PHOTOFENCING™ TECHNOLOGY
PhotoFencing™
Everything you wish you had from:
gate check-in.
Every truck photographed, identified, and verified at your gate.
No app. No driver action. Installs in a morning.
Working With Operators and Partners Across North America
THE PROBLEM
The biggest blind spot in freight: The Gate
Millions of trucks pass through facility gates daily with no automated record.
Guard shacks and clipboards leave handwriting nobody can read and data nobody can query. Shipment GPS needs carrier opt-in, a live connection, and trust that it’s tracking your cargo. It still can’t see the truck.
Chameleon carriers drive in unchecked. OTIF and detention disputes have no evidence. Cargo theft starts at the gate nobody’s watching. PhotoFencing™ turns every gate into an automated checkpoint.
HOW PHOTOFENCING™ WORKS
Every Vehicle. Every Time.
Capture
35M+ sightings captured
One camera photographs every vehicle. No driver interaction, no app, nothing mounted on the truck. Self-contained units install in minutes.
Identify
8.8M+ vehicle profiles
AI reads DOT numbers, plates, decals, and markings from every photo, then matches them against 8.8M+ known DOT and VIN profiles.
Verify
1M+ carriers tracked
Instant cross-reference against FMCSA records, insurance, authority, and your custom rules. Every check logged with photographic evidence.
WHAT PHOTOFENCING™ SOLVES
One Network, Every Use Case
One camera at the gate. Six problems it solves.
Cargo Theft Prevention
$725M stolen in 2025. Strategic theft up 430% YoY. 61% happens at pickup. PhotoFencing™ catches impersonation at the gate, before the load moves. Source: Verisk CargoNet 2025.
Farewell to Fees
Timestamped photo proof of every arrival and departure. No disputes.
Carrier Performance & OTIF
Gate-level on-time measurement. Scorecards from observed data, not self-reported ETAs.
WAIRE & ISR 2305 Compliance
Automated truck visit counting, categorization, and reporting for SoCal warehouses.
Drop & Hook Verification
Know which trailer was dropped, hooked, and by whom. No unauthorized hookups.
Maintenance Visibility
Photo-based equipment assessment. Tire condition, damage, and DOT readiness, observed rather than reported.
Stop Tracking Breadcrumbs. Start Seeing Visibility.
See how PhotoFencing™ replaces guesswork with photographic proof.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
Real Results, Real Feedback
I cannot overstate the importance of having eyes on the equipment you’re managing.
Damien Hutchins
CloudTrucks
For parking yards, this is EXACTLY the lightweight, passive, automated check-in solution we need.
Bobby Strenk
SecurSpace
The last line of defense against cargo theft is at the pickup facility. Trapezoid's technology delivers exactly that!
G. Pachuca
G.A. Pachuca, Inc.
Join industry leaders using Trapezoid to protect their facilities today.
WHY TRAPEZOID
Data Built From Observation, Not Self-Reporting
| Traditional Carrier Data | Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Self-reported carrier filings | Photographic observation at the gate |
| Freshness | MCS-150 every 2 years (maybe) | Last seen days ago, not years |
| Fleet size | Self-reported ("50 trucks") | Observed count (12 operating) |
| Equipment | FMCSA doesn’t track VINs or trailers | VIN-level ID. Make, model, year, color. |
| Truck-trailer association | Not tracked anywhere | Recorded at every observation |
| Verification | Trust but don’t verify | Photographic. Timestamped. Geo-located. |
Source
Traditional Carrier Data
Self-reported carrier filings
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
Photographic observation at the gate
Freshness
Traditional Carrier Data
MCS-150 every 2 years (maybe)
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
Last seen days ago, not years
Fleet size
Traditional Carrier Data
Self-reported ("50 trucks")
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
Observed count (12 operating)
Equipment
Traditional Carrier Data
FMCSA doesn’t track VINs or trailers
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
VIN-level ID. Make, model, year, color.
Truck-trailer association
Traditional Carrier Data
Not tracked anywhere
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
Recorded at every observation
Verification
Traditional Carrier Data
Trust but don’t verify
Trapezoid PhotoFence™ Data
Photographic. Timestamped. Geo-located.
FAQ
Questions We Get Asked
Yes. Camera, edge compute, cellular, installation, and maintenance are all included in your monthly service. We own and manage the hardware.
Plain OCR doesn’t work on class 8 trucks. Our custom models parameterize visual features of each vehicle for multi-factor matching to the VIN. Better-than-human recognition.
YES. VIN is the only number that validates insurance, ownership, inspection history, and registration. It’s what goes in a police report or claim.