MTC Group, Transforming Security

For guard companies.

The giants have the capital.This is your title shot.

You held your ground through the buyouts and the thin margins.Five revenue streams under your name, no capital up front. At SAIA, technology held guard spend at its 2012 level through 2021. Buyer side first.

By Jim McDonald. Updated 25 October 2026.

Security 360. Our promise to you.

Our goal is to give security leaders half their day back* and their work-life balance.

Buyer side first. Transparent, line-by-line pricing. When the numbers support it, savings can help fund more layers.

Jim McDonald, President and CEO of MTC Group
Jim McDonaldPresident & CEO, MTC GroupMore than fourteen years wearing a badge. Thirteen more holding the budget.
Your day todayThree jobs. One paycheck. No work-life balance.
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* Giving security leaders half their day back is our goal, not a guaranteed result. Security 360 is included with every MTC product or service purchase, including consulting. We improve processes and use AI to assist with correspondence, reporting, follow-ups and executive briefings, where appropriate. Your team must participate. Consulting is scoped and billed separately.

Quick answer

What is Guard Services 2.0?

Guard Services 2.0 is how a man-only guard company becomes a full security business. You add integration services, live monitoring, equipment and freight tracking under your own name, with no capital up front. Technology and automation give your customer more coverage for a lower bill, and a low-margin man-only account becomes a high-margin one.

Technology-enabled guarding vs. the traditional man-only model

Man-only modelYou sell hours. The margin is thin, and minimum wage increases, insurance and inflation keep pushing your costs up.
Guard Services 2.0You bring your customer more coverage for a lower bill. Technology and automation do the watching, your margin goes up, and the customer is harder to take.

Guard Services 2.0: five new revenue streams

Integration servicesRight-size legacy man-only accounts with gates, cameras and access control.Integration services
Live monitoring24/7 monitoring of cameras and alarms under your name, at preferred partner rates.Remote video monitoring
Mobile units, guard shacks and lightingEquipment sold as your own, with the logistics handled. Delivered within 48 hours in 48 states, with Alaska and Hawaii on priority lead times.See the units
Freight tracking and live monitoringYour coverage stops at the gate. The freight doesn't. Embedded GPS trackers in the load and 24/7 live monitoring on the road, sold under your name, at preferred partner rates.Cargo theft prevention

Now live: Security robots and drones. A sixth revenue stream, sold the same way, with no capital up front. More revenue streams follow in the coming months, on the same terms.

For guard companies

Five revenue streams. Your name on them.

No capital up front.

White label security services: how it works

You sell it as your own. It is your name on the proposal and your contract with the customer. Behind you, the work is done by business partners I have trusted for at least ten years, some for more than fifteen. They did this work for me at SAIA, CEVA Logistics and Crane Worldwide. They handle the build, the equipment, the logistics, the billing and the paperwork. You hire no new staff. MTC Group carries no quota on any product. One point of contact, me, from the first account on.

Optional: supercharge it with the team that built ours

You can run Guard Services 2.0 with your own marketing team and no capital. We also offer a full marketing and sales build through our partner, a subject matter expert who built my marketing and sales system on Claude AI, end to end, in 30 days.

Our marketing partner's clients rate the company 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot, across 59 reviews.

Our partner builds the whole engine, AI end to end. Lead generation brings prospects in. The funnel asks the questions that show who is a real buyer. An AI assistant books only the qualified ones onto your salespeople's calendars. It replaces nobody. Your salespeople stop chasing and spend their time closing, which means more margin from the team you already have. You get a large part of your day back.

It is the one investment in Guard Services 2.0, and it is optional. Ask about it on your Strategy Call.

MTC Group earns a referral fee on this build.

How small and mid-size guard companies compete

Flatguard budget at SAIA, 2012 to 2021, savings redeployed into layers
171SAIA terminals secured

I spent thirteen years on the buyer's side of the guard contract, and some of my best business partners were family-owned and regional guard companies. The largest guard companies keep buying the smaller ones.

At SAIA, technology in place of guard posts held the guard budget at its 2012 level, and the savings paid for more layers. With Guard Services 2.0, a regional guard company offers all five services under its own name.

Common questions

Guard Services 2.0 FAQs

Is Guard Services 2.0 the same as Security 2.0?

Yes. Guard Services 2.0 is also called Security 2.0: a man-only guard company adding revenue streams beyond headcount, sold under its own name.

Do we need capital up front?

Only one, and it is optional. Integration services, live monitoring, equipment and freight tracking all start with no capital up front. The one investment is the optional marketing and sales build.

How do we get paid?

Every sale is tracked from the first lead to payment. You're paid on set terms under our service agreements with our partners.

Is this only for guard companies?

No. Physical security consultants can offer the same five services under their own name, on the same terms, with no capital up front.

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 of approximately 24 months.
Crane Worldwide20,000 high-value shipments a month.

Included with your MTC purchase

Our goal is to give security leaders half their day back.

Security 360 is included with every MTC product or service purchase, including consulting. We improve processes and use AI assistance where appropriate. Client participation is essential.

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The MTC Group stack

One point of contact. One scope. One outcome.

Security 360 is included with every MTC product or service purchase, including consulting. Buyer side first, start to finish.

Round one

Start with one account

Pick the man-only account with your thinnest margin. In thirty minutes I will show you what it could earn.

Know someone paying too much for security? Referral Program Coming Soon.

Jim McDonald, President & CEO, MTC Group
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