Configurable Dock and Yard Management for American Grocers (US)

From coast to coast, American grocers uses C3 Solutions to automate their yards, cut wait times and protect their perishables.

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Your Challenges

What’s Slowing You Down?

If you run a grocery distribution center, you know the struggle:

Late trucks throwing off your entire day

Yard space is limited and trailers get lost or forgotten

Refrigerated loads waiting too long in the yard

Endless phone calls and emails to coordinate appointments

A Platform Built for the Grocery Supply Chain

We don’t offer one-size-fits-all software. Instead, we give grocery teams in the U.S. the exact tools they need to eliminate chaos, stay in control, and deliver the highest standards in food logistics.

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C3 Reservations®

Dock Scheduling Made Simple

Take charge of dock scheduling without lifting a phone or sending a single email. Grocery retailers often face peak-period congestion, constant supplier changes, and limited dock space.

C3 Reservations helps you manage all of it with logic-based automation.

Dock Scheduling

Key Features & Benefits

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Carrier Self-Booking Portal

Give carriers secure access to your booking system. They pick time slots based on your availability and rules.

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Load-Type Prioritization

Assign priority levels to different shipments (e.g., frozen vs. dry goods).

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Capacity-Aware Scheduling

Limit how many loads can arrive per hour, per dock, or per product category.

C3 Yard®

Gain Full Visibility in Your Yard

From trailer arrival to final departure, know where everything is—and what needs to happen next. Without proper yard visibility, trailers go missing, shunter time is wasted, and dwell times skyrocket.

That’s especially dangerous when perishables are involved.

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Yard Management

Key Features & Benefits

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Real-Time Yard View

See every trailer in your yard, where it is, what it’s carrying, and how long it’s been there.

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Automated Task
Assignment for Shunters

Assign dock moves to yard drivers through a mobile app, based on priority, trailer type, and destination.

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Temperature Load Alerts

Set alerts for refrigerated or frozen trailers to ensure they don’t sit too long.

Results from Grocery Leaders Across the U.S.

Grocery-Specific Benefits You Can Expect

Reduction of daily phone calls

Reduction in over-time dock labor charges

Increase in schedulers’ productivity

Reduction in carrier compliance issues

Why Top U.S. Grocery Retailers Choose C3?

Built for American Grocery Operations

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Configurable to Your Specific Workflows

Grocery distribution isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s why our software is fully configurable to your dock layout, vendor mix, temperature zones, product types, and restocking rhythms.

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Supported by North American Grocery Experts

Our implementation and support teams are based in North America and have hands-on experience with grocery logistics.

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Rapid Deployment with Minimal IT Burden

We know your internal teams are already stretched. That’s why our software is designed to be deployed quickly, with minimal disruption to your day-to-day operations.

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U.S. Compliance and Data Security

Hosted in secure North American data centers and built to meet U.S. compliance standards, including CCPA and data privacy.

Hear From Grocery Distribution Leaders Like You

“We have increased the productivity of our schedulers by 50 percent and our receiving at the warehouses has been streamlined and simplified.

We now have as standardized appointments scheduling process that is uniform across the business.”

Vice-President

Distribution Operations

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  • Buying Guide

    Dock Scheduling Buyer’s Guide

    Your step-by-step guide to selecting dock scheduling that improves throughput and visibility.

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  • Datasheet

    Dock and Yard Datasheet

    All the essential product details for yard and dock operations: features, benefits, and ROI.

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  • Case study

    Up to 90 % reduction of phone calls

    A leading North American distributor adopted C3’s dock scheduling software for a feature-rich, cost-effective solution.

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  • Case study

    Automate 75% of trailer moves

    C3 helped a Texas grocery giant manage 600 dock doors and 2,000 daily trailer moves.

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  • Market research report

    The State of Dock/Yard Management in 2025

    Companies are prioritizing automation, real-time visibility, and integrated tech to improve dock and yard efficiency.

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  • Guide

    Maximize Your Yard & Dock Scheduling ROI

    A major U.S. grocer cut 54,000 gate calls by using C3 Hive to automate driver check-ins.

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Meet C3’s Grocery Industry Experts

Our C3 experts will analyze your needs and design the perfect plan based on your constraints.

Our C3 Experts

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