U.S. warehouse shrinkage costs the industry over $100 billion annually — and the majority happens between 10 PM and 5 AM, when most facilities are dark and unmonitored. Here are seven practices our operators see make the biggest difference.
1. Cover every dock door with a dedicated camera
Dock doors are the #1 internal-theft vector. A camera per door — not a panoramic shot of the whole loading bay — gives operators license-plate-readable detail.
2. Add perimeter analytics with line-crossing rules
AI line-crossing and intrusion zones turn the chain-link fence into a tripwire. Operators receive context-rich alerts instead of motion noise.
3. Pair cameras with two-way audio
A live talk-down — "You on the blue forklift, step away from the trailer" — terminates 90%+ of trespass events before police are needed.
4. Geofence your yard for trailer movement
- Alert when trailers move outside scheduled windows.
- Match trailer numbers to BOLs at the gate.
- Catch unauthorized after-hours pickups in real time.
5. Verified alarm response, not blind alarms
Most U.S. cities now require video or eyewitness verification before dispatching police to an alarm. Live monitoring gives you that verification in under 30 seconds.
6. Daily virtual patrol reports
A nightly report of every event, response and dwell-time anomaly is the single fastest way to reduce internal shrink — staff behave differently when they know the tape is being watched.
7. Monthly system health checks
Cameras drift, lenses fog, NVRs fill. A monthly health audit ensures your monitoring service is actually seeing what you think it is.