Remote yard monitoring in Midlothian

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Inside RailPort, on US 67 and US 287

Midlothian sits where US Highway 67 meets US Highway 287, close to I-35E, about 25 miles southwest of Dallas in Ellis County. The city is the hub of North Texas's cement industry, with three cement plants, Martin Marietta, Holcim and Ash Grove, plus the Gerdau Ameristeel steel mini-mill, all served by heavy coil, mixer and flatbed truck traffic. RailPort Business Park, a 1,700-acre development with dual rail service from Union Pacific and BNSF, holds Target's 1.35-million-square-foot regional distribution centre and a QuikTrip distribution hub, alongside heavy-industrial and foreign-trade-zone land.

Midlothian's population has roughly doubled in a decade, reaching about 35,125 at the 2020 census, and FBI 2024 data shows the city still recorded 38 motor vehicle thefts and 30 burglaries that year, even with figures well below the Texas and national counts per 100,000 people. For plants and distribution yards running truck traffic around the clock, that still means trailers, steel coil and building materials sitting in open yards overnight, within reach of the same highways that bring the trucks in.

At a Midlothian plant or yard, live agents keep watch on every camera around the clock, 365 days a year, instead of footage that gets reviewed after something has already gone missing. AI person and vehicle detection picks up movement near parked trailers or stored materials, an agent reviews the live feed, delivers a live, instant talk-down over the site's speakers and brings in police and your contacts, then follows up with video clips and a written report. Yard Operations adds trailer damage inspections and visual seal checks on video for loads moving in and out.

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