Yard Marshall

What is Yard Marshall?

• Digital Yard Brain. The Yard Marshall is an autonomous yard control system that serves as the digital brain of facility exterior operations. It ensures every asset - chassis, container, or reefer - is positioned with mathematical precision to support warehouse velocity.
• The Visibility "Black Hole". Once trailers pass the security gate, traditional operations track them with clipboards, radios, and physical walkthroughs. Spotters waste fuel hunting for containers, dock doors sit idle with wrong trailers staged, and inventory accrues detention fees in the "bone yard."
• Real-Time Digital Twin. Unlike legacy Yard Management Systems that require manual updates, the Yard Marshall integrates with gate OCR systems, IoT sensors, and WMS to create real-time yard visibility. When trailers arrive, it calculates optimal parking based on cargo type, urgency, and destination dock door.
• The "$63,000 Nightmare" Defense. D&D fees have surged over 100%. The agent monitors dwell time clocks for every asset, flags containers approaching expiration limits, and auto-reprioritizes dock schedules. It transforms yards from reactive (paying fines) to preventative (protecting margins).

Replaces:

• Daily staff walking yards with clipboards verifying locations.
• Verbal radio coordination of spotter moves.
• Manual Excel entry of trailer numbers.
• Tracking "Last Free Days" on whiteboards or sticky notes.
• Spotters driving around hunting for specific container IDs.

Why Yard Marshall?

• Slash Downtime by 61%. Synchronizing trailer movement with dock readiness and warehouse labor eliminates delay friction. Predictive AI reduces logistics downtime by 61%, ensuring goods flow seamlessly from gate to rack. Velocity directly impacts revenue recognition and order-to-cash cycles.
• Eliminate 90% of D&D Costs. Detention fees are a silent margin killer from simple oversight. The agent actively manages "free time" clocks, prioritizes at-risk containers for processing, and automates return notifications. It transforms yards from parking lots into high-velocity transfer points.
• Maximize Spotter Utilization. Optimizing path and sequence of every move reduces distance driven and idling time. Eliminating "deadhead" runs increases effective spotter fleet capacity. Predictive maintenance alerts from IoT sensors reduce unplanned equipment downtime by 30%.
• 99.9% Inventory Accuracy. A lost trailer is a lost sale. Real-time tracking prevents theft, loss, and costly write-offs. Integration with gate security ensures only authorized assets enter or leave, providing digital chain of custody for high-value or regulated goods.

How It Works

1. Gate Ingestion. The agent integrates with OCR cameras and RFID readers to identify arriving trailers instantly. It pulls manifest data from TMS, verifying loads against appointments. Critical "hot" shipments are flagged for immediate cross-docking.
2. Intelligent Spot Allocation. Based on cargo type, destination, and urgency, the agent assigns optimal parking spots or dock doors. It considers reefer fuel levels, hazmat segregation rules, and proximity to warehouse zones - organizing yards logically.
3. Autonomous Task Dispatching. Digital move requests go to nearest available spotters via cab-mounted tablets: "Move Trailer A from Spot 42 to Dock 5." The system tracks completion in real-time, updating yard maps instantly - "Uber-like" dispatching.
4. Dwell Monitoring. While trailers are in yard, the agent monitors status: temperature data for cold chain, dwell times approaching detention thresholds. Upon departure, it validates correct trailer attachment and generates automated gate passes.

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Stop letting your yard be a black hole of efficiency. Deploy Yard Marshall to reduce downtime by 61%, eliminate the "$63,000 Nightmare" of detention fees, and gain real-time control over modern logistics complexity.