- Does it read plates at night, in bad weather, or caked in mud?
- Yes. The cameras grab around 200 images as a vehicle approaches and pick the clearest one, so it reads through dirt, mud, glare, low light, and bent plates — day or night, in rain, snow, and dust. Our flagship yard in Midland, TX has run through dust, glare, and round-the-clock truck traffic since 2023.
- What about tractors with no front plate?
- More than 20 states no longer require a front plate, so a truck may show nothing to read head-on. The system keeps scanning as the vehicle passes and reads the rear plate across many frames, instead of relying on a single front-facing shot.
- 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 — against roughly $14,400–$18,000 a month for one 24/7-staffed gate. Sites replacing a staffed gate typically recover the full cost in 6–8 weeks of those savings. Send a few photos for an exact, itemized quote, usually within 2 business days.
- 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.