FreightRoll provides YardOS, a customizable Yard Management System designed to create self-service hubs for truck drivers. This platform streamlines yard operations, significantly reducing driver wait times and human-to-human interaction. The result is improved throughput, better labor utilization, and substantial annual savings per facility.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Truck drivers often face significant delays and inefficiencies in yard operations, leading to wasted time and increased costs for the trucking industry. Manual, paper-based processes contribute to bottlenecks, communication breakdowns, and a lack of real-time visibility into yard activities.
Solution
FreightRoll offers a Yard Operating System (YardOS) that transforms traditional yards into self-service hubs, streamlining operations for truck drivers and facility staff. The platform digitizes and automates yard processes, reducing human interaction, minimizing paperwork, and improving overall throughput. By providing real-time visibility and efficient communication, FreightRoll's YardOS helps to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce turnaround times, and improve carrier relationships. The system leverages a non-app-based authentication and workflow solution, making it accessible to a wide range of drivers.
Target Audience
FreightRoll primarily targets shippers, carriers, and logistics providers looking to optimize their yard operations, reduce costs, and improve the driver experience.
Features
- Digital gate processes to reduce manual involvement and guard costs
- Self-service driver check-in and check-out via a mobile-based interface, eliminating the need for app downloads
- Real-time tracking and visibility of shipments and drivers within the yard
- Customizable yard protocols based on modules tested in high-volume facilities
- Integration capabilities across various mechanisms (API, EDI, SFTP)
- Perimeter-based notifications at pickup and drop-off locations
- Electronic Truck Bills of Lading (eTBOL) to replace paper-based processes
- Automated task assignments and real-time data sharing for forecasting, adjustments, payments, and reconciliation