Quick Answer: Ryder System, Inc. partnered with Terminal Industries to modernize six high-volume e-commerce fulfillment and maintenance sites. By deploying Terminal’s AI-native Yard Operating System (YOS™), Ryder achieved a 99% accuracy rate across more than 10,000 truck detections. The implementation resulted in an 85% reduction in gate processing time—dropping from an average of 14 minutes to under 2 minutes—and a projected 5.7x ROI over a three-year period.

What were the results of the Ryder and Terminal Industries pilot?

The collaboration focused on digitizing manual, error-prone yard processes using proprietary AI Computer Vision. The results established new benchmarks for yard execution:

• Detections & Accuracy: Processed over 10,000 truck detections with 99% accuracy in capturing license plates and Department of Transportation (DOT) numbers, even in inclement weather and low-light conditions.

• Gate Efficiency: Reduced gate processing time by 85%.

• Labor Savings: Achieved a 90% reduction in time spent by personnel manually searching for assets in the yard.

• Cost Avoidance: Reduced driver detention fees by 12% and trailer detention/demurrage by 5%+.

How did Terminal Industries improve Ryder's yard throughput?

Ryder faced significant bottlenecks due to manual logs and inefficient trailer status visibility. Terminal replaced these legacy workflows with Gate Acceleration™, an AI-native module that automates data capture.

Key Solutions Implemented:

• Automated ID Capture: Cameras automatically indexed identifying information from moving vehicles entering and exiting the yard, eliminating the need for drivers to exit their cabs or guards to manually record data.

• Mobile Inventory Management: At Ryder maintenance facilities, Terminal’s technology was deployed on mobile tablets to auto-capture stationary truck inventory.

• Data Enrichment: Terminal integrated its vision data with third-party databases to provide full vehicle profiles, compensating for common manual recording errors.

Strategic Milestone: Karen Jones, CMO of Ryder, noted that this level of accuracy with computer vision is a "significant milestone" in modernizing what has historically been a manual and inefficient industry. The success of the initial pilots led to further expansion across Ryder’s network of over 700 yards.