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What Is Shunt Operation and Why Does Your Distribution Centre Need It?
If you operate a distribution centre, manufacturing plant, or cold storage facility, you have probably experienced the bottleneck: trailers are waiting, docks are backed up, and your internal team is spending time moving trucks when they should be focused on operations. This is exactly the problem that professional shunting solves.
What Is Shunting?
Shunting — also called yard spotting — is the movement of trailers within or between yards, docks, and facilities without a driver attached to the load. A shunt operator uses a specialized yard truck (hostler) to position trailers precisely at the right dock, at the right time, without creating bottlenecks in your operation.
Why Facilities Use Professional Shunt Services
High-volume distribution centres, manufacturing plants, and cold storage operations benefit from professional shunting for several reasons. It eliminates dock congestion by keeping trailers moving fluidly. It reduces the cost of line-side delays caused by mispositioned trailers. It allows facilities to operate around the clock without relying on over-the-road drivers to handle yard movements.
What to Look For in a Shunt Partner
Not all shunt providers are equal. The best shunt partners offer 24/7 availability with no overtime excuses, experienced operators trained in precision yard movement, technology integration with your TMS for seamless coordination, and full insurance and compliance certification.
Transway’s Shunt Operation
Transway Transport provides professional shunting services for distribution centres, manufacturing plants, and cold storage facilities across Ontario. Our shunt team operates 24/7, integrates with TransPlus TMS for seamless coordination, and is fully insured and certified. If your yard never sleeps, your shunting partner should not either.
Contact Transway Transport to discuss shunt services for your facility: +1 905-458-7200 | transwaytransport.ca
