Research
The research behind the protocol
No fluff. No theory. One research paper, the podcast that argues it, the measured proof, and field posts from the yards.
measured
48 → 24 min
drop-and-hook turn time
live
24 sites
live on one protocol
modeled
$1M+/site
incremental profit
Featured · The paper
The Order of Operations for Autonomous Yards
Most companies are shopping for yard automation before their yards are automation-ready. YardFlow shows the correct sequence: audit the network, standardize the workflows, orchestrate with YMS, then automate.
About a 40 minute read / 50 min listen
Read the paper
The report, as one file
Press kit and print-ready PDF
The official report as a single file. Built for screens, shareable anywhere, with the citable stats and the op-ed ready to run.
Download the PDFThe podcast · 50 min listen
Fix the yards before buying robots
The paper, read and debated by an AI research duo. A paper about sequencing automation, argued by automation.
Listen to the episodeIn the media · WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Where the Digital Supply Chain Goes to Die (The Yard Black Hole)
FreightWaves put the yards on the Monday show. Jake and Casey on why the yards stayed paper while everything around them went digital, the yards as the physical API between carriers and enterprises, and the order of operations for the autonomous yards ahead.
FreightWaves · Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent · July 13, 2026
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Proof
The measured record
48 to 24 minutes gate to gate, 24 sites on one protocol, production capacity gained on flat headcount. The numbers behind the paper.
See the proofField posts
From the yards
Working notes from the FreightRoll team: what the live network is teaching us between papers.
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What is a yard management system?
The short definition, what it typically covers, and where a Yard Network System goes further.
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YMS vs. YNS
A yard management system runs one facility. A Yard Network System runs the standard across all of them.
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What is yard orchestration?
Visibility tells you where the trailers are. Orchestration decides what happens next, and proves it happened.
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Yard modernization
A sequence, not a purchase: audit, standardize, orchestrate, then automate. Measured at 24 sites.
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YardFlow vs the field
Sourced, honest vendor comparisons against the network protocol.
The landscape
Yard management companies: 2026
The market by architecture: suite modules, site YMS, dock scheduling, cameras, autonomy, and network systems. Named and sourced.
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Detention charges in trucking
The invoice is not the problem. The clock is. Rates, detention vs demurrage, and the measured fix.
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Dock scheduling software
The appointment book, online. It works right up to the moment the yards stop cooperating.
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Trailer tracking
GPS solves the road. The yards are where tracking stops working. Live yard state closes the last hundred yards.
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Run the numbers on your network
The same v2 model behind the paper's economics: 48 to 24 minutes measured, 24 sites live, board-ready in 10 minutes.
Pick a time and you are on the calendar.
Thirty minutes, direct with Casey Larkin. Pick an open time below and you are booked.
None of these times work? Email me at casey@freightroll.com or call or text me at 410-236-7434, and we’ll find one.
Casey Larkin, YardFlow. Jake, our founder, joins when it helps.
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