Clear Up Yard Confusion with Precision

Managing thousands of trailers in high-traffic locations like ports and distribution centers gets complicated fast. 

Manual processes increase your risk of inaccurate tracking data and costly delays due to inefficiency, human error, and connectivity challenges. 
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RedBeam RFID’s yard asset management platform eliminates these concerns with:
  • Automated tracking using RFID and GPS technology.
  • Smart filtering to avoid tag misreads near transportation hubs.
  • Real-time updates sent to your YMS, even in low-connectivity conditions.

Get Automated Visibility That Drives Results

Reliable locationing is the key to effective yard management. With RedBeam RFID automatically capturing and sharing location information, your data accuracy goes from okay to unassailable – and keeps your supply chain humming.

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Tag your assets

Maintain the status and availability of trailers and containers with greater accuracy and less effort.

Reusable, metal RFID labels on your trailers and containers translate into digital IDs that our yard management software – and therefore, your YMS – can use.
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Track entrances and exits

Use checkpoint reads to reduce idle time, optimize turnarounds, and keep supply chain partners informed.

Fixed RFID readers installed at your yard gates record trailers and containers coming and going.
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Trigger in-yard updates

Optimize yard space and spend less time performing manual searches.

Cell- and GPS-enabled fixed RFID readers mounted on yard dogs record the item tag and yard position whenever they move a trailer or container.
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Feed location data to your YMS

Eliminate system discrepancies with real-time recording of both YMS-directed trailer moves and manually-initiated trailer moves alike.

RedBeam RFID’s yard asset management platform uses REST APIs to notify your YMS of each individual trailer’s and container’s entry, exit, and last known GPS location scanned.

RedBeam RFID Yard Asset Management Platform Highlights

Upgrade productivity across your entire yard management operations through advanced capability multipliers in one comprehensive system.

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Remote Reader Configuration and Control
  • Identify the RFID tag prefixes associated with your trailers and containers and ignore unrelated tags.
  • Adjust cool down settings so devices aren’t constantly reading stationary RFID tags – only those on the move.
  • Manage cellular settings to transmit data without WIFI.
  • Optimize power settings to support read rates appropriate to your level of yard activity.
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Automated Data Sharing
  • Send API-triggered updates to your YMS for entry, exit, and real-time GPS locations
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Zebra RFID Yard Management Highlights

Demanding yard environments are no match for Zebra Technologies’ rugged fixed RFID readers.

In particular, the FXR90 with cellular and GPS capabilities offers –
  • Precise trailer geolocationing without the need for manually reading labels or physically scanning barcodes 
  • Robust cellular performance in large outdoor environments where WIFI is unreliable or unavailable 
Trust the RedBeam RFID team to help you identify the right hardware components for your needs.
REDBEAM RFID CASE STUDY

3PL Provider Upgrades to RFID

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A third-party logistics (3PL) provider needed to speed up trailer-tracking and productivity in its high-traffic yard operations. 

Previous RFID pilot projects had been problematic. Third-party RFID middleware  struggled with  tag reads from nearby train tracks and they lacked API integration – which meant location data had to be entered into the YMS manually. 

RedBeam RFID provides a smart, automated yard asset management system to accomplish this customer’s goals.   

  • Zebra FXR90 RFID fixed readers use GPS to track RFID-tagged trailers as they enter, exit, and are moved around within the yard. 
  • RedBeam’s notification engine triggers its API to send event data and precise GPS coordinates directly to the 3PL’s custom YMS.  
  • Because most of this 3PL’s yards lack WIFI connectivity, the FXR90 transmits the information  using cellular data. 
  • RedBeam RFID specifies which tag prefixes belong to the 3PL’s trailers, preventing the system from clogging up with junk reads.
RedBeam RFID not only delivers the automated locationing and data-sharing the 3PL needs, it has increased yard dog efficiency and responsiveness and sped up trailer movements overall.  

Seamless Yard Management Software Integrations

Our flexible APIs ensure a smooth data flow – enhancing your current processes without disrupting them.

Simply set up our REST APIs to trigger tracking data notifications from the RFID yard asset management platform to your YMS.

Gain additional scalability and operational harmony by integrating RedBeam RFID with your TMS or ERP systems as well.

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Eliminate Inefficiency with RFID-enabled Yard Management Software

Ready to optimize your operations with a solution that’s purpose-built for supply chain leaders? Let’s talk.

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Yard Management Software FAQs

What sets RedBeam RFID apart from barcode-based yard asset management systems?

Today’s large yards rarely have barcoded locations. Where barcoded locations do exist, the scanning process requires drivers to get in and out of their trailers every time – slowing down operations and causing bottlenecks.

RedBeam RFID eliminates the need for line-of-sight scanning and barcoded locations by providing automated, real-time, GPS-enabled tracking for faster, more reliable updates.

How does RedBeam RFID’s yard asset management platform handle connectivity challenges in large yards?
RedBeam RFID handles connectivity challenges with our “store and forward” capability. By temporarily storing location data as it’s captured and then forwarding it to the system as soon as a connection is restored, our software is able to ensure uninterrupted data capture and transfer, even in areas with poor Wi-Fi or cell connectivity.
How scalable is RedBeam RFID’s yard asset management system?
RedBeam RFID’s yard asset management system is highly scalable. Our solution easily grows to accommodate operations of all sizes. Readers can be added as needed, without compromising the seamless integration with existing systems.