Yard Spot
Yard Spot is a container yard management system for container freight stations, transloading operations, open container yards, and unattended or unsecured lo…
What Yard Spot is
Yard Spot is a container yard management system for container freight stations, transloading operations, open container yards, and unattended or unsecured lots. It combines operational and location information into a real-time operating picture. The gate module records gate-in and gate-out events with timestamps, scans, and images for asset tracking and billing records. Mobile camera and OCR workflows scan containers and trailers during gate processing and yard checks. A rule-based dispatch engine assigns and prioritizes yard moves using proximity, deadlines, and priority tiers. Teams can create geofences for yard zones and external facilities, while mapping dock-door occupancy without dedicated physical tracking hardware. Dynamic Data Fields connect ERP, TMS, WMS, customer, and port information to assets from scans, feeds, or manual entry. Yard Spot combines GPS, ELD, and enterprise data, with workflow integrations for TMS, ERP, and WHS software. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web, and provides an API. Pricing is on request, with a flat monthly fee per facility and separate integration pricing.
Good
- Gate events include timestamps, scans, and images
- Rule-based dispatch prioritizes yard moves
- Mobile camera and OCR support inventory scanning
- Geofences work without dedicated tracking hardware
- Available on Android, iOS, and web
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing requires a request
- Integrations are priced separately
- Designed for yard operations rather than general use
Who it suits
Yard Spot suits container-yard and freight operations that need gate records, trailer inventory, dispatch, geofencing, and dock-door visibility. It is also intended for teams connecting yard workflows with enterprise systems.
Verdict
Yard Spot brings gate processing, inventory checks, dispatch, mapping, and connected operational data into one yard-management system. Its paid, per-facility pricing and integration costs should be clarified before adoption.
Plans and prices
From Yard Spot's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yard Spot modular pricing | — | Required Yard Map and Inventory Control · Optional Move Tickets and Workflow, Auto-Dispatch, Gate Management, and Integrations · Unlimited users, assets, geofences, and data flows · Flat monthly fee per facility; exact price requires requesting a price list. |
The facts
Each one read from Yard Spot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The product documentation links to an API resource.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Yard Spot documentation describes a cloud-based, serverless microservice architecture designed to scale across multiple yard locations with high availability and reliability.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Automated dispatch
- The rule-based dispatch engine assigns and prioritizes yard moves using factors such as proximity, deadlines, and priority tiers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Cancellation
- The pricing page states customers may terminate the agreement within the first 30 days if Yard Spot does not meet expectations.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Data configuration
- Dynamic Data Fields can map information from ERP, TMS, WMS, customer platforms, or port systems and associate it with assets from scans, feeds, or manual entry.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Gate management
- Its gate module records gate-in and gate-out events with timestamps, scans, and images for asset tracking and billing records.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Geofencing
- Users can create virtual geofences for yard zones and external facilities, and map dock door occupancy without dedicated physical tracking hardware.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation says Yard Spot combines GPS, ELD, and enterprise application data, and integrates workflow with TMS, ERP, and WHS software.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is designed for container freight stations, transloading operations, open container yards, and unattended or unsecured lots.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Inventory scanning
- Yard Spot supports mobile camera and OCR workflows for scanning containers and trailers during gate processing and yard checks.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- Pricing is a flat monthly fee per facility; integrations are priced per integration, while users, assets, geofences, and data flows are described as unlimited.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Yard Spot is a container yard management system that combines operational and location data into a real-time operating picture.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The company page lists [email protected] and 757-530-5300 as contact details.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Norfolk, Virginia, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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