Solutions · Industrial Yards

Automate your gate. Cut the cost of staffing it.

It doesn’t just cut staffing. It tightens security at the gate.

A 24/7 guard post runs $14,400–$18,000 a month — before overtime, no-shows, and turnover. GateGuardX clears known trucks in under a second and logs every crossing with a plate photo and vehicle image, so you automate the gate and keep the record a guard used to keep. It installs on the gate you already have — one site automated a $216,000/year guard post and kept the audit trail.

What changes

Most yards aren’t choosing between vendors. They’re choosing between this and the guard at the gate.

A shift at the gate today
  • A guard checks each truck against a clipboard or a phone call — one lane, one truck at a time.
  • Trucks idle at the entrance through every shift change and every peak hour.
  • Carrier and contractor lists live in email and spreadsheets, and last month's driver still gets waved through.
  • When something goes missing, the gate log is whatever someone remembered to write down.
  • The guard post runs every shift. One site was paying about $216,000 a year for it.

That’s the gate you have today. The rest of this page is the system that ends it — on that same gate.

1.3M+
gate openings
99.9%
plate-read accuracy
Since 2023
in production
5
countries with live sites

Measured across our production deployments since 2023 — not an independent benchmark.

Another site cycles 250 crossings a day with no stopping — read how
In the product

Clear a visitor in seconds, just type the plate.

Add a guest pass with a plate and a name, and the gate opens for that vehicle the moment it arrives, no booth, no call, no code to share.

Analytics

Every gate event, measured.

One dashboard rolls up every crossing across your yards, authorized, unauthorized, and guest, by direction and by hour.

  • 1,240 crossings, 87% authorized, each with its trend vs. the prior period
  • Drive-through time saved this week, totaled automatically across every gate
  • Traffic by direction and a peak-hours heatmap, so you can schedule staff around real traffic
Every gate event, measured.
Live activity

Every crossing, every gate, live.

A live log of every vehicle across all your yards, newest first, plate, direction, site, and the gate's decision, the moment it happens.

The software

It's not just a gate opener. It's the system that runs your gate.

Everything below is the actual product, the same screens an operations team uses every day, shown full size.

The record

Every entry is an auditable record.

Open any crossing for the full vehicle photo, the read plate, a short video clip, make, model, and color (auto-detected, for reference), and how often that vehicle has visited.

  • Plate, photo, and clip, kept for as long as your policy says
  • Visit history flags repeat and first-time vehicles
  • Encrypted, access-controlled, logged on every open
Every entry is an auditable record.
Reliability

Know your gates are up, to the second.

See whether each site is up, whether its cameras are working, and when it last checked in, so you catch a dead camera before a truck is waiting at the gate.

  • Live device and camera status across every site
  • Uptime, camera status, and a history of any outages
  • Alerts the moment a gate needs attention
Know your gates are up, to the second.
Security

Flag a plate. Get alerted the moment it shows.

Keep a watchlist of vehicles of interest (banned, watch-for, or trespassing) and the system raises an alert the instant one approaches any gate.

  • Watchlist, banned, and watch-for lists
  • Instant alert with site, time, and plate
  • Every watchlist match logged across all your sites
Flag a plate. Get alerted the moment it shows.
Onboarding

Onboard a whole fleet in one paste.

Drop a CSV or paste a plate column from your spreadsheet and every vehicle is authorized in a single step.

Access policy

Push one list to every site.

Build a list once (its own days, hours, and gates) then roll it out across the sites that need it in a single step.

Manual override

Lift the barrier from your desk.

An exception at the gate? One tap opens the barrier from the same screen you're already watching, with a confirm and a log entry.

Built for sites like yours
  • Logistics yards & distribution centers, hundreds of trucks daily, multiple shifts
  • Oilfield & energy sites, remote locations, harsh conditions, compliance requirements
  • Manufacturing facilities, contractor access, employee vehicles, shift schedules
  • Construction staging, temporary access lists that change weekly
Built to fit how you already operate

Built for operations teams, with IT and security review support.

Works with your gate

90+ gate and barrier brands, it installs on the gate you already have in about half a day. No rebuilds, minimal operational disruption.

Fits your stack

Connects to the software you already run — a ready-made Shiptify connector, recurring spreadsheet imports, or the REST API and signed webhooks for anything else.

Supported around the clock

Around-the-clock remote support and live status monitoring that flags a camera or gate problem before a truck is ever waiting.

Audit-ready & secure

Encryption in transit and at rest, per-person permissions, and one-click reports and exports for audits across every site.

Connected

Book a load and the truck clears the gate, no re-typing the same details.

Approve drivers straight from your dispatch software (Shiptify today, more connectors in progress) or the recurring spreadsheet you already keep. The plate is authorized the moment the load is booked — and the gate opens on arrival, no booth, no re-typing.

A load is booked

In Shiptify, or a recurring spreadsheet you already keep.

The driver is pre-authorized

GateGuardX adds the plate automatically, the moment the load is scheduled.

The gate opens on arrival

No booth, no call, no re-typing.

Works with Shiptify and recurring spreadsheets today, and any system via API & webhooks. Transporeon, Descartes and project44 coming soon.

Unscheduled arrivals

For unscheduled arrivals, Conversational AI (in beta) can screen the driver against your site rules.

Vendor trucks, owner-operators, and one-off pickups arrive unannounced every day. When a driver calls the number or scans the QR at the gate, the AI (in beta) checks the request against your rules and recommends approve, deny, or escalate to your team, and defaults shut when uncertain — no separate callbox needed. Try the interactive demo and hear how a driver intake actually sounds.

Questions operations teams ask
Does it work with our existing gate?
Yes. GateGuardX installs on the gate and barrier you already have (90+ brands) in about half a day. No rebuilds, minimal operational disruption.
Will it connect to our transport, warehouse, or access-control systems?
Yes — two ways. Ready-made: a Shiptify connector and recurring spreadsheet imports work today (Transporeon, Descartes, and project44 connectors are in progress). Anything else connects through the REST API and signed webhooks — see the developer page for live code samples.
What if a camera or gate goes down mid-shift?
Live status monitoring flags it before a truck is waiting, and around-the-clock remote support handles diagnostics and coordinates the repair.
Can we manage multiple sites from one place?
Yes. Run access rules and activity across dozens or hundreds of sites from one dashboard, with bulk import, update, and removal across sites in minutes.
How do carriers, contractors, and deliveries get in?
Pre-issue a time-limited pass for a plate, pre-load regular carriers in bulk (spreadsheet or Shiptify import), and issue a single-use pass for the unexpected, no guard booth required.
What does it cost?
A one-time hardware kit, installation, and a monthly platform fee, sized to your gate and sites. Send a few photos for an exact quote, usually within 48 hours.
What happens if the yard loses internet?
Gates keep opening on the cached local access list — the yard can run fully disconnected for up to 30 days — and every event syncs automatically when the connection returns. Recognition and gate control run on-site, not in the cloud — a network blip never strands a gate.
Can we start with one yard?
Yes. Most multi-site operators commission one gate first — the first 30 days are covered by the 30-day money-back guarantee (we remove the hardware and restore your gate at our cost) — prove the policy and integrations there, then roll the remaining yards out on that template.
Does it handle exits and two-way lanes?
Yes. Every crossing is logged with direction, in or out — plate, direction, site, and the gate's decision — and dashboards break traffic down by direction. Our flagship yard in Midland, TX has run a bi-directional passage on GateGuardX since 2023.
What is truck yard gate automation?
Truck yard gate automation uses license-plate recognition to automate check-in at your yard gate. A camera reads each truck's plate, checks it against your access rules, and opens the gate you already have in under a second. Every crossing is logged with a plate photo, vehicle image, and a short video clip.
How does gate access control work for trucking and logistics facilities?
GateGuardX installs on the gate you already have (90+ brands) and reads plates on-site on an NVIDIA Jetson, so gates keep opening even with no internet. One logistics customer automated a guard post that cost about $216,000 a year, and every crossing stays on the record.
How a multi-site rollout works
What happens after you reach out

From a few photos to a live gate, no rebuilds, minimal operational disruption.

  1. 01
    Confirm compatibility

    Send a few photos of your gate. We confirm fit and return an exact quote, usually within 48 hours.

  2. 02
    Ship the hardware kit

    A kit pre-configured for your gate and lanes, no rebuilds, no construction.

  3. 03
    Install & go live

    Running on your existing gate in about half a day, with minimal disruption to operations.

  4. 04
    Backed by support

    Every installation is backed by around-the-clock remote support and live monitoring to keep it running.

Get started

Retire the guard booth on your gate.

A one-time hardware kit, installation, and a monthly platform fee. Send a few photos of your gate and we'll confirm compatibility with a quote, usually within 48 hours.

  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • 1-year hardware warranty
  • No gate replacement
  • Compatibility answer in 48 hours