Logistics and transportation security from 247 Private Security covers trucking yards, freight terminals, port-adjacent logistics operations, last-mile delivery hubs, fleet depots, and intermodal facilities across Greater Los Angeles — including the dense logistics corridor between LAX and the Port of Long Beach. Coverage protects yard equipment, parked tractors and trailers, freight in dwell, and provides escort coverage for high-value freight movement. BSIS-certified officers, PPO 120440 licensed, 24/7 dispatch.
Logistics operations we cover
- Trucking yards and depots — overnight tractor and trailer protection, yard access control, driver-arrival management
- Freight terminals — LTL and FTL terminal coverage with dock-area presence and yard patrol
- Port-adjacent logistics — operations supporting the Port of LA and Long Beach with container-dwell and cross-dock coverage
- Last-mile delivery hubs — e-commerce delivery fleet depots with high-turnover van and driver operations
- Intermodal terminals — rail and truck transfer operations with intermodal container security
- Fleet depots — owned or leased fleet maintenance yards with vehicle protection
- 3PL warehouses with cross-dock — see warehouses and distribution for cross-functional 3PL coverage
- Cold chain logistics — refrigerated and frozen freight protection with mechanical-failure response
What logistics coverage includes
- Yard access control — see access control for driver credential verification and BOL cross-check
- Standing yard officer — see standing guard posts for fixed-position coverage at the yard gate
- Yard patrol — see vehicle patrol for overnight perimeter passes and parked-equipment verification
- Freight escort — armed officer accompanying high-value or threat-exposed freight movement
- Driver-area coverage — driver lounge, scale-house, paperwork-window coverage for theft and pilferage prevention
- Last-mile depot coverage — high-turnover van and driver depot security with package-area access control
- Alarm response — see alarm response for under-90-minute dispatch on terminal alarm events
- Loss prevention — see loss prevention for pilferage, package theft, and driver-coordination theft prevention
Common logistics loss patterns
- Trailer theft from yards — empty or loaded trailer theft, especially during overnight or weekend dwell
- Tractor theft — yard tractors, idle tractors during driver-off periods
- Freight pilferage during dwell — small-quantity theft from loaded trailers in the yard before pickup
- Container content theft — port-adjacent operations where container contents are diverted
- Last-mile package theft — high-volume package theft from sorting depots and van loading areas
- Cargo hijacking — rare but elevated threat for high-value freight (pharma, electronics, designer apparel)
- Internal theft — driver, dock-worker, yard-worker coordinated theft with external buyers
- Empty container theft — empty intermodal containers stolen for scrap or repurpose
Engage logistics and transportation security
247 Private Security is licensed under PPO 120440 through the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Armed officers hold current firearm permits per California DOJ Bureau of Firearms standards. We cover all Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and Ventura County logistics operations including the LAX–Port of Long Beach corridor. Related: warehouses and distribution, standing guard posts, vehicle patrol, access control. To engage, submit your yard details or call 818-805-4342.