Trailers sitting in your yard for days?

Your yard has become a trailer parking lot. Drivers wait hours for dock space while loaded trailers sit for days. You're paying detention fees and watching your dock efficiency drop in Ohio's competitive freight market.

Long trailer dwell times happen when yards lack organization and scheduling systems. Without proper staging areas and dock appointment coordination, trailers pile up randomly. Drivers can't find empty spots, loaded units block access lanes, and your operation slows to a crawl.

Detention fees typically run $50-100 per day per trailer. A yard with 20 trailers sitting an extra two days costs $2,000-4,000 weekly in avoidable fees. Poor yard flow also means drivers avoid your facility, limiting your carrier options and driving up freight costs.

Start by mapping your current trailer locations and dock schedule. Professional yard management services track every unit, assign staging spots, and coordinate driver arrivals with dock availability. Gateway Distribution handles trailer positioning and driver coordination so your team focuses on loading and unloading instead of traffic control.

With organized yard management, trailers move through your facility in 24-48 hours instead of sitting for days. Your detention costs drop, drivers prefer your location, and your dock crews work efficiently without constant interruptions.

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