Yard management for retail distribution centers.
A retail DC lives on dock-door throughput. Vantage assigns the door at check-in, shows every trailer's location live, and pre-stages the next loads — so the dock never waits on the yard. On a phone, no hardware, from $149/mo.
Retail distribution is a throughput game. When a trailer is on the whiteboard as B12 but actually sitting in D-yard, a spotter walks, the dock stands idle, and the whole schedule slips. Multiply that across a peak-season day and the cost is real — not in one big number, but in constant small stalls nobody measures.
What retail distribution centers yards actually need
- Live yard map — find any trailer in seconds, no walking
- Door assignment at check-in, not at the dock
- Pre-stage the next three trailers so the dock stays fed
- Appointment scheduling for inbound vendors
- Dashboards for gate volume, dwell, and door utilization
Transparent price, no hardware
Vantage publishes pricing — $149 Lite, $349 Pro (adds C-TPAT), $649 Scale — with a 14-day free trial and no setup fee. There's nothing to install, so you can be live in a day and add sites without a project plan.
Frequently asked
How does Vantage cut spotter search time?
The live yard map shows exactly where every trailer is, updated as it moves, so a spotter drives to the slot instead of hunting row by row while the dock waits.
Can it handle peak-season volume?
Yes. Gate check-in is seconds per truck, appointment booking spreads inbound across the day, and pre-staging keeps dock doors fed even when volume spikes.
Does it need enterprise hardware to install?
No. It runs on smartphones — no RFID gates, no camera towers, no multi-week rollout. Most teams run their first real gate transaction the same day.
See your yard's detention number first.
Free calculator, then a 14-day trial. No hardware, no sales call required.
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