Container depot management software

From paper registers to a connected depot.

YardMaster brings gate operations, yard positions, container records, repairs and billing into one clear digital system — so your team stops chasing paper and starts working from the same information.

$500 USD / month · One month free · English & French interface

YardMaster dashboard showing stock, occupancy and gate activity

Why depots switch

Less paperwork. More visibility. Better control.

Most depots already run on experience and discipline. YardMaster removes the paper bottleneck and turns everyday records into information the whole team can use.

Today, with paper

  • Handwritten gate registers and misplaced documents
  • Phone calls and radio checks to locate containers
  • Details copied by hand before an invoice is prepared
  • Little visibility of occupancy or outstanding work
  • Hard to trace who did what and when

With YardMaster

  • Searchable entry and exit records with printable EIRs
  • Recorded yard positions and a visual yard map
  • Billing prepared from the activity already recorded
  • Dashboards for stock, occupancy and gate movements
  • Timestamped records and role-based access

Main features

One application for your daily depot operations.

Built around the way a depot actually works: receive, position, manage, release and bill.

Gate entry and exit

Record arrivals and departures, capture condition and seal details, check release-order clearance before dispatch, and produce printable equipment interchange receipts.

Visual yard management

Locate every container by block, row, bay and tier on a visual map. Record moves as they happen, with the system warning when containers above must be moved first.

Container management

Keep identity, ownership, visits, positions, charges and activity history on one record that is searchable and filterable in seconds.

Billing and invoicing

Apply service tariffs, review billable activity, prepare draft invoices, record payments and follow outstanding balances without rebuilding the numbers by hand.

Reports and visibility

See stock, occupancy, gate movements, repairs and financial summaries. Export what you need for analysis and reconciliation.

Maintenance and repair

Document damage with photos, build repair estimates and follow approval and repair through to completion.

  • Reefer operations and PTI records
  • Customer and payer management
  • Role-based access
  • Searchable EIR register
  • Printable EIRs, estimates and invoices
  • Spreadsheet import and report exports
  • English & French interface

How it works

From arrival to invoice, the information stays connected.

Every step builds on the previous one, so nothing has to be written down twice.

  1. Receive

    Register the container at the gate and record its arrival condition.

  2. Position

    Assign a yard location and record any subsequent moves.

  3. Manage

    Track services, reefer activity, repairs and charges during the stay.

  4. Release & bill

    Check clearance, record dispatch and manage invoices and payments.

Your gate, yard and office teams work from the same operational records.

Product in action

See the depot clearly.

Visual yard map with occupied blocks and a selected container

Know where every container is

See occupancy by block and open any container to view its position, status and history. Moves are recorded as they happen, so the map stays useful for the whole team — not just the yard clerk who wrote it down.

Gate screen recording a container arrival with condition and positioning fields

Move containers through the gate with confidence

Record arrivals and departures, capture condition and seal details, and check clearance and release orders before dispatch. Printable EIRs keep documentation consistent from the first visit.

Invoice detail with line items, totals and payment history

Bill from the activity you already recorded

Service tariffs, billable activity and invoices stay connected. Prepare drafts, issue documents, record payments and monitor what remains outstanding — without hunting through paperwork at month end.

See the numbers behind the operation

Operational and financial reports built from the records your team already keeps — ready to read on screen or export.

Operations report with gate movements, occupancy and repair charts
Operations report — gate movements, occupancy and repairs at a glance.
Billing report with revenue, collections and receivables figures
Billing report — revenue, collections and what remains outstanding.

Custom integrations

Fits around the way you work.

Need to connect YardMaster with your accounting software, customer systems or an existing reporting workflow? Custom integrations are available as part of an enterprise engagement. Existing container records can also be imported from a spreadsheet to get you started.

Discuss your requirements

Pricing

Simple pricing. Time to try it.

One monthly price for the depot, and a full month free to see how it fits your operation.

Enterprise

Custom

For custom integrations and specific deployment or operational requirements. Tell us what you need and we will work out the details together.

Contact us

Prices in USD. Confirm what is included for your depot when you contact us.

Questions

Good to know

What does YardMaster manage?

Gate operations, yard positions, container records, repair workflows, reporting, billing and invoicing — in one application.

Can we import our existing records?

YardMaster supports spreadsheet-based container imports, which is a simple way to load an existing stock list. Contact us to discuss your current data and migration needs.

Is French supported?

The interface can run in English or French. Some generated reports and system messages remain in English.

Can it connect to our other software?

Custom integration requirements can be discussed as part of an enterprise engagement.

How do we begin?

Send us a short message about your depot. We will walk you through the application and set up your one-month free trial.

Contact

Ready to move beyond paper?

Tell us about your depot, your current processes and what you would like to improve. We will show you how YardMaster fits your operation and help you get started.

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