Introduction Logistics firms deal with huge amounts of freight, coordinating hundreds of vehicles, drivers, and warehouse staff to ensure loads get delivered on time. To maximize profit margins, operations have to be extremely efficient, and that means trucks have to be able to get in and out of loading yards as quickly as possible. At the same time, questions of security demand that barriers be installed at these facilities to keep out unlicensed vehicles and protect valuable stock. To manage these competing demands, employees have traditionally been stationed at security gates, opening them for recognized vehicles and keeping them closed to unfamiliar vehicles and drivers. However, automated systems, which don’t take breaks or per

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