Port queues are a lottery — three hours in line, free time expires, and demurrage bleeds you dry.
Drayage Truckers
Three hours in the port queue, free time burning by the hour. One empty run burns a whole day of diesel for nothing.
The three biggest headaches
Pulled a loaded box with nowhere to stage it, cannot book a return slot, chassis idling and burning cash.
Fuel, tolls, port fees scribbled in a notebook — month-end comes and you cannot tell if the run made money.
Recommended apps, in rollout order
- Drayage · Container DrayageTerminal bookings, container pick-ups and returns, chassis and drivers — free-time deadlines watched for you.
- YMS · Yard ManagementAppointments, gates, docks, and yard moves on one live board — no truck arrives unnoticed.
- TMS · Transport ManagementPlan, dispatch, track live, capture PODs, and reconcile freight — office and drivers in sync.
A typical day
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Morning dispatch: pull and return jobs auto-sequenced by terminal queue — empty miles minimized.
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Midday: free-time countdown live — about to expire, and the plan adjusts before it costs you.
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Afternoon returns: appointment windows auto-aligned, chassis turned in one move.
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Before leaving: every run cost auto-collected — profitable lanes get more trucks tomorrow.