{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Freight Show","title":"Terminal Industries CPO Chris Brumett on the Hidden Cost of Yard Congestion","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3382,"description":"Freight doesn’t slow down at the dock. It slows down in the yard, at the gate, and in the messy handoff between facility ops and transportation. Chris has spent decades inside that “supply chain execution” layer, and he’s now building a modern yard operating system at Terminal Industries to remove the friction most networks have learned to tolerate.In this episode, Chris Brumett, Chief Product Officer at Terminal Industries, breaks down how warehouses actually optimize (labor travel time, staging space, dock throughput), why carrier appointment compliance is a facility survival mechanism, and how low-visibility yard operations quietly create expensive downstream inefficiency. We also dig into the technology shift powering the category, from ASNs and appointment scheduling to computer vision and AI-driven workflows that reduce gate congestion, improve trailer/chassis visibility, and tighten execution across the full facility visit.What you’ll learnDock-Driven Warehouse Optimization: How product velocity, storage zones (ambient vs. temp-controlled), and travel time dictate door assignments and labor planning.ASN Visibility and Receiving Automation: Why ASNs matter, how they connect to scanning and inventory accuracy, and where “ideal state” still breaks down.Tendered vs. Operating Carrier Validation: How load brokering creates identity ambiguity at the gate and why facilities need separation between tendered carrier, operating carrier, and cargo asset.Appointment Windows as Labor Control: The real reason strict appointment rules exist, how staging creates dock congestion, and why facilities penalize missed windows.Inbound Priority Logic From Outbound Demand: How facilities prioritize inbound based on outbound shortages, retail promotions, and SKU velocity, not “fairness” to carriers.Drop Trailer Strategy and Yard Buffering: Why drop-and-hook creates slack that smooths operational variance, and when yard footprint becomes the constraint.The Hidden ROI of Yard...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/f0lw4441guZC8PqbG1LeEKiz-6dFl98YZjNUQNRMTjU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80M2Vl/NThjZmRkZTYyNWU2/YzkyNGYyZmNiZjU2/ZWIyOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}