Every free tool we publish.

No signup and no email required for any of them. The calculators and checkers run entirely in your browser. Where a page offers to email you something, that part is optional.

For yards and DCs

• 17-point tractor and trailer inspection checklistNew · printable + .csv CTPAT 17-point checklist following CBP's October 2021 sample: all 17 areas, hardware and pest checks, seal fields and sign-off.
• Yard check sheet templateNew · printable + .xlsx Printable yard check sheet and spreadsheet: spot, trailer number, loaded or empty, seal, time in, checked by. Includes a 10-minute walk routine and a flag for checks that never get keyed in.
• Trailer tracking spreadsheetNew · .xlsx + .csv Yard log, current yard by spot, dwell days that calculate themselves, and a seal log. Works in Excel and Google Sheets. Notes on when a sheet stops working.
• Dock door status board templateNew · printable + .xlsx Door by door grid: empty, loading, loaded, blocked, trailer number, ETA. Print it for the whiteboard or run it as a sheet.
• Yard move log templateNew · printable + .xlsx One row per trailer move: from, to, reason, who asked, who moved it. Wait time and open moves calculate themselves. Print it for the yard truck or run it as a sheet.
• Gate clerk job descriptionNew · copy + print Copy-paste posting for a warehouse gatehouse clerk, five interview questions and a first-week training checklist.
• Yard jockey job descriptionNew · copy + print Yard driver / spotter posting for a warehouse yard, five interview questions, a first-week checklist and a note on when a CDL applies.
• Yard coordinator job descriptionNew · copy + print Posting for the person who owns the yard list and sends the moves, five interview questions and a first-week checklist.
• Yard dwell time calculatorNew · browser only Paste gate-in and gate-out times: average and median dwell, the oldest trailers still in the yard, and how many are over your limit.
• Free yard detention auditNew · browser only Paste or upload a CSV of gate in and out times and get a 1-page report: dwell distribution, share of trucks over free time, hours over free time, longest stays, sourced benchmarks. Your file is never uploaded.
• Trailer detention and free time calculatorBrowser only Enter arrival time and free-time allowance to see when free time ends and how many hours a trailer is over. Time only, no dollar figures.
• Yard time savings estimatorBrowser only Estimate the hours a yard loses each month to trailer searching and gate delays, from your own truck counts and minutes per event.
• Container number checkerBrowser only Validates an ISO 6346 container number, checks the check digit, and suggests fixes for common OCR misreads such as O and 0.
• ISO 6346 check digit calculatorBrowser only Paste an 11-character container number for a valid or invalid verdict with the full step-by-step calculation.
• Gate log Excel template (.xlsx)Download A gate log sheet with in, out, dwell that calculates itself, and a flag past two hours. Direct download. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, or Numbers. How to fill it in → Or keep the log on a phone.

For buyers evaluating a YMS

• YMS pricing guide 2026Reference What yard management systems cost, including hardware, implementation, and the fees that do not appear on the license quote. Our own prices are listed alongside.
• YMS RFP templateCopy or print 47 evaluation questions across gate operations, yard visibility, driver workflows, integrations, security, and pricing.

Missing something you would use? Email kevin.choi@vantage-yms.com and say what it is. These tools are built by the team behind Vantage YMS, the phone-based yard management app.