Case Study: Pactiv achieves real-time yard visibility and cuts spotting labor and detention fees with Kaleris

Pactiv - Customer Case Study

Pactiv, a global leader in food packaging and disposable dinnerware, faced limited visibility into yard operations and relied on Excel spreadsheets to track 200–300 trailers, which led to spotters spending 15–20 minutes searching for trailers and accumulating costly detention fees. To address this, Pactiv engaged Kaleris to deploy a yard management system (YMS) to automate trailer tracking and communications.

Kaleris’ YMS provided real-time trailer detection and identification (RFID tags and in‑truck Toughbooks), electronic moves to replace paper and radio calls, yard mapping, and automated carrier notifications. The solution gave Pactiv full yard visibility, reduced spotting labor by 20%, cut shuttle staffing needs, significantly lowered trailer detention and associated fees, and improved on‑time deliveries.

Pactiv

Chris Snow

Midwest Fleet Manager