Our Story
YardHawk was born from over a decade of boots-on-the-ground experience in rail and yard operations. We spent years watching crews track rail cars, drop trailers, and bulk inventory with spreadsheets, whiteboards, and paper logs -- systems that lose assets, miss demurrage and dwell-time deadlines, and create billing disputes that cost operations tens of thousands of dollars.
We built YardHawk because we knew there had to be a better way. Not a generic enterprise tool designed by people who have never set foot in a working yard, but a purpose-built system created by the same people who spent years moving rail cars, trailers, and material in the dirt.
What We Do
YardHawk delivers complete operations systems for scrap yards, aggregate operations, grain elevators and transload facilities, mulch and stone suppliers, drop-trailer lots, and industrial parks. Rail cars, trailers, equipment, and bulk material piles -- every asset, every move, every weight -- captured digitally with an immutable audit trail.
We are not just a software company. Every YardHawk deployment includes the hardware your crew works on -- industrial tablets locked to the workflow, barcode scanners for the gate and the warehouse, and PC workstations for the scale house and office -- plus a dedicated server and isolated database provisioned for your operation alone. We install it on-site, train your crew in their real environment, and support the whole system directly.
Our Values
Built for the Worker
High-contrast colors, massive buttons, and tap-and-go interfaces designed for yard workers wearing gloves in the sun -- not just office staff.
The Whole System
Software, hardware, and infrastructure from one team. Devices arrive paired, locked down, and ready to work -- no IT project on your end.
Immutable Audit Trail
Every single action creates a permanent record. When accounting needs to verify the balance sheet, the data is undeniable.
Security as Architecture
A dedicated server and isolated database per client, paired-device access with revocable credentials, and SOC2-aligned architecture. Your yard data never mixes with anyone else's.
Boots-on-Ground Support
We visit your yard, train your crew in their actual environment, and stay on the ground until everyone is 100% confident.
Direct Line, No Ticket Queue
When you call, you reach the people who built and installed your system -- not a call center reading from a script.
Contact Us
Ready to see YardHawk in action? We offer no-risk trials with on-site onboarding included. Get in touch to schedule your demo.