Yard management

Yard Management refers to the process of efficiently controlling and tracking the movement of trucks, trailers, and other assets within the yard area of a warehouse, distribution center, or manufacturing facility. It serves as the bridge between transportation and warehouse operations, ensuring that inbound and outbound shipments flow smoothly without bottlenecks or delays.

• Yard visibility
• Asset tracking
• Trailer inventory management
• Yard driver task management
• Reporting & analytics

• Improved visibility & control
• Reduction in trailer dwell time – cut idle time, automated alerts
• Increased dock & yard efficiency – reduced dock congestion, prioritized yard tasks, higher productivity/smoother coordination between warehouse & yard
• Improved on-time performance in shipping & receiving, improved reliability, better manage labor, and tighter adherence to schedules
• Lower operating costs
• Enhanced safety & accountability

• Real-time tracking of trailers and drivers
• Reduced time wasted searching for misplaced trailers
• Enhance decision-making with real-time data

• Reduced dock congestion
• Prioritized yard tasks
• Higher productivity/smoother coordination between the warehouse & yard

• Reducing detention & demurrage fees by reducing dwell time
• Less manual coordination & paperwork
• Optimized yard driver activity (less fuel and less overtime)
• Reduce idle time by providing visibility to trailer arrivals at the dock
• Avoid unnecessary trailer rentals (by knowing which are empty & available)

• All appointments, check-ins, dock assignments, and trailer locations are updated in real time and visible to everyone
• myQ automates communications with drivers via their mobile devices

1. Lack of visibility into yard assets – inability to know what’s onsite, which appointments are tied to trailers, or how long they’ve been onsite
   • myQ provides real-time, digital inventory or trailer location, attributes, and status
   • Enable quick trailer searches – no more yard walks required!
2. Inefficient gate check-in and check-out – resulting in bottlenecks, long wait times, and manual entry errors
   • Digitize entry with mobile, SMS, and kiosk check-ins
   • Secure facilities and reduce costs with driver self-service gate control
   • Integration with WMS/TMS to validate appointments
   • Speed up throughput to reduce detention costs
3. Trailer dwell time & congestion – idle trailers take up yard space, rack up detention fees
   • Task management prioritized trailer moves to minimize idle time
   • Automate trailer movement tasks based on loading completion or outbound shipment schedules
   • Alerts for long dwelling or late trailers
4. Poor coordination between yard, warehouse & transportation – silos lead to miscommunications where a trailer arrives without a dock ready or the warehouse not knowing that a load is ready
   • Shared visibility across logistics, warehouse & customer/vendor/carrier partners
   • Integrates with TMS/WMS for synchronized updates
   • Promotes proactive planning rather than reactive firefighting
5. Inefficient yard driver utilization - Yard jockeys often rely on radio calls or spreadsheets for move requests, leading to wasted time and unnecessary travel
   • Digitally dispatch tasks using a mobile app
   • Easily prioritize and track priority moves
   • Track yard driver productivity and movement history
   • Reduce deadhead moves & idle time
6. Manual processes & data entry errors – paper-based or spreadsheet tracking is slow, error-prone, and difficult to extract data or audit
   • Automate data capture from video or driver self-serve check-in
   • Maintain an accurate, time-stamped video or digital record of all yard events
   • Simplify audits, compliance checks, and reporting
7. Safety & security risks – uncontrolled movement in the yard increases risk of accidents, lost assets, or unauthorized access
   • Control gate access and trailer movements digitally
   • Track who has entered, when & why
   • Reduce congestion & unsafe movement through controlled scheduling

1. myQ is not just digital, but IoT enabled.
2. Integrated IoT Solution – myQ combines connected IoT equipment with intelligent software to both digitize the gate, dock, and yard options, and to eliminate the data entry required of software-only solution.
   • Real-time visibility enhances data accuracy without adding to employee workload
   • IoT equipment records actions ensuring safe and efficient operations
3. End-to-end automation - myQ provides automated end-to-end tracking of trailers, trucks, and assets with from check in to check out.
   • White glove implementation and customer success ensure site workflows are set up and configured optimally
   • Native WMS, TMS, & ERP integrations create a unified supply chain view
   • Intuitive, purpose-built mobile, web, and tablet interfaces that meet users with the right UI for their workflow
4. Actionable Insights - myQ’s IoT approach ensures higher accuracy and provides actionable intelligence not available anywhere else.
   • Trailers are routed and tasks are created automatically, based on capacity, availability, and machine learning algorithms
   • Query any appointment or trailer session from the last day, week, month, or year and trust the results