24/7 watcher
One person, 730 hours a month, at the Security Award Level 2 rate plus 30% on-costs. Penalty rates excluded.
What it's worth
What's a manual walk-around really costing you?
Example depot. Change the numbers to yours.
At three cameras and $990 a month, inspection time alone breaks even at about 7 truck movements a day.
A truck and equipment hire depot · Prices ex GST · Hardware and installation excluded
Three ways to watch the yard.
The same cameras can leave someone searching, require someone watching, or bring the moments forward.
Specialist inspection system
Historical published monthly range for a dedicated drive-through system. A current quote is required.
Cluefox
3 cameras capture both sides and the plate. Staff review the passes that are flagged.
Put your yard into the estimate.
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Where the defaults come from.
The operational inputs are illustrative. Replace them with your depot's records.
| Input | Default | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras | 3 × $330 | One 180° camera each side of the inspection bay, plus one plate camera. |
| Staff cost | $36.18/hr | Road Transport and Distribution Award, Transport Worker Grade 3: $27.83/hr from 1 July 2026 × 1.30 on-costs. Fair Work pay guide. |
| 24/7 watcher | $38.01/hr | Security Services Industry Award, Security Officer Level 2: $29.24/hr × 1.30, before penalties. Fair Work pay guide. |
| Movements and checks | 15 out + 15 in · 26 days · 15 min | An illustrative truck and equipment hire depot. |
| Cluefox share | 10 of 15 min | Exterior body coverage. Tyres, interior, fuel, roof and paperwork stay manual. |
| Flags | 20% · 3 min review | A cautious working assumption to test in a pilot. |
| Damage upside | 3 × $1,500 × 40% | Test against the depot's dispute and write-off history. Set to zero to exclude it. |
| Footage searches | 6 × 2 hours | Illustrative time spent searching recorded footage after an incident. |
An estimate to help you decide, not a guarantee of savings. Prices exclude GST, camera hardware and installation. Specialist-system pricing is historical and indicative. Book a discovery →