Sequence is Predictability
Protect the line at the gate.
Automotive runs just-in-time, and a yard that loses a trailer stops a line. YardFlow makes the yard deterministic, so sequence holds from the gate to the dock.
Drop & hook turn, halved
48 → 24 min
Primo Brands, live
On one protocol
24 sites
Live across the US
Modeled annual gain
$1M+/site
Off Primo's proven economics
Real networks, already mapped
We have audited automotive yards from orbit.
Every template on this page runs against a real audited footprint. Public satellite imagery, modeled geofences, a 22-field classification per site. Open any network to walk the map.
The problem
The yard feeds the line
In automotive the yard feeds the line, so a slow yard is line-down risk.
- A misplaced trailer, a slow gate, or a lost sequence ripples straight to the plant and caps what it can build
- The networks that win make the yard as deterministic as the line it feeds.
Root causes
Where the sequence breaks
The friction points between a truck at your gate and product out the door.
Leak 01
Sequence Breaks
A trailer in the wrong spot becomes a part not at the line.
Leak 02
Gate Latency
Manual check-in adds minutes that JIT cannot absorb.
Leak 03
Yard Blindness
Spotters and planners work from radios, not a live map.
Leak 04
Cross-Site Drift
Each plant and parts DC runs its own playbook.
The protocol
What to Standardize First
The yard should feed the line as predictably as the line runs.
Execution Standards
- Credential and appointment verification at the gate.
- Spot assignment tied to sequence and dock readiness.
- Live trailer location so nothing goes missing.
Data Standards
- Digital BOL capture, no paper at the gate.
- Exception alerts when sequence is at risk.
- One network view across plants and parts DCs.
Standards compound across the network / the second site is faster than the first
The system
The YardFlow Solution
Under all five: machine vision reads the truck at the gate (flowGATE), a live twin maps the yard (flowTWIN), and an agent dispatches the next move (flowAI).
Role 01flowDRIVER
The driver checks in from the cab.
No app to download, no guard shack, no clipboard. The driver pulls up, checks in from their phone, and gets routed straight to the door.
Trucks get in without waiting in line.
- Phone or kiosk check-in, nothing to download
- The gate reads the truck and chassis on arrival
- Routed to the assigned door in one message
- SCANPlate ABC-1182
- VERIFIEDChassis 53291
- ROUTEDDoor D7
no app · no guard · 0:42 at gate
Role 02flowTWIN
The spotter moves the trailer. The yard maps itself.
A cab camera builds a live map of the whole yard from the moves the spotter already makes. No beacons, no new hardware, no manual counts.
The yard always knows where every trailer is.
- A live yard map built passively from real moves
- Every trailer located without a walk of the lot
- No beacons and no new hardware to install
Role 03flowYMS
Every dock's live state on one screen.
The coordinator assigns the right door and watches every dock at once. The door is staged before the truck parks.
The dock is ready before the truck parks.
- Every door's live state on one screen
- The right door assigned the moment a truck checks in
- Exceptions surface first, before they breach
D1
loading
D2
staged
D3
open
D4
loading
D5
breach
D6
staged
1 breach risk surfaced first
Role 04flowBOL
The paperwork signs itself.
The BOL is captured and signed in the same flow, timestamped, with a chain of custody that holds up. Paperless from the gate to the dock.
Signed, timestamped, and it holds up.
- BOL captured and signed inside the driver flow
- A timestamped chain of custody, fully paperless
- Every move tied to who, what, and when
- Gate in08:14:22
- Door D708:31:05
- BOL stamped09:02:47
paperless · timestamped · holds up
Proof
Proof, Not Promises
Primo Brands runs 24 facilities live on YardFlow, the proven economics behind the model.
We are not asking for a pilot. We are asking for a conversation.
A 30-minute call, direct with Casey. We map your automotive yards to the archetypes behind these numbers, then the path is audit, one pilot site, network rollout. If it fits, we talk pilot. If not, you keep the model.
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.