Inbound Logistics | September 2026

YMS UPDATE

operations, private eets, and yard operations,” says Derek Pedersen, senior technical product manager, YMS. “That connectivity gives organizations a more complete picture of their operations.” As a result, customers can move from reacting to operational disruptions to proactively planning ahead. For many organizations, the greatest value is knowing what’s coming tomorrow and having the time to act on it. Gaining Greater Control Kaleris works with manufacturers, retailers, consumer goods companies, logistics service providers, and other organizations with transportation- intensive operations. While their industries may differ, they typically share a common challenge of needing to have greater control over the movement through their facilities. “We help customers understand what is on-site, what is arriving, and what actions need to be taken to keep freight moving efciently,” Pedersen says. “By providing a unied view of yard activity and connecting it to the broader supply chain, we enable customers to make decisions earlier, respond to disruptions faster, and maintain smoother operations.” For instance, Kaleris worked with a major appliance manufacturer that operates multiple production facilities and a large distribution operation on a single campus with hundreds of trailer movements occurring each day. Using Kaleris YMS, the company gained centralized visibility into yard activity and improved coordination between inbound materials, production operations, and outbound shipping. As a result, the manufacturer achieved a 60% increase in trailer moves per hour across its sites while reducing dwell time by 15%, helping keep materials owing to production and nished goods moving to customers. Kaleris customers across industries have achieved similar operational improvements. Westrock Coffee, for example, eliminated 50 to 60 radio calls

Kaleris YMS helps shippers gain greater control over the movement through their facilities. Users also eliminate manual processes, boost asset visibility, and improve yard eciency.

per driver, per shift by replacing manual communication and task management with automated workows, while Bob Evans Farms saved 134,000 operational hours through automation and process improvements while reducing trailer idle time by 40%, resulting in approximately $471,000 in fuel and maintenance savings. “These outcomes reect Kaleris’ focus on delivering measurable operational improvements, helping customers eliminate manual processes, increase asset visibility, and improve the efciency of yard operations,” Pedersen says. One of the strongest differentiators of the Kaleris YMS is its ability to support highly complex operations without forcing customers to redesign the way they work. Kaleris prioritizes congurability in its approach to yard management. No two supply chains operate exactly alike, and large enterprises often have unique workows, business rules, and operational requirements. Kaleris YMS is designed to adapt to those realities rather than forcing customers into a predened process. “Also, because Kaleris operates across multiple supply chain nodes, we can help customers connect information into their workows that is traditionally fragmented across systems and teams,”

Pedersen says. “That connectivity allows organizations to operate with greater condence.” Kaleris is investing in AI and computer vision to continue to improve the accuracy and reliability of yard operations and ensure that customers can leverage automated verication and asset identication to gain greater condence in what’s actually happening on the ground. Beyond the technology itself, Kaleris strongly emphasizes measurable business outcomes. “Through our Value Realization Process, Kaleris benchmarks operational performance before implementation and tracks improvements after go-live to quantify the impact of the system rather than relying on generalized promises,” Pedersen says. “For us, the ultimate metric of success is how quickly customers begin realizing value from their investment.” KELLER LOGISTICS GROUP: Ease of Use and Customization Deliver Results When Keller Logistics Group decided to develop its own YMS solution, the Ohio-based 3PL knew that it did not want a one-size-ts-all solution. Instead, Keller created its YMS, YardLink, with capabilities to tailor its use to the specic operation of each of its customers,

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