From Manual Chaos to Real-Time Control: Why We Built YardLink

Listening to the Yard

For years, Keller’s dedicated and yard operations teams managed complex sites for customers—balancing trailers, docks, and driver moves daily. We noticed a pattern: every yard had its own system, and most were painfully manual.

Paper logs. Radios. Spreadsheets. Limited visibility.
Even the best teams were managing through chaos.

Customers started asking the same question:

“You’ve got systems for everything else—why not for the yard?”

That was the spark behind YardLink.

Building a System Born from Operations

Keller didn’t want another off-the-shelf software license. We needed a solution that fit the way our yards actually operate—fast, flexible, and customizable for each customer site.

So we built it ourselves.

We gathered feedback from our internal spotting and shuttling teams, ran pilots in live yards, and iterated weekly. We focused on the features that matter most:

• Real-time yard map showing every trailer and move
• Gate management with automated check-ins and timestamps
• Dock scheduling integration
• Driver task management for spotting and shuttling efficiency

The result wasn’t just software—it was an operational advantage.

Why Build In-House?

Because third-party YMS platforms don’t know Keller’s customers the way we do. Our system had to:

• Tie into our dedicated fleet operations
• Sync with TMS/WMS data
• Deliver reliable, repeatable performance across multi-site operations

That’s why YardLink is proprietary—and part of the Keller solution, not a bolt-on license.

What YardLink Delivers

• Visibility: Real-time insight into trailers, gates, and driver activity.
• Control: Automated workflows, scheduling, and alerts to keep operations moving.
• Accountability: Timestamped moves and reporting that replace assumptions with facts.
• Integration: Seamless connection to the rest of your logistics ecosystem.

The payoff?
Fewer surprises, fewer delays, more predictable performance.

The Keller Difference

Because Keller operates yards every day, YardLink was built for the realities of the yard—not just the boardroom.
It’s part of our end-to-end logistics offering, giving customers one provider, one platform, one accountable partner.

Same Keller reliability. Now with digital precision.