AI for Container Transport | TMI Technology
Container Transport

Stop paying detention fees for boxes you can't find.

Container transport runs on tight windows and tight margins. Chassis availability, port gate times, and last-minute reroutes all collide - and your dispatcher is the only thing holding it together. When that breaks, the penalties arrive before the invoices do.

The Problem

Container operations run on too many moving parts and not enough visibility.

Every container move has five dependencies. Most companies track zero of them in real time - they find out about problems when a customer calls.

01

Detention Fees That Eat the Margin

Free time runs out while drivers wait at the port. Nobody tracks it until the invoice arrives. By then there's no recourse - and no data to dispute the charge or prevent it next time.

02

Chassis Availability Kills Load Windows

Chassis pools move without warning. Drivers arrive at the terminal, the chassis isn't there, and the load sits. The delay ripples into delivery commitments and driver pay - all of it invisible until it's too late.

03

Dispatch Lives in Text Messages

Load assignments, reroutes, and gate updates flow through individual phones. There's no record, no confirmation loop, and no way to see which driver got which instruction when a dispute surfaces.

What TMI Builds

Six systems. One operating layer.

Built specifically for container transport - from port gate tracking to chassis availability to detention dispute documentation.

01

Free Time Monitor

The system tracks every container against its free time clock. When detention risk crosses a threshold, the dispatcher gets an alert with the driver's current position and the fastest route to the terminal.

02

Chassis Pool Intelligence

Real-time chassis availability fed into dispatch so drivers aren't sent to empty pools. When availability shifts, the system reroutes before the driver leaves the yard.

03

Port Gate Scheduling

Gate appointment times, vessel arrival updates, and terminal congestion data combined into a single view. Dispatch sequences pickups and drops around actual gate windows, not guesses.

04

Driver Communication Log

Every load instruction, reroute, and status update captured and timestamped. When a customer disputes a delivery or a carrier disputes a fee, the record is complete and searchable.

05

Billing Capture

Detention events, chassis splits, and accessorial charges documented automatically as they happen. The system builds the invoice while the driver is still on the road - no manual reconstruction after the fact.

06

Customer Visibility Portal

Shippers see container location, ETA, and exception status without calling dispatch. Fewer calls in, faster resolution on exceptions, and documented delivery performance for contract renewals.

$340
Average detention fee per container when free time isn't tracked
23%
Of container moves affected by chassis pool shortages each week
4.2hrs
Average dispatcher time per day spent on status calls and reroutes
18%
Revenue lost to unbilled accessorials when captured manually
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Build the operating system your container transport business needs.

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