Digital yard management and freight booking solution

Place and track orders with your rail freight supply chain from start to finish

BulkSmart’s ordering module simplifies the process of placing and managing freight orders. Aggregate and bulk cargo businesses can easily place orders and track their progress through key workflows, ensuring that each order is resourced, accepted by freight companies, and fulfilled on time.

Ordering module features:

• Streamlined order placement – place orders with ease, guiding them from initial input to fulfilment.
• Comprehensive workflow management – manage every stage of the ordering process, ensuring freight companies receive and fulfil orders efficiently.
• Full supply chain visibility – gain real-time visibility into order statuses across the supply chain.

Get real-time insights into yard activity, stockpile management, and train performance

BulkSmart’s yard manager module offers full visibility of yard operations, providing a detailed map of the yard, planned departures, live performance reports for inbound trains, and stockpile information. This tactical view allows operators to manage their yard operations efficiently and make informed decisions in real time.

Yard manager features:

• Real-time yard mapping – visualise yard activity, planned departures, and train statuses on a live map.
• Performance tracking – monitor the performance of inbound trains and track stockpile management.
• Optimised yard operations – improve operational efficiency with a single, real-time view of all yard activity.

Empower ground staff with live updates on yard activity and train schedules

BulkSmart’s yard mobile app provides ground staff with real-time visibility into yard activity, incoming trains, and planned departures. This mobile solution helps ground staff stay informed, manage operations efficiently, and ensure timely train departures.

Yard mobile features:

• Real-time visibility – Stay updated on yard activity, incoming trains, and scheduled departures.
• Mobile accessibility – Empower ground staff with a mobile app that provides the information they need, anywhere in the yard.
• Enhanced coordination – Ensure better communication and coordination among staff with live updates.

Track the progress of wagon loading and optimise departure schedules

BulkSmart’s load tracking feature allows yard managers to monitor the progress of wagon loading, providing real-time visibility into loading performance. This ensures that trains depart on time and that any delays in the loading process are quickly identified and addressed.

Load tracking features:

• Real-time loading visibility – track the progress of wagon loading as it happens.
• Performance monitoring – monitor loading performance to ensure timely departures and minimise delays.
• Operational efficiency – improve loading efficiency and avoid costly delays in the yard.

• Sensors and IoT integration – utilise sensors and connected equipment to enhance data collection and operational insights.
• Departure board – monitor train departures with an easily visible performance summary.
• Rail maps – track consignment progress using detailed rail maps, integrated with the departure board module.
• Customisable yard views – tailor yard manager views to suit your operational needs, providing flexibility in how information is displayed.
• Mobile-friendly design – access BulkSmart’s key features on mobile devices for improved staff coordination and operational management.