FourKites YMS

Yard management with end-to-end shipment visibility

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Deployment
Cloud
Market
Enterprise
Pricing
Custom Quote
Price Range
Contact for Pricing
Founded
2014
HQ
Chicago, Illinois, USA
API
Available

Overview

FourKites YMS is part of a broader supply chain visibility platform, providing yard management integrated with real-time shipment tracking. Suited for enterprise operations needing unified gate-to-dock-to-delivery visibility.

Our verdict

Best for large enterprise shippers in food and beverage, CPG, retail, and manufacturing that want yard management tightly integrated with real-time transportation visibility rather than a standalone YMS.

Strengths

  • Dynamic Yard digitizes gate check-in, trailer tracking, and task assignment on one interactive yard map, replacing paper logs and spreadsheets
  • Native ETA tracking ties the yard into the broader FourKites visibility network, giving live dashboards for detention risk, dwell, and bottlenecks
  • Public API developer portal and REST endpoints support integration into existing WMS and TMS ecosystems
  • ISO 27001 certified with ISO 27017 and 27018 alignment, suited to security-conscious global enterprises

Watch-outs

  • No public pricing, free trial, or self-serve sign up, so evaluation requires a sales conversation
  • Positioned for the largest and most complex supply chains, which can be heavy for small or mid-market 3PLs
  • Yard management is one module of a wider visibility platform rather than a focused standalone YMS

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Integrations

Offers an API for custom integrations. Developer docs ↗

Videos

Dynamic Yard - The Next Generation of Yard Management Systems Dynamic Yard - The Next Generation of Yard Management Systems Yard Reimagined: Why Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing In AI-Powered Yard Management Yard Reimagined: Why Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing In AI-Powered Yard Management Introducing The Future of Yard Management Technology Introducing The Future of Yard Management Technology

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Kimberly-Clark cut detention fees 52 percent in 30 days with Dynamic Yard1,600+ global brands including Coca-Cola, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Barilla

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Sources & verification

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