Trailers keep sitting in your yard too long?

Your trailers pile up in the yard for days while you wait for drivers or dock space. The detention fees add up fast, and frustrated drivers start avoiding your facility. New Hampshire's growing logistics demands make efficient yard operations critical for staying competitive.

When trailers sit too long, it usually means your yard lacks organized staging and scheduling. Drivers arrive without assigned dock appointments. Loaded trailers sit mixed with empties. You lose track of which trailers need priority handling. The result is expensive detention fees and slower operations.

Detention costs typically run $25 to $75 per day per trailer. A facility with 20 trailers sitting an extra two days each month pays $1,000 to $3,000 in avoidable fees. Larger yards with poor organization can see detention costs reach $10,000 monthly. The problem grows worse as your volume increases.

Start by tracking every trailer location and status in your yard. Schedule specific dock appointments instead of first-come-first-served. Separate loaded from empty trailers in designated staging areas. Gateway Distribution provides complete yard management services that organize trailer flow and coordinate with drivers to eliminate delays.

With proper yard management, trailers move through your facility in hours instead of days. Detention fees drop to near zero. Drivers know exactly where to go and when. Your dock crews work more efficiently with predictable schedules.

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