Resources & guides
The questions contractors and property managers actually ask — answered directly, numbers included.
Cost
How much does a mobile surveillance trailer cost in DFW?
In Dallas–Fort Worth, SiteFortress360 surveillance units rent for $695/month (Mini portable tower), $995/month (SiteFortress 360 trailer) or…
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Comparison
Solar surveillance trailer vs security guard
A single overnight guard post in DFW typically costs $6,000–$10,000+ per month and covers wherever one person is looking; a solar surveillan…
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How it works
How construction site security trailers work
A construction security trailer is a self-contained security system: solar panels and batteries power a mast of cameras, an on-board compute…
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How it works
Do surveillance trailers need internet?
No — a properly built surveillance trailer brings its own connectivity. SiteFortress360 units include LTE as standard and offer Starlink as …
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How it works
How solar security cameras work during cloudy weather
Solar security systems keep working through cloudy weather because they are engineered around it: the solar array is oversized for average c…
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Comparison
PTZ vs fixed cameras for construction sites
Fixed cameras provide constant, reliable coverage of defined zones — they never look the wrong way. PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras add zoom and…
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How it works
What is AI video verification?
AI video verification means the security system visually confirms what triggered an alert — classifying whether the motion was a person, a v…
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How it works
How license plate recognition works at equipment yards
License plate recognition at a yard uses a dedicated camera mounted at plate height near the gate, with optics and processing tuned to read …
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Theft prevention
How to protect copper and equipment on construction sites
Protecting copper and equipment comes down to four disciplines: reduce what’s stealable on site (staging and delivery timing), make what rem…
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Buying guide
What size surveillance system does my jobsite need?
Size to sight lines, not acreage: a compact site with one approach fits a 10–12 ft tower (SiteFortress Mini, $695/mo); a typical constructio…
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Comparison
Mobile security tower vs permanent camera installation
Permanent cameras win on stabilized properties with long horizons and existing power/network; a mobile tower wins wherever the need is tempo…
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How it works
Best placement for a construction security trailer
The best placement covers your highest-value zones and the main approach with unobstructed sight lines, gets good sun exposure for the solar…
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Cost
What does jobsite theft actually cost?
The replacement value of what was taken is usually the smallest number in a jobsite theft. The full cost is six things: the asset itself, th…
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Playbook
How do you secure a vacant commercial property?
Secure a vacant commercial building in the order intruders actually work it: the lot first, then the roof, then ground-floor openings, then …
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Decision Guide
Do you need 24/7 live monitoring, or are AI alerts enough?
Ask one question: at two in the morning, who answers? If a real person on your team will look at a phone alert and act on it, AI alerts alon…
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Cost
Should you rent or buy a mobile security trailer?
Rent when the need moves, changes or ends — which describes almost every construction, yard and vacancy deployment. Buying only wins when on…
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Playbook
Construction site security, phase by phase
Jobsite security is not one decision, it is five, and they change with the build. Mobilization protects equipment and the laydown yard. Stru…
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Technology
Drones over your site — what Remote ID actually tells you
Most drones flying in United States airspace broadcast an FAA Remote ID signal, and a passive receiver on your site can listen for those bro…
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Playbook
How to stop theft on a dealership lot
Dealership lots lose vehicles, catalytic converters and key fobs in a narrow set of repeatable windows — after close, on long holiday weeken…
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Cost
Which security add-ons are actually worth paying for?
Most DFW sites need the base unit and nothing else for the first month. After that, add License Plate Recognition at $199 per month when veh…
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Comparison
One large unit or two small ones?
Split the site before you split the budget. If your property is one open pad with clear sightlines, a single larger unit on a taller mast co…
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Theft Prevention
Diesel and fuel theft: how it actually happens, and what stops it
Fuel theft is the most repeated loss on a jobsite because it is quiet, quick and leaves nothing to trace. A crew with a transfer pump can em…
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Cost
Does jobsite security lower your insurance premium?
Usually not by itself, and anyone promising a premium cut should be asked to put it in writing. Carriers rarely publish a credit for a rente…
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Technology
How long is jobsite camera footage kept?
Retention is arithmetic rather than a policy: total storage divided by how much video the site generates per day. That means two clocks run …
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