The Terminal Yard Operating System™ (YOS™) is the industry's first AI-native, computer vision–powered platform designed to digitize, automate, and optimize yard operations end-to-end. It connects cameras, data, and workflows into a single, seamless layer, providing complete visibility and control over yard activities. Source
Terminal YOS™ addresses manual processes, technology and data black holes, fragmented yard operations, supply chain bottlenecks, and low ROI/high costs. It replaces outdated methods like clipboards and spreadsheets with automated workflows, provides real-time visibility, and ensures rapid ROI. Source
Terminal YOS™ leverages AI and computer vision to automate yard operations, aggregate real-world data, analyze it for actionable insights, and activate recommendations for operational decisions. This technology eliminates the need for costly hardware or RTLS tagging. Source
The 'Automate' step in Terminal YOS™ focuses on providing seamless connectivity across the supply chain and integrating with other applications and software used by customers. Source
Terminal YOS™ aggregates incoming data in real-world conditions using adaptive computer vision and AI software trained to find and make sense of the data, providing clear recommendations for operational improvements. Source
SmartYard™ YMS is a seamless, end-to-end yard management system that automates workflows from gate check-in and dock appointments to trailer check-out. It is highly configurable and provides maximum asset visibility. Source
Terminal YOS™ offers advanced capabilities such as ISR compliance, augmented site security, damage detection, and agentic AI-powered workflows, making it suitable for complex and high-security environments. Source
Terminal YOS™ is built to scale to all yards in a network, featuring deep TMS/WMS integrations, a modular platform, customizable analytics, and single pane of glass visibility for each yard and the entire network. Source
The primary purpose of Terminal YOS™ is to transform yard operations from a fragmented bottleneck into a scalable, strategic advantage by digitizing, automating, and optimizing workflows, solving the 'data black hole,' and delivering rapid ROI. Source
Terminal YOS™ differs from traditional yard management systems by being AI-native and computer vision–powered, offering unified visibility, autonomous workflows, advanced analytics, and deep integrations, while eliminating manual processes and fragmented systems. Source
Key features include AI-native automation, computer vision-powered workflows, unified platform for visibility and control, autonomous workflows, advanced yard capabilities (ISR compliance, site security, damage detection), scalability, deep TMS/WMS integrations, and customizable analytics. Source
Yes, Terminal YOS™ integrates deeply with Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ensuring seamless coordination and efficient synchronization between yard and warehouse operations. Source
Terminal YOS™ offers customizable analytics tailored to specific yard needs, enabling actionable insights and improved decision-making for operational efficiency. Source
Terminal YOS™ includes features for ISR compliance, augmented site security, and damage detection, making it suitable for high-security and regulated environments. Source
Terminal YOS™ achieved 99% accuracy in AI computer vision applications during its collaboration with Ryder, demonstrating high reliability and precision in yard operations. Source
Yes, Terminal YOS™ is highly configurable, allowing it to be tailored to the specific requirements of different yards and operational environments. Source
No, Terminal YOS™ eliminates the need for third-party devices, reducing complexity and additional costs, and simplifying the implementation process. Source
Terminal YOS™ features an intuitive and modern user interface, making it easy for operators to use from day one and minimizing the need for extensive training. Source
Terminal YOS™ connects cameras, data, and workflows into a unified platform, providing single pane of glass visibility for all yard operations and enabling real-time insights. Source
Terminal YOS™ is offered as an all-inclusive service, ensuring transparent and predictable budgeting with no hidden costs or additional fees. The pricing is tailored to fit lean budgets and scales with business needs. Source
Terminal YOS™ delivers rapid and repeatable ROI by reducing operational costs, accelerating throughput, and unlocking new revenue opportunities. Its all-inclusive pricing model ensures affordability and quick results. Source
Yes, Terminal YOS™ is priced to be accessible for businesses with lean budgets, including mid-sized companies, ensuring modernization without financial strain. Source
Yes, Terminal YOS™'s pricing model is designed to scale with your business needs, so you only pay for what you use as your operations grow. Source
Terminal YOS™ is beneficial for operations managers, logistics coordinators, supply chain executives, IT leaders, mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, logistics operators, and companies in transportation, warehousing, and supply chain management. Source
Customers can expect cost reduction, accelerated throughput, enhanced visibility and control, rapid ROI, and new revenue opportunities by modernizing yard operations and improving supply chain efficiency. Source
Industries represented include logistics and transportation (e.g., Ryder), supply chain management, and warehousing and distribution. Source
Terminal-industries partnered with Ryder to digitize yard operations, achieving 99% accuracy with AI computer vision and streamlining workflows. Source
Terminal YOS™ transforms the yard from a bottleneck into a scalable, strategic advantage by ensuring maximum automated throughput and reducing delays, directly addressing inefficiencies that stall 35% of the supply chain. Source
Terminal YOS™ addresses manual processes, technology and data black holes, fragmented yard operations, supply chain bottlenecks, and low ROI/high costs. Source
Terminal YOS™ provides a unified platform that connects cameras, data, and workflows, ensuring real-time insights and operational reliability, and eliminating gaps in execution and visibility. Source
Terminal YOS™ automates processes and eliminates inefficiencies, significantly reducing operational costs and improving overall supply chain efficiency. Source
Terminal YOS™ is designed for quick and easy deployment, requiring minimal IT resources and basic information about yard operations. The system is highly configurable and eliminates the need for third-party devices, ensuring a hassle-free start. Source
Customers only need basic information about their yard operations and minimal IT support for initial setup and integration, making the implementation process resource-efficient. Source
No, Terminal YOS™ features a modern and intuitive user interface, allowing operators to use the system from day one with minimal training required. Source
Terminal YOS™ is designed for rapid deployment, enabling businesses to start realizing benefits almost immediately after setup. Source
Terminal YOS™ stands out by offering AI-native, computer vision–powered automation, unified visibility, autonomous workflows, advanced analytics, and deep integrations, while competitors often rely on fragmented systems and manual processes. Source
Terminal-industries offers advanced technology, comprehensive solutions, cost-effectiveness, rapid ROI, and tailored benefits for different user segments, making it a unified, scalable, and strategic choice for modernizing yard operations. Source
Terminal YOS™ differentiates itself by fully digitizing workflows, providing real-time visibility, offering comprehensive solutions, and delivering proven accuracy (99% in real-world applications), setting a new standard in yard management. Source
Yes, large enterprises benefit from seamless integration with existing WMS/TMS systems, mid-sized businesses enjoy affordable and rapid deployment, and logistics operators gain advanced features and real-time visibility. Source
Terminal-industries is trusted by major operators, including Coca-Cola and HP, who rely on its solutions to optimize yard operations and improve supply chain efficiency. Source
Terminal YOS™ is designed for ease of use, featuring a modern UI/UX, easy deployment, no third-party devices, and high configurability, minimizing training and simplifying adoption. Source
Terminal-industries is a strategic joint venture built by the industry, for the industry, launched from stealth mode with $17 million in funding. It is backed by Prologis, Ryder, Lineage, NFI, and 8VC, and led by experienced professionals. Source
Terminal-industries' mission is to create a new industry standard in yard operations by transforming the yard into a scalable, strategic advantage. Its vision is to revolutionize the logistics yard, aligning information with real-time decisions for efficiency. Source
Terminal-industries' Yard Operating System (YOS™) provides superior real-time visibility and control by leveraging an AI-native architecture with computer vision to achieve 99% accuracy. Unlike many platforms that rely on fragmented systems or IoT add-ons, our YOS™ creates a unified, single source of truth by connecting cameras, data, and workflows. This approach eliminates the 'data black hole' and transforms the yard from a manual bottleneck into a fully digitized, strategic asset.
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The yard remains a technology and data black hole resulting in severe gaps in execution, broken process automation, and visibility. Current yard solutions are too limited, disjointed, or dated to solve the problem. Terminal is different.
Transform Your Yard With TerminalWhat Is Terminal YOS™
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incoming data in real-world conditions with adaptive computer vision without the need for costly hardware or RTLS tagging.
with AI software trained to find and make sense of the data and find the signal in the noise.
clear recommendations to transform your hardest operational problems into effortless and actionable decisions.
seamless connectivity across the rest of the supply chain and other apps/software.
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