Warehouses lose inventory in predictable places: the loading dock, the yard, the gap between shifts and the hours when no one is watching. Personal Protection Solutions provides licensed warehouse security guards who cover those gaps, from gatehouse access control to overnight patrols, for warehouses and distribution centers across the Mid-Atlantic.
What Our Warehouse Security Guards Do
- Gate and gatehouse control: verifying drivers, paperwork and appointments before trucks enter
- Dock and trailer checks: logging trailer and seal numbers, confirming seals are intact and flagging unscheduled pickups
- Shift-change coverage: staffing entrances when employee traffic is highest and supervision is thinnest
- Interior and perimeter patrols: checking doors, fencing, lighting and high-value cages on a randomized schedule
- After-hours security: deterring break-ins and cargo theft while the building is closed
- Alarm and camera response: checking alarms in person and documenting what was found
- Daily activity and incident reports for your operations and loss prevention teams
Common Warehouse Security Problems We Help Prevent
Most warehouse losses fall into a few categories: theft by people who already have access, pickups made with false paperwork, after-hours break-ins and theft from the yard or from parked trailers. A visible, trained officer who follows clear procedures makes each of these harder to carry out and easier to catch, and the reports they keep give you a record to act on.
Armed or Unarmed Warehouse Security?
Most warehouses are best served by unarmed officers focused on access control and documentation. Armed coverage may make sense for sites storing high-value goods such as pharmaceuticals, electronics or firearms, or sites with a history of violent incidents. We recommend the right level after a site assessment. Compare our unarmed security guard services and armed security guard services.
How We Plan Warehouse Security Coverage
We start with a free consultation and site walk. We review your shift schedules, receiving and shipping windows and existing cameras, then write post orders that fit how your operation runs. Coverage can be 24/7, overnight only or limited to peak shipping hours, and we adjust it as volumes change, including seasonal peaks.
Where We Provide Warehouse Security
Based in the Baltimore area, we serve warehouses and distribution centers throughout Maryland, including the BWI and I-95 corridor, and across our service area in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina.
Why Warehouses Choose Personal Protection Solutions
We are a veteran-owned firm led by founder Christopher Quirk, who spent 18 years in the U.S. Army and more than 10 years in executive protection. You get handpicked, licensed officers, one point of contact who answers 24/7/365 and reporting your team can use. Long-term contracts are available at discounted rates. Our team also offers security risk assessments and corporate investigations when a loss needs a closer look.
Warehouse Security FAQs
Industry pricing in 2026 commonly runs $25 to $45 per hour for unarmed officers and $40 to $75 per hour for armed officers, with overnight, weekend and holiday shifts priced higher. Long-term contracts lower the rate. Request a quote for a price based on your site and schedule.
Yes. Our officers can verify paperwork, record trailer and seal numbers and log arrivals and departures according to your procedures. Any inspection of vehicles or belongings follows your written policies and applicable law.
Officers are trained to deter, observe, document and call police. They do not have police powers, and the safety of your employees comes first.
Yes. We can add coverage for peak shipping seasons, inventory counts or a period of higher risk, and scale back afterward.