FourKites Dynamic Yard
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What it is
FourKites Dynamic Yard is a yard management system for enterprises coordinating freight and facility operations. It combines live information from the yard with in-transit visibility and analytics, and creates a digital record that reflects current yard conditions. GPS and RFID tracking can show trailer position, dwell, contents, seal status, reefer temperature and SKU-level information. Workflows cover yard inventory, gates, docks and spotter dispatch; the system can automate spotter tasks and door scheduling, while recording check-ins, check-outs, trailer moves and dock arrivals and departures. Teams can use trailer ETAs and time-on-site information to reprioritize crews, while custom KPIs and reports help identify bottlenecks. FourKites describes three product levels for different yard sizes and use across an organization's facilities. Android, iOS and web are listed, with mobile devices supporting positioning, tasking and gate mobility. Integrations are designed for ERP/TMS, WMS, ELD, GPS and telematics systems. Pricing is on request.
Spec sheet
- Product
- Dynamic Yard is a yard management system that combines real-time in-yard freight data with in-transit visibility and analytics to help enterprises manage facility operations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Integrations
- FourKites says Dynamic Yard is hardware-agnostic and can integrate with ERP/TMS, WMS, ELD, GPS, and telematics systems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Security
- FourKites says customer data is logically segregated, data at rest is encrypted with AES-256, and data in transit uses TLS 1.2 or higher.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Support
- Customers, carriers, and brokers can submit and track support cases through the FourKites platform Help Center.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Founded
- 2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Company
- FourKites says Matt Elenjickal founded the company in 2014 and identifies Chicago, Illinois as its headquarters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Additional integrations
- FourKites says Dynamic Yard has standard integrations for virtually any system and can extend them to meet system requirements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- AI data handling
- FourKites says customer data is not stored by or used to train AI model providers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Arrival visibility
- The system tracks trailer ETAs and time on site to help teams reprioritize crews and reduce detention costs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.com
- Automation
- Dynamic Yard can automate spotter tasks and real-time door scheduling, and capture yard events such as check-in, check-out, trailer moves, and dock arrivals and departures.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Deployment options
- FourKites offers software-only deployments and allows customers to vary the amount of hardware used.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Deployment time
- FourKites states that average deployment takes eight weeks, software-only deployment can take four weeks, and a full IoT deployment takes 8–12 weeks depending on site size and complexity.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Digital yard records
- Dynamic Yard creates a digital source of truth that updates to reflect real-time yard conditions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.com
- Location technology
- Dynamic Yard uses passive RFID tags, RFID readers, cellular routers, and Android or iOS devices for trailer positioning, move tasking, gate mobility, product protection, and automatic gate arrivals and departures.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Mobile devices
- Dynamic Yard uses Android and iOS devices as part of its yard-positioning, tasking, and gate-mobility capabilities.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Product purpose
- Dynamic Yard is a yard management system that uses real-time in-yard freight data and analytics to help enterprises manage facilities and reduce detention and demurrage costs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Reporting
- Facility managers can use custom KPIs and reporting to analyze team performance and identify bottlenecks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.com
- Scalability
- FourKites describes three product levels designed to support different yard sizes and says the platform can be used across an organization's facilities.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- System integrations
- Dynamic Yard has standard integrations designed to work with virtually any system, and FourKites says it can extend them to meet system requirements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Trailer visibility
- Dynamic Yard tracks trailer positions in real time using GPS and RFID, with details such as dwell, contents, seal status, reefer temperature, and SKU-level information.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Trust documentation
- FourKites says most compliance reports are available through a click-through NDA and more sensitive documents are released within one business day.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Who it serves
- FourKites describes Dynamic Yard as scalable for organizations of different sizes and flexible across industries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.ai
- Yard workflows
- Role-specific applications provide tasks such as resetting a dock, retrieving a trailer approaching free detention time, or refueling a reefer unit.Read 7 Oct 2026 · fourkites.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Tracks trailer locations with GPS and RFID.
- Supports gate, dock, inventory and spotter workflows.
- Can automate spotter tasks and door scheduling.
- Custom KPIs and reporting help identify bottlenecks.
- Software-only and variable-hardware deployments are offered.
Limits
- Pricing is on request.
- Full IoT deployment takes 8–12 weeks, depending on site.
- Location technology includes RFID hardware and cellular routers.
Who it suits
Dynamic Yard suits enterprises managing freight across yards and facilities, including teams coordinating gates, docks and spotters. Its described scalability and cross-industry flexibility may fit organizations with differing yard sizes.
Verdict
Dynamic Yard combines trailer visibility with yard workflows, event capture and reporting. Pricing is not published, and deployment timing varies with the deployment type and site complexity.
Where Specifiction places it
- Transportation Visibility Software#5 of 357.8
- Freight Software#7 of 227.5
