Visibility & Tracking
Geofencing
Detect arrivals, departures, and dwell with location fences
Define geofences around plants, DCs, ports, and stops to auto-detect arrival, departure, and excess dwell for status and exception workflows.
Auto
Arrive/depart events
Objective
Dwell timers
Fewer
Check-calls
The challenge
Why this breaks without a TMS
Manual check-calls miss actual arrival times. Detention disputes and dock readiness suffer without objective geofence events.
The ZingTMS approach
How we solve it
ZingTMS applies geofences to shipment stops and facilities so entry/exit events update status, timers, and alert rules automatically.
What you can do
Geofencing is designed for daily freight operations - not slideware checklists.
Create geofences for facilities, stops, and custom zones
Detect enter/exit events from GPS and telematics feeds
Auto-update stop status on geofence breach
Measure dwell time against policy thresholds
Trigger exceptions and control-tower alerts on breaches
Retain geofence event history for detention and audit
Business benefits
Outcomes procurement, ops, and finance leaders use to justify the platform.
- Automate arrived/departed status without phone calls
- Start dwell and detention timers with location evidence
- Alert when assets linger beyond configured thresholds
- Improve appointment and yard readiness signals
Typical use cases
DC networks auto-detecting carrier arrival for dock teams
Fleet ops measuring plant dwell for detention recovery
Port and rail yards monitoring container/trailer presence
See Geofencing on your freight flows
We will walk through configuration, integrations, and the operating model that fits your team.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers for operations, IT, and finance evaluators.
Do geofences require custom hardware?+
Geofencing uses GPS/telematics already ingested for the trip; no separate yard hardware is required to start.
Can fence size differ by facility?+
Yes. Each location can have its own radius or polygon and dwell policy.
How do geofence events affect billing?+
Dwell and detention signals can support accessorial review while following your settlement approval rules.
Related capabilities
Continue exploring adjacent workflows on the same platform.
Visibility & Tracking
GPS & Telematics Ingestion
Pull location and telematics events into the shipment record
View capabilityVisibility & Tracking
Control Tower & Alert Rules
Operate a rules-driven tower across your freight network
View capabilityTransport Execution
Yard Management
Know what is in the yard and what happens next
View capabilityReady to modernize this workflow?
Geofencing runs as part of the full ZingTMS platform - white-label, multi-tenant, and integration-ready.