FACT SHEET
Advanced Trailer Orchestration
Keep docks moving. Keep detention in check. One AI-native, real-time solution that puts operators and hauliers on the same trailer record from gate to dock to departure — with real-time visibility and intelligent tasking across pools, gate moves and inspections.
Advanced Trailer Orchestration is AI-native real-time, trailer-centric solution for yards that receive trailers from many hauliers and must honor pool and detention agreements.
It transforms the yard from a reactive parking lot into a self-optimizing logistics hub, replacing paper logs, whiteboards and radio calls with one system that tracks every trailer visit from arrival to departure, puts operators and hauliers on the same live record and uses AI to surface what needs attention next. This system of intelligence knows what your yard needs before you do.
Challenges our solution solves
The yard is a black box.
Hand-tracked trailers get lost on paper, and supervisors waste 5–15 minutes per move hunting for the right one.
Work runs on manual communication.
Radio, calls and messaging mean shunters chase whoever shouts loudest, with no traceability or KPIs.
Compliance lives on paper.
Inspection checklists sit in PDFs instead of being dispatched and recorded as work.
Pool breaches are too late to catch.
Reactive min/max enforcement means shortages and surpluses are spotted too late.
Admin overhead piles up.
Ops, finance and customer service lose hours to status-chasing, exceptions and disputes.
Detention arrives as a surprise.
The oldest, highest-risk trailers aren't prioritized and "clock-stop" signals aren't captured, so bills are disputed weeks later.
Key features
Shared trailer record and digital twin
Track every trailer visit from gate to dock to departure, including location, status, condition, dwell time, and gate events, so operators and hauliers work from the same live record.
Contract-aware pool management
Enforce per-haulier agreements, min/max bands, yard quotas, and inbound replenishment visibility with live compliance alerts before shortages or surpluses disrupt operations.
Configurable inspections and compliance workflows
Dispatch food-grade, hazmat, CTPAT, and other inspections as trackable work, with time-stamped photo proof for audit-ready records.
Defensible detention, billing, and dispute evidence
Capture release signals, weekend and holiday exclusions, per-visit detention calendars, and evidence packs so detention charges and disputes are based on one shared timeline.
Haulier self-service and pre-advice
Give carriers access to fleet status, pre-advice, compliance documents, billing, and dispute evidence, reducing inbound calls and speeding up resolution.
AI-guided yard execution
Use ARC skills, prioritised mobile work queues, and automated yard-health briefings to surface the next best move, inspection, or exception to resolve.
Benefits
Cut detention exposure
Surface the oldest, highest-risk trailers before charges accrue. FIFO prioritisation and dwell-time alerts help teams act earlier and keep avoidable costs in check.
Move more trailers with the same team
Replace trailer hunting, radio calls, and manual follow-ups with clear, prioritised mobile work queues. Shunters spend less time waiting for instructions and more time completing moves.
Keep docks moving
Trigger the next move as soon as a door is released and use yard-health briefings to spot moves blocking throughput. Trailers clear faster, helping protect dock availability and flow.
Stay within pool commitments
Monitor min/max agreements, yard quotas, and inbound replenishment in real time. Teams can surface pool breaches and compliance risks early, before they disrupt operations.
Reduce disputes and admin
Give operators, finance teams, and hauliers one shared, time-stamped record for every visit. Clear timelines and evidence packs reduce status-chasing and speed up resolution.
Turn live yard data into guided action
ARC skills translate trailer, pool, dock, detention, and inspection data into clear recommendations, automated summaries, and next-best actions for operators and hauliers.
Facts & figures
5-10%
reduction in detention/demurrage exposure.
~20%
boost in dock throughput/availability.
25-30%
improvement in shunter efficiency.
30-40%
fewer carrier/haulier inquiries via self-service portal.
How it works
- Digitize: Create a real-time Digital Twin showing every trailer, its location, status, condition and dwell time.
- Trigger: Automatically generate moves and inspections as operational events occur.
- Prioritize: Rank work based on cost impact, FIFO rules and operational constraints.
- Execute: Direct shunters to the highest-priority moves and inspections through mobile work queues.
- Manage pools: Use agreements, quotas, live alerts and replenishment visibility to keep trailer pools within contract.
- Control detention fees: Capture release signals, calendar exclusions, per-visit timelines and time-stamped evidence to create defensible records.
- Share: Give hauliers self-service access to trailer status, pre-advice, compliance, billing and disputes.
- Let AI assist: Surface urgent actions, yard-health briefings and compliance gates from the same live data.
Digitize
Create a real-time Digital Twin showing every trailer, its location, status, condition and dwell time.
Trigger
Automatically generate moves and inspections as operational events occur.
Prioritize
Rank work based on cost impact, FIFO rules and operational constraints.
Execute
Direct shunters to the highest-priority moves and inspections through mobile work queues.
Manage pools
Use agreements, quotas, live alerts and replenishment visibility to keep trailer pools within contract.
Control detention fees
Capture release signals, calendar exclusions, per-visit timelines and time-stamped evidence to create defensible records.
Share
Give hauliers self-service access to trailer status, pre-advice, compliance, billing and disputes.
Let AI assist
Surface urgent actions, yard-health briefings and compliance gates from the same live data.
