Cartage & Shuttle
Cartage & Shuttle Solutions — Keeping Your Freight Moving Between Every Asset in Your Network
Yardle's cartage and shuttle programs provide the local and regional freight movement that distribution networks depend on — but often underinvest in. From yard spotting to inter-facility shuttles, we keep trailers, loads, and operations moving.
Definition
Local movement, executed as a program.
Cartage is often the last mile of logistics planning — and the first place operations break down. Yardle’s cartage programs are built on accountability, route reliability, and operational transparency. Our clients receive dedicated account management, on-time performance reporting, and proactive communication on every program.
Seven services. One accountable cartage partner.
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Yard Shuttling
Move trailers between dock positions, storage yards, and staging areas with precision and speed. Yardle yard spotting services eliminate bottlenecks at your facility doors.
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Distribution Center Support
Coordinate inbound and outbound trailer movements at high-volume DCs, ensuring dock capacity is always optimized.
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Inter-Facility Movement
Shuttle trailers between plants, warehouses, cross-docks, and retail DCs within regional lanes.
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Port Drayage Support
Coordinate container and trailer movements from port terminals to off-dock storage or staging facilities, reducing port congestion and demurrage exposure.
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Local Cartage
Short-haul freight movement within metro and regional markets — ideal for retailers, manufacturers, and 3PLs managing dense urban delivery networks.
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Dedicated Trailer Pools
Yardle manages dedicated trailer pools for clients with recurring shuttle needs — providing full accountability, maintenance tracking, and capacity reporting.
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Drop Trailer Programs
Maintain a standing inventory of Yardle trailers at your facility for live-drop or drop-and-hook operations, reducing carrier wait time and improving throughput.
From inquiry to operational in days.
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Assessment
Our team reviews your site, capacity needs, and lease term requirements.
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Configuration
We select the right trailer specification for your application and access requirements.
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Deployment
Trailers are delivered and positioned on-site, typically within 24–72 hours of contract execution.
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Management
Your account team monitors equipment condition and coordinates any operational adjustments.
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Scaling
Add or remove trailers as your capacity needs evolve, with minimal lead time.
Built for high-velocity operations.
Accountability that traditional carriers will not commit to.
- /01Distribution center operators managing daily dock throughput
- /02Manufacturers requiring inter-plant freight movement
- /033PLs managing multi-client yard operations
- /04Retailers running high-velocity store replenishment programs
- /05Importers and exporters coordinating port-to-DC movements
- /06Logistics companies requiring overflow cartage capacity during peak periods
Talk to a Yardle Cartage Specialist
We'll design a cartage or shuttle program tailored to your yard, your lanes, and your freight volumes.
From Port to Door — Yardle Keeps Freight Moving.
Talk to a Yardle logistics specialist today. We'll assess your capacity needs and design a trailer storage or cartage program that works for your operation — and your budget.
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