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Gallagher Commercial Electric Fence: Own the Perimeter

Cargo theft hits the yard, and the fence you lease is a bill every month.Own a Gallagher fence instead. My security projects at SAIA paid back in 18 to 21 months, and the savings funded more layers. I sit on your side of the table.

Jim McDonald, President and CEO of MTC Group
Jim McDonald President & CEO, MTC Group More than fourteen years wearing a badge. Thirteen more holding the budget.
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By Jim McDonald. Updated 26 October 2026.

Security 360. Our promise to you.

We give security leaders half their day back* and their work-life balance.

Buyer side first. Affordable pricing. The savings fund more layers.

Jim McDonald, President and CEO of MTC Group
Jim McDonaldPresident & CEO, MTC Group
Your day todayThree jobs. One paycheck. No work-life balance.
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Half the day.*Back to the security leader.Book a 30-minute Strategy Call

* Represents our program goal, not a guarantee. Security 360 is included with every product line. Under it we identify and correct process inefficiencies, deploy AI agents for routine work, and guide the security leader and their team on streamlining daily operations. Actual time savings vary by site and staffing and depend on each client’s participation. The more the client team engages in the program and the more work it transfers to MTC Group, the more time we return. A baseline is established with each client during the initial consultation. Advisory and consulting services, including security policy development, GSOC design, multi-site security master planning, guard force assessments and TAPA and C-TPAT program readiness, are separate from Security 360 and are provided under their own engagement and fee.

MTC Group+Gallagher SecurityOur number one pick in the GSX 2026 Hot Seat.

What a commercial electric security fence does

A commercial electric security fence is a barrier and an alarm in one. Energized high-tensile wires run on a new fence or the one you have. Sensors watch voltage, wire tension and vibration, and the alarm reports the zone to the person watching.

Second quarter 2026 cargo theft losses were up 124% on a year earlier (Verisk CargoNet). The yard is the part you control.

Close-up of a Gallagher monitored pulse fence mounted above a chain-link fence
A Gallagher monitored pulse fence on an existing chain-link fence. Image: Gallagher Security.

Why Gallagher for truck yards

Gallagher took the hard questions in our GSX 2026 Hot Seat and came out our number one pick. The whole package is why. Thank you to Paul Wilson at Gallagher for walking us through every part.

★ 1st place. MTC Group Hot Seat, GSX 2026

Ahead on eight, even on five.

Gallagher against the national competition's standard leased fence, area by area.

8Gallagher
ahead
5Even
Area
National competition, standard lease
Gallagher
Edge
Where Gallagher wins
Wires and posts
Standard lease20 wires, poles about 30 ft apart
Gallagher33 wires, steel posts every 10 ft
✓ Gallagher
Ways to detect
Standard leaseVoltage
GallagherVoltage, tension and vibration
✓ Gallagher
Materials
Standard leaseFiberglass poles
GallagherGalvanized steel, UV stabilized
✓ Gallagher
Power
Standard leaseSolar charged battery
GallagherSolar, battery backup and AC power
✓ Gallagher
Your GSOC
Standard leaseAlarm panel and central station
GallagherOne screen with cameras and access
✓ Gallagher
Security 360
Standard leaseNot offered
GallagherOffered through Gallagher's reseller
✓ Gallagher
Ownership
Standard leaseLeased, never owned
GallagherYours to own
✓ Gallagher
Overall cost
Standard lease$$$$$
Gallagher$$$$
✓ Gallagher
Where they match
Height and shock
Standard lease10 ft, 7,000 volts
Gallagher10 ft, 7,000 volts
Even
Gate control
Standard leaseGate arming available
GallagherHigh voltage gate switches
Even
Permits
Standard leaseHandled by the provider
GallagherHandled by the installer
Even
Service
Standard leaseIncluded in the lease
GallagherService available after it goes live
Even
Insurance
Standard leaseComprehensive insurance
GallagherComprehensive insurance
Even

National competition figures are for its standard leased fence, from its published materials. The whole package is why Gallagher won the MTC Group Hot Seat at GSX 2026.

Own your truck yard fence, fund more layers

Most distribution centers, 3PLs and LTL terminals lease the electric fence around the truck yard: a monthly line item for as long as you keep it. Owning turns it into an asset with a payback date, and the money you stop sending out funds the next layer.

We handle it start to finish: the survey, the integrator, the permit and the install. One point of contact, me. Your team gets its time back.

Read enough? Bring your site plan and your current lease.

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Common questions

Gallagher electric fence FAQs

Is an electric fence allowed at my site?

It depends on your city and county. Permits and warning signs are usually part of it. We check the local rules before anything is quoted.

Does it work with my cameras?

That is the point. Gallagher Command Centre puts the fence, access control and alarms on one screen, so the operator sees the zone on camera before anyone rolls.

Who installs it?

Gallagher sells through authorized integrators. We pick the right one with you and hold them to the schedule and the budget.

Will it replace my guards?

It replaces the post that walks the fence line, not the one that responds. A person still makes the call.

How much does a commercial electric fence cost?

It depends on the length of the fence line, the gates and whether you pay as CapEx or OpEx. Bring your site plan and your current lease to the Strategy Call and you leave with a range.

Gallagher and Command Centre are trademarks of Gallagher Group Limited. Images: Gallagher Security. MTC Group sits on the buyer side and is not owned by or affiliated with Gallagher.

Who you are talking to

The record

More than fourteen years wearing a badge. Thirteen more holding the budget.

SAIA LTL Freight171 terminals. Budgets from $250K to $15M and up. Guard spend held at its 2012 level, savings redeployed into layers.
CEVA Logistics$70M budget, 30-person team, $31M GSOC delivered with ROI under two years.
Crane Worldwide20,000 high-value shipments a month.

Included with this product

We give security leaders half their day back.

The program, the AI agents and the funding case come with every MTC Group product line. Part of what you spend goes back to the councils and task forces that fight cargo theft, and to the officers, coordinators and referral partners who do the work.

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The MTC Group stack

Every layer. One point of contact.

Security 360 comes with every product. Buyer side first, start to finish.

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Bring me your site plan

Your fence line, your gates and what you pay today. You get the Gallagher layout, what to keep, what to replace and when owning pays back.

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Know someone paying too much for guards? Refer them and you get paid for the life of the account. No cap.

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MTC Group is a non-asset-based physical security business partner. Buyer side first. Equipment by Vision Detection Systems. Builds through our preferred integration partners. MTC Group is a referral partner of Vision Detection Systems. I agree the rate and the terms with you before anything ships and stay on the account after it arrives.

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