C.H. Robinson launches Asset Management System to enhance visibility in refrigerated and dry trailer operations
Key takeaways
- C.H. Robinson’s new Asset Management System gives fleets real-time visibility into trailer locations, status, and utilization.
- The platform helps shippers cut dwell time, boost uptime, and manage both refrigerated and dry trailers more efficiently.
- Integrating GPS and AI analytics, AMS enables smarter routing, theft prevention, and cost control across large trailer networks.
C.H. Robinson recently launched its Asset Management System (AMS) within the Drop Trailer Plus program. The company, which operates one of the largest trailer pools in the U.S., developed the new platform to provide real-time visibility and improve utilization across both its own and contracted fleets, including refrigerated, dry van, and flatbed trailers.
By combining GPS tracking, telematics data, and AI-powered analytics, the AMS turns each trailer into an intelligent, connected asset. Integrated with C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere platform, it delivers accurate location and status updates every few seconds, helping shippers minimize downtime, manage dwell, and better coordinate loading schedules for temperature-sensitive freight.
Key features of the Drop Trailer Plus AMS:
- Improved utilization and efficiency through optimized routing and planning within North America’s largest transportation network
- Better trailer availability and uptime for dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed equipment
- Real-time visibility and GPS updates up to every 5 seconds, ensuring location and condition awareness
- Proactive exception management to reduce dwell time and disruptions
- Theft and fraud prevention through enhanced tracking and alerts
- Performance scorecards offering insights into utilization, dwell time, and carrier performance
“The Drop Trailer Plus AMS is a game-changer,” Adam McDonough, C.H. Robinson VP of truckload, said. “With real-time visibility across both our own and our strategic contract carriers’ fleets, we’re able to monitor each trailer in real time, at rest or in motion, and help shippers streamline operations, rightsize trailer pools, maximize uptime, and minimize waste, leading to lower costs and less unplanned work.”
