailer, damage claims on a unit that left the yard intact and insurer reviews after an incident all come down to recorded footage. A camera at 20 feet covers ground that a gatehouse logbook cannot.

What goes on the mast stays your specification. The platform arrives as a galvanized steel shell with the mast, the winch and the cabling, without cameras or LPR equipment, which typically costs 15 to 20 percent less than a pre-built tower carrying equipment you did not choose. CE certification by TUV Rheinland with a 95 page test document, ISO 9001 and ANSI go into the tender file as supplied.

Four sides of neutral housing carry your own branding, or your client’s, on every site the platform stands on.

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Where it earns its place:

Distribution centers and cross-docks
Truck parks and overflow yards
Ports, terminals and freight hubs
Rail depots and level crossings

Applications in Transportation & Logistics

Eight ways logistics operators, terminal managers and the security firms working for them put a Mobile Tower Platform to work in a working yard.

Trailer & Cargo Theft Prevention

Curtain sides, fuel tanks and loaded units standing overnight are the target. Height, visible presence and recorded footage change the calculation before anything is cut open.

Yard Overview Above the Vehicle Line

At 10 feet a camera sees the nearest trailer. At 20 feet it sees the row behind it, the haul road and the back fence in one frame.

License Plate Recognition at Gates and Weighbridges

Plate recognition at height reads a wider approach, so arrivals, departures and dwell time are logged without anyone writing anything down.

Overflow and Peak Season Parking

Q4 doubles the yard and pushes units onto ground with no power and no ducting. A platform covers that ground for the season and comes back in January.

Parking Lot and Terminal Surveillance

Staff parking lots, driver facilities and passenger terminals sit outside the secure yard and are usually the least watched part of the site.

Fuel and Equipment Theft on Depots

Bunkered fuel, yard shunters and handling equipment are stolen from depots that are busy by day and empty after 6 p.m.

Grade Crossing and Rail Depot Monitoring

Cameras, detection and audible warning on one mast support crossing safety and give remote oversight of rail infrastructure between visits.

Airside and Landside Perimeter Cover

Cargo handling, apron edges and landside approaches change with the build program and the season, faster than fixed infrastructure can follow.

Built for a Working Yard

Height That Beats the Trailer Line

A three part galvanized mast to 20 feet with an automatic safety stop, carrying 130 lbs at the top. The MSB-Premium XL adds 10 feet on a five part mast, which is what a double-stacked yard needs.

20 ft mast, 30 ft on the Premium XL
130 lbs payload for camera plus ANPR
CE approved 1,210 lbs hand winch
Double cabling inside the mast

Moves With the Yard

The forklift is already on site. Slots on four sides and lifting eyes mean a platform changes position between shifts, and the TMT trailers tow it between depots behind a vehicle.

Forklift slots on four sides
MSB-Roadbox 805 lbs on a B license
TMT-2500 carries two in one run
No crane, no specialist crew

Stands Up on Hardstanding and Gravel

Overflow ground is rarely level and never finished. Four extendable stabilizers, a chassis level and four stainless steel 316 guy cables hold the mast plumb where the surfacing runs out.

MSB6-Basic stable to 53 mph
Stainless steel 316 guy cables
Four stabilizers plus chassis level
Galvanized steel throughout

Documentation for the Tender and the Insurer

Two audiences ask for paperwork on a logistics site, and both get the same file. CE certification by TUV Rheinland backed by a 95 page test document, ISO 9001, ANSI and a two year warranty.

CE certified by TUV Rheinland
ISO 9001 and ANSI
Two year warranty
Four sides for your own branding

Proven on Sites That Keep Moving

Security firms running mixed portfolios of parking lots, depots and infrastructure works deploy these platforms in North America and Europe.

Mobile security tower on a storm-damaged street lined with debris and palm trees

Theft and vandalism down across parking lots, infrastructure works and vacant sites

Vollmergruppe Dienstleistung | Germany

Vollmergruppe secures parking lots, infrastructure projects, construction sites and vacant properties from a TUV and VdS certified control center. Physical guarding was expensive and hard to scale on locations that change from month to month, so the fleet went mobile.

Units in operation

On-site personnel

None required

Cover

24/7

Control center

TUV and VdS certified

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Where Logistics Operators Deploy It

Five environments where a Mobile Tower Platform covers ground that the fixed camera layout never reached.

Distribution Centers & Yards

Long perimeters, moving vehicles and a layout that changes every shift. A platform stands where the trailers are and moves when they do.

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Truck Parks & Overflow

Units parked unattended overnight, often on ground taken on for the season. Visible height and recorded footage on a position with no infrastructure.

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Ports, Terminals & Freight Hubs

Cargo handling areas, gate approaches and laydown yards where a fixed camera position would be in the way of the next vessel.

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Parking Lots and Terminals

Staff parking, driver facilities and passenger areas sit outside the secure yard and are usually the least covered part of the site.

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Rail Depots and Grade Crossings

Cable, equipment and rolling stock in depots, plus cameras and audible warning on one mast to support crossing safety.

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