Rethinking Yard Optimization with Location Intelligence
When you look across a container yard, one truth becomes clear — optimization isn’t easy. Connecting what happens inside the yard with the rest of your operations often feels like trying to solve a moving puzzle. That’s exactly why ESP took a different approach when designing the ESP Yard Tool Kit — an approach rooted in location-based intelligence.
A Yard That Sees the Whole Picture
The ESP Yard Tool Kit isn’t just another yard management system. It’s built on ESP Maestro, a powerful integration platform that connects your yard to the rest of your enterprise ecosystem — telematics, TMS, WMS, and beyond.
Because Maestro understands where assets are and how they move, integrations are simple, scalable, and built around location-aware data. The result is a unified interface that doesn’t just help you manage your yard — it gives you real-time situational awareness of everything from trucks and chassis to yard jockey activity, all visualized in a single map-based view.
Smarter Operations, Fewer Touches
At its core, the ESP Yard Tool Kit is about efficiency through intelligence. Every feature is designed to streamline daily operations, reduce manual input, and improve visibility. Some of the most impactful capabilities include:
Auto-populated fields: Automatically fill in details like driver info when data already exists in the system.
Validation tools: Confirm container IDs, preventing costly entry errors.
KPI tracking: Monitor gate processing times and yard dwell durations to identify bottlenecks.
Comprehensive audit history: Maintain accountability and data integrity across every transaction.
Geolocation & mapping: View assets, equipment, and containers precisely where they are on the yard map.
Capacity & cost analytics: Track yard utilization and uncover cost-saving opportunities.
QR-code checkouts: Enable fast, contactless containers or asset releases.
Customer service: Allow clients to view and locate assets directly within their own interface.
Advanced reporting: Turn-time analytics, inventory snapshots, and personnel metrics in one place.
Integration ready: Seamless connections with telematics providers, TMS, WMS, and other key systems.
Supporting WAIRE and Sustainable Operations
With sustainability now central to compliance and competitive advantage, the ESP Yard Tool Kit also supports California’s WAIRE Program and similar clean-fleet initiatives. Built-in tools make it easy to:
Identify truck types (Diesel, LNG, Electric)
Calculate credits for Zero-Emission (ZE) and Near-Zero-Emission (NZE) vehicle usage
Estimate potential costs or penalties for non-compliant vehicles
These capabilities give yard managers the ability to track, report, and act on environmental performance — turning compliance into measurable value.
Where Location Meets Intelligence
Optimization in the yard doesn’t start with new equipment — it starts with better intelligence. By connecting spatial data, operational systems, and automated workflows, the ESP Yard Tool Kit transforms static yards into dynamic, data-driven environments.
With Maestro as its foundation, ESP is helping logistics operators move beyond visibility toward true operational awareness — where every movement, every asset, and every decision is powered by location.