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response, and daily traffic control
and monitoring.
The ability of drones and other
sensors to collect a wide range of
data also makes them well suited
for applications in busy warehouse
yards and facilities, technology providers say.
SENSORS ENHANCE SECURITY
Yard management systems provider
Pinc Solutions, a Union City, Calif.-
based firm known for its drone
deployments, said customers are
typically concerned about four types
of security in the yard: visitors, trail-
ers, drivers, and containers. Yard
management systems can address all of
those concerns by using sensors to auto-
matically monitor wide areas, Pinc said.
First, a yard system can track visitors,
keeping an electronic log of all people
who arrive at a facility, recording when
they come, how long they stay, and when
they leave, said Rafael Granato, the company’s marketing director. Second, yard
systems can use drones and cameras to
track the location of trailers, allowing
supervisors to quickly search for missing
units and to determine if they have been
misplaced or have already departed the
grounds.
Third, a system can track individual drivers, allowing facility managers
to monitor drivers who don’t behave
according to company policies. Lastly,
video systems can verify the presence of
container seals during gate check-in and
checkout, Granato said. This allows a
facility to verify its role in the chain of
custody, he added.
Cargo theft is a common security
concern in warehouse yards, said Walt
Swietlik, director of customer relations
and sales support for Milwaukee-based
Rite-Hite, a provider of loading dock
equipment and safety barriers. To help
deter thieves from making off with loaded
trailers, the Milwaukee-based company
offers a trailer restraint that connects a
truck trailer or intermodal container to
the warehouse dock both with physical
hooks and with an electronic connection
to the building’s security system.
“By far our number one concern is
trailer theft and hijacking,” Swietlik said.
“Year in and year out, loading docks
are one of the top locations [for trailer
theft].”
Another common problem is unau-
thorized persons entering a yard to gain
access to a building, Swietlik said. Even if
these visitors don’t intend to steal equip-
ment or inventory, they can present a
safety problem by wandering around
dangerous loading zones and high-traffic
lanes, he said. Because loading docks are
often left open to allow for quick loading
and unloading of cargo, they offer an easy
target for thieves. In response, yard man-
agement providers are using sensor-based
systems such as security doors, access
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