Truck Yards & Logistics Depots

Every trailer row watched till dawn.

Every trailer row watched all night, for less than one guard shift.

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No. 01Your world

Truck yards and logistics depots rent mobile camera trailers, patrol robots, and inspection drones from Service Robot Co. A solar-powered trailer watches gates, fence lines, and trailer rows around the clock, and a drone covers the yard from above, with no site power needed. We deliver, set up, and service it, across all 50 US states.

Mobile robot carrying a cart across a warehouse cross-dock
Cross-dock transport
No. 02The shift

The night shift in your yard

Cargo theft works the overnight window. Here is how the yard stays covered.

  1. Stage 01

    Last dispatch

    The final trucks roll and the gates close on a full yard.

    What the robot takes

    The camera trailer takes over the watch, mast up over the rows.

  2. Stage 02

    Gates after dark

    Trailers, fuel, and cargo sit in the open all night.

    What the robot takes

    Cameras cover the fence lines and every row at once.

  3. Stage 03

    An alert

    Movement at the fence line starts the clock.

    What the robot takes

    Deterrents fire on site and the event is captured for response.

  4. Stage 04

    The overnight rows

    One guard on foot cannot see a full yard.

    What the robot takes

    The trailer holds the whole picture from one mast.

  5. Stage 05

    First trucks out

    Dispatch resumes at dawn with the yard intact.

    What the robot takes

    The unit recharges on solar. When the yard moves, it moves too.

Field notes

Cited industry data · no house numbers

$10k+

Average cost of a break-in across theft, vandalism, and property damage at commercial sites. High-value sites routinely see far larger single-incident losses.

Industry data

12 min

Average law-enforcement response time to a property-crime call in the US runs 11-14 minutes. On-site deterrents intervene in seconds, before the loss happens.

FBI crime data

$60k+

Annual cost of one overnight security guard, fully loaded with wages and benefits. A camera trailer covers more ground than one pair of eyes.

BLS wage data

No. 03The crew

The crew that works here.

Each one rented, deployed, serviced, and backed up by us.

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  4. And moreThe full lineup, from scrubbers to humanoids, every one serviced nationwide.
No. 04The site survey

What decides whether it works.

The things we check on a walkthrough, before anyone talks about robots.

  1. 01
    A pole-mounted camera unit over a distribution yard of trailers

    The rows

    One mast has to hold every trailer row in frame. Placement is the whole game.

  2. 02
    Solar surveillance trailer among shipping containers at a port

    The bare lot

    Solar and cellular mean a gravel overflow yard works the day the trailer arrives.

  3. 03
    Solar surveillance trailer monitoring a parking lot at night

    The moves

    Yards shift with leases and seasons. The unit relocates as the exposure does.

No. 05Up close

A closer look.

A mast camera head with thermal imager against the night sky

The work that eats the week

The repetitive, physical, hard-to-staff ground in truck yards & logistics depots. This is what a robot takes.

  • Trailers, fuel, and cargo sit in the open all night, and cargo theft keeps climbing.
  • One guard cannot see every row, and staffing a yard around the clock costs more than the coverage it buys.
  • Yards move. A leased overflow lot needs security this month, not after a construction project.
No. 06The cost picture

Rent it, or buy it yourself.

Rent the trailer monthly and move it as the yard changes. It brings its own power and connectivity, sets up in under an hour, and we service it nationwide. When the lease ends, hand it back.

Rent from us

One cost. We carry the machine, the service, and the spare.

  • Upfront cost

    One predictable monthly rental.

  • Maintenance

    Included. We service it and carry the parts.

  • When it breaks

    We swap in a backup unit and you keep your schedule.

  • Scaling

    Add units for the busy months, hand them back after.

  • Who owns the risk

    We own the machine, the service, and the downtime.

Buy it yourself

The machine is yours. So is everything after.

  • Upfront cost

    $4-50k per machine, before it does a day of work.

  • Maintenance

    Your team, or a service contract you manage.

  • When it breaks

    You lose the time while it waits on a fix.

  • Scaling

    Idle hardware on the books in the slow season.

  • Who owns the risk

    All of it sits on your side of the ledger.

Ranges are publicly-reported market figures, not quotes. We confirm the real number for your site in a quote.

Want the full math? The robot pricing & RaaS guide has real ranges by robot type and the rent-vs-buy breakdown.

Support & service

Service nationwide.

All 50US states covered
<10 min24/7 tech support
Regionalservice engineers in all 50 states
24/7emergency response
  • 24-hour nationwide on-site dispatch.
  • 10-minute remote triage during business hours.
No. 07On site

Where you'll see it working.

Security camera overlooking a logistics yard at dusk
Yard watch
Mobile robot carrying a cart across a warehouse cross-dock
Cross-dock transport
Solar surveillance trailer in a port container yard
Port surveillance
Thermal security camera against the night sky
Thermal surveillance
PTZ camera atop a harbor mast at sunset
Harbor mast
Camera with light bar on a loading dock at dusk
Dock at dusk
Drone on night patrol over a logistics yard
Night patrol
Pole-mounted security camera overlooking a distribution yard
Distribution yard
A mobile surveillance trailer watching the laydown yard
Laydown yard
No. 08Proof

Deployments we can point to.

Lead case study54% Less film per loadMobile Wrapping Robot Cuts Stretch Film 54% in E-CommerceSee how a national e-commerce fulfillment operation cut stretch film 54%, reduced material handling 78%, and reached payback in less than six months.Read the case study
  1. Robotic Cube Storage Adds 30% Capacity in 10% of SpaceSee how a New Zealand pharmaceutical warehouse used robotic cube storage to add 30% capacity in 10% of its former space, without relocating.30% more storage capacity
  2. Logistics Hub Eliminates 3.6+ Hours of Daily Floor CleaningSee how a logistics hub moved 3.6+ hours of daily floor cleaning overnight, freeing 26 employees for safer, organized, focused warehouse work.3.6+ hrs daily floor care replaced
No. 09From our blog

Reading for the decision you are making.

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Buyer guideSecurity Robots for Airport Cargo PerimetersA practical guide to patrol robots for airport cargo yards, covering TSA rules, fence analytics, vehicle safety, communications, and alarm response.Use casesSecurity Robots for Rail Yards After DarkLearn how mobile security robots patrol rail yards overnight, monitor rolling stock and fence lines, and stay clear of active train movements.Use casesSecurity Robots for Ski Resort Equipment YardsLearn how to assess security robots for ski resort yards across snow, steep grades, low temperatures, weak connectivity, geofences, and response plans.Use casesSecurity Robots for Pharmaceutical Receiving YardsLearn how security robots patrol pharmaceutical docks, trailers, waste areas, and restricted doors while producing defensible incident records.

Common questions

No. It runs on solar and battery with built-in cellular, so a bare gravel lot is fine.

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