The Security Trailer Advantage: Why Mobile Surveillance is a Game Changer for Jobsites

There are few places harder to protect than a jobsite. Any temporary, remote, or otherwise off-grid work area is open to potential theft, vandalism, and dangerous noncompliance with safety protocols. To make matters worse, these sites don’t often have the necessary infrastructure to accommodate traditional surveillance technology. In addition to lacking walls to mount surveillance cameras on, most jobsites can’t justify wired systems or patrolling guards—they’re simply too expensive and impractical for an impermanent setup.

To the forlorn site manager, foreman, or contractor, take heart: there is an answer to this dilemma, and it’s almost too easy. Mobile security trailers—with their solar power, rapid deployment, flexibility, and unparalleled visibility—represent the pinnacle of jobsite mobile surveillance. 

Emerging Jobsite Security Threats 

Construction sites and other work areas are practically sitting ducks for prowling criminals. Left unattended for hours every day and often protected only by temporary fencing, rudimentary barriers, and the occasional “No Trespassing” sign, jobsites all too frequently fall prey to unauthorized access, vandalism, and equipment and material theft. 

Even if you have the funds to install a wired surveillance system or to employ security guards, there are far more cost-effective and efficient methods of safeguarding a remote or off-grid jobsite. When you select the wrong security system, you miss out on crucial situational awareness that can help you prevent crime and loss.

Construction Jobsite Surveillance Cameras  

Thankfully, there is a security solution perfectly tailored to your jobsite’s needs: the temporary surveillance camera. Usually solar-powered and equipped with remote control, real-time alerts, and quick and easy deployment and movement, these units are the key to improving the security, safety, and compliance at any jobsite. 

A mobile surveillance unit typically includes a security camera mounted on wheels, making it completely adaptable to the needs of any site, no matter how complex or unique. It’s a reliable, scalable solution that improves safety, reduces liability, and streamlines operations. 

The Mobile Surveillance Trailer: A Contractor’s Best Friend

LiveView Technologies (LVT) has pioneered a mobile surveillance trailer that has turned the security industry on its head. Its command center is easy to navigate and provides a complete view of your properties. Packed with crime-deterrent features and cutting-edge hardware, this self-contained unit is the ideal contractor site surveillance trailer for your lot.

Key Features of LVT’s Jobsite Security Trailers

What exactly sets a mobile surveillance trailer from LVT apart from the rest of the tech flooding the market? We’ve assembled a list of all the industry-leading features and benefits that make the LVT mobile security trailer your ideal choice.

Key features include: 

• High-resolution footage 
• 360° coverage that leaves no gaps
• AI-powered analytics
• Thermal imaging
• Motion detection
• Remote access
• Continuous monitoring
• Real-time alerts
• Deterrent strobe and flood lights
• Security loudspeakers
• Solar panels
• Backup batteries
• Self-contained system

Top Benefits of Jobsite Security Trailers

Solar Power and Off-Grid Readiness

Most construction sites don’t offer the luxury of power hookups and wired connectivity. Mobile surveillance trailers from LVT operate independently of the grid; their solar panels and backup batteries provide all the juice they’ll need to safeguard your site. They’re also weather-resistant, sustainable, and rugged enough to withstand the elements and remain at peak functionality. 

Rapid Deployment and Maximum Flexibility 

Unlike their wired-in, stationary cousins, mobile security cameras can be placed anywhere they’re needed—and moved at the drop of a hat. 

By nature, construction sites are constantly evolving. As your project progresses and some areas become more vulnerable than others—say, when the excavation phase concludes and the newly erected framing needs some extra eyes during off-hours—you can simply move the trailer to accommodate that new need. When old projects end and new ones begin, or when plans are unexpectedly altered, you can’t be tied down with long-term contracts and permanent camera systems. A jobsite security trailer is the surveillance solution that moves as fast as your work does. 

Crime-Deterrent Features

While security cameras are certainly good for recording crime as it happens, the best surveillance equipment helps keep crime from happening altogether. In addition to hoisting a highly visible high-definition video camera with pan-tilt-zoom capabilities, the tower atop LVT’s mobile surveillance unit boasts bright floodlights and loudspeakers. The unit’s formidable presence does the hard work for you, deterring suspicious activity while fully equipped to alert you to any criminal activity that may ensue. 

Constant, Real-Time Security 

With such lucrative work, costly materials, and expensive equipment sitting on your jobsite day and night, it’s essential that you deploy a security system that never shuts down. You can view your live video feed 24/7 via the LVT® Platform and enjoy customizable real-time alerts, AI-powered analytics, and smart motion detection that ensure you’re always kept up to speed. 

A Reliable, Cost-Effective Solution

There are so many moving parts and nagging costs that come with a construction business, and you shouldn’t have to shell out a fortune for a security system that only works half the time. LVT’s security trailers are more cost-effective to own than a wired system, and much cheaper than employing a staff of security guards. Not only are they a more reasonable investment, they also provide consistent, reliable protection—even in low-light conditions. 

Comprehensive Peace-of-Mind 

As a construction professional, your work is important, complicated, and keeps you plenty busy. Free yourself and your crew up to focus more on the project at hand, and less on your security system. LVT jobsite security trailers capture crucial details, alert you (and law enforcement) to criminal activity while there’s still time to intercept, limit losses, and efficiently document daily goings-on for compliance, insurance, and liability reasons. 

Real Work. Real Security. 

Whether you work in private construction or building government infrastructure, your work is tough, and crucial to the functioning of our society. You and your team deserve for the grueling work you put in, day in and day out, to be kept safe from theft, vandalism, and unauthorized access. Security trailers give you the full picture and help you protect your equipment, materials, structures, and project integrity at all times. 

Get to Work With LVT

Plenty of sellers offer decent security systems, but there is no equipment better suited to a construction site than a mobile jobsite security trailer from LVT. Our satisfied clients across a myriad of industries can attest to our rapid deployment, exceptional customer service, smart analytics, and seamless integration into your security ecosystem being the best of the best. 

Mobile jobsite security trailers are your reliable, flexible, crime-deterrent go-to. Request a demo today, and unlock real, elevated security for your jobsite.