From time slot booking and yard arrival to contactless entry checks, as well as documented unloading and truck departure.
Unclear access rules blocking the road and yard.
Instructions need to be explained over and over again.
No one can see immediately who is next in line.
Waiting times only become visible with the invoice.
Every station automatically creates a timestamp – this is how your key performance indicators are generated.
Slot booked, license plate registered.
Camera recognizes the license plate, barrier opens.
Position visible, SMS indicates the ramp.
Status points are tracked automatically.
Optionally automatic, process evaluated.
60 to 70 trucks per day, with up to 12 on-site at peak times: The European central warehouse of the Building Flow Solutions division has been operating with time slots, license plate recognition, and digital safety briefings since July 2026.
Registered trucks pass through via license plate recognition, while unannounced ones check in at the terminal. Every entry is documented.
Time slots, barriers, and safety briefings are now integrated. The experience gained in Haßfurt will determine the rollout to all other locations.
"Our goal is to efficiently manage increasing transport volumes while consistently meeting safety requirements. With the new TradeLink platform, we expect to achieve both while also significantly increasing transparency throughout the entire delivery process."
In Haßfurt, Georg Fischer links time slot management to the yard: cameras and gates connect check-in with access, and the slot grid has been refined from 60 to 15 minutes.
The safety briefing is conducted in multiple languages at the terminal and documented with a digital signature. It replaces the need for security personnel at the gate.
The same truck, the same yard – once without, once with TradeLink.
Together, we will identify your biggest bottleneck and outline the ideal workflow for automating your yard processes.
Priorities, routes, and approvals are defined once and then applied automatically.
IF hazardous materials are part of the load
THEN route via the separate entrance to the inspection point + individual notification text via SMS
AND request approval from site security
For check-in, a tablet or the driver's mobile phone is sufficient. License plate recognition and barrier integration require a camera and a controllable system – existing systems can usually be connected.
Generally, yes. TradeLink controls the existing system via an interface – the decision to open comes from the booking verification, so your system remains in place.
Via QR code, at the terminal, or via a message to their mobile phone (WhatsApp or SMS). The driver does not need to install anything.
They go through the same check-in process and are registered. You decide whether they are permitted and which information is mandatory.
Yes. Each location is configured independently: access points, terminals, status points, and rules vary from plant to plant.