Heavy Equipment Theft Deterrence — Sacramento Jobsites
Skid steers, mini-excavators, generators, light towers, and welders walk off Sacramento jobsites every week — usually loaded onto a deck-over trailer between 11 PM and 3 AM. Stormhammer marked-unit patrol photographs every piece of equipment at every tour, captures plates on any after-hours vehicle, and dispatches SPD before the tail lights leave the gate.
What you're seeing
- Skid steer, mini-ex, or wheeled loader unaccounted for at AM standup
- Generator or light tower wheeled off — trailer tongue cut
- Fuel siphoned overnight from staged equipment
- Welders, plate compactors, or saw rigs pulled from gang boxes
- Recent attempt — lock cut, gate breached, no equipment loss yet
How we respond
- Photo log of every piece of equipment at every tour — proof of presence
- Randomized marked-unit tours hitting the 11 PM–3 AM load-out window
- Plate capture on every after-hours vehicle in / near the property
- Gate, gang box, and Conex seal verification each visit
- Direct SPD dispatch + GPS coordinates on confirmed active theft
Authority & code references
Every contact, advisement, and escalation we make is bounded by the codes below. We document for restitution and prosecution from the first tour.
- CA PC §487(d)(1)Grand theft of equipment — felony at any value if certain classes.
- CA PC §10851Vehicle theft — applies to titled equipment / trailers.
- CA PC §496Receiving stolen equipment — felony with prior.
Frequently asked — equipment theft
Frequently asked questions
Do alarms or GPS trackers replace patrol on heavy equipment?+
No — GPS trackers help with recovery after the fact (and recovery rates are under 25% nationally). Patrol prevents the theft. The thief is gone before SPD arrives on an alarm trigger; the patrol officer's marked vehicle in the lot is what makes them skip the site.
Can you cover equipment staged across multiple sites?+
Yes — portfolio GC accounts running 3–15 active sites in the Sacramento metro are our largest segment. One dispatch line, consolidated AM reporting, bulk pricing per tour.
Other pain points
See also: Sacramento business pain points overview · HOA pain points.
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