Real-time Yard Management for shippers

RTYM delivers up to an 85% reduction in waiting times. It also surfaces a hidden planning problem: around 70% of trucks that count as arriving "on-time" to their booked slot actually arrive extremely early real-time data lets teams see and manage this rather than react at the gate.

RTYM replaces pen-and-paper, spreadsheets, and gut-feel prioritisation with a complete, live overview of the yard every approaching, waiting, and processing truck from road to bay. KPI dashboards aggregate utilisation, on-site events, and bottlenecks in real time, giving warehouse managers, loading supervisors, and staff a single accurate picture instead of operational blind spots.

Yard operations break down the moment reality diverges from the plan — late trucks, broken gates, sick staff, or damaged goods. RTYM integrates accurate, real-time ETAs into planning so teams can dynamically re-plan on the go. Dynamic slot reassignment flattens peaks and troughs when trucks run late or early, and carriers can be empowered to choose new slots based on their ETA — keeping capacity utilised evenly.

With Yard Pre-Check-In, drivers register digitally on their mobile device before arriving, so there are no long queues for driver registration at the gate. This enables immediate access to the yard, faster turnarounds, more accurate driver-provided data, and significant cost savings.

Manual driver registration at reception is slow, error-prone, and expensive, and it creates queues that back trucks up outside the yard. RTYM removes this bottleneck by letting drivers self-register through Yard Pre-Check-In before arrival and by integrating gate hardware such as licence plate scanners and RFID readers via API so entry is automated, registration costs drop, and gate queues clear.

The solution comprises four modular capabilities: Arrival Monitor, Dynamic Re-plan, Yard Pre-Check-In and Advanced Trailer Orchestration. Organisations can start with the module that addresses their immediate operational challenge and expand over time.

Yes. Third-party yard hardware such as check-in terminals, pagers, licence plate scanners, and RFID readers can be integrated via API. RTYM also unifies data from WMS, TMS, ERP, and telematics systems into a single source of truth, and pairs with Trimble Places to guide drivers to the right gate using geofenced entry and exit points.

By replacing manual processes and outdated tools with automated, real-time monitoring, RTYM speeds up turnarounds and optimises resource allocation. Shorter dwell times mean lower detention and demurrage charges and better asset utilisation, while data-driven decisions give a competitive edge.

It is built for shippers and retailers particularly warehouse managers, loading supervisors, and yard staff at medium-to-large manufacturers and distribution centres who want to extend planning efficiency into real-time yard execution and eliminate congestion, blind spots, and reactive firefighting.

Yes. Real-Time Yard Management is modular, so you can adopt individual capabilities and expand the solution as your operational requirements evolve. Applicable prerequisites and integration requirements depend on the selected module.

Yes. Real-Time Yard Management can exchange transport, appointment, arrival, dock-readiness and order-preparation information with transport and warehouse systems. Available integrations depend on the existing system landscape and implementation scope.