ELIZABETH, NJ – November 16, 2015 – East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider located on the Port of New York/New Jersey, today announced it has launched PINC Solutions’ cloud-based advanced yard management system to help manage imports and exports for its food and beverage customers, and U.S. Customs & Border Protection Centralized Examination Station (CES) and container freight station (CFS) services.
Through this system, each container moving in and out of East Coast Warehouse will be given a magnetic RFID tag that will track its location using RFID readers and GPS sensors mounted on spotter trucks. This will enable both employees and customers to have visibility into the status of containers – including whether they are in transit, arrived at the facility, in process of being unloaded, unloaded or have been emptied and checked out.
“PINC’s yard management application will play an integral role both across our campus and for our customers,” said Jamie Overley, CEO of East Coast Warehouse. “Having instant visibility into container locations will boost our operating efficiencies, help reduce errors, risk and exposure, and allow customers to have a clear window into our operations. We believe this will be a successful partnership with positive results for our organization and that of our customers.”
PINC’s cloud-based advanced yard management system automates yard operations including check-in, yard moves and checkout, and provides automatic asset tracking to ensure a continuously updated yard situation. Electronic tasking, reefer checking and spotter monitoring increase efficiency and yard safety.
“PINC is delighted to have East Coast Warehouse as a customer,” stated Matt Yearling, PINC’s CEO. “We integrated our advanced YMS to the existing TMS and WMS in order to further streamline shipment management and yard operations at this large facility. I am pleased to see the system is already delivering significant value.”
About East Coast Warehouse & Distribution
For more than 60 years, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has served as a preeminent 4PL leader, offering integrated temperature-controlled logistics services to food and beverage importers. Its state-of-the-art, 38 million cubic square foot facility strategically located in an overweight zone on the Port of New York/New Jersey, expedited U.S. Customs and Border Protection Exam Services, transportation capabilities and value-added services offers clients a 4PL end-to-end solution that is sophisticated and seamless. For more information, please visit www.ecwd.staging.wpengine.com.