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Terminal tractor / straddle dispatch
Dispatch terminal tractors, straddle carriers or horizontal transport to operational jobs.
7 products evaluated1 supported5 partial / conditional1 not yet verified0 not supportedAvg evidence confidence 97%
Product support comparison
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| Product | Status | Confidence | Implementation | Evidence | Limitations / notes | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS Total Soft Bank CATOS Total Soft Bank | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | CHESS explicitly monitors and supervises yard trucks and straddle carriers, calculating routing and shortest paths for optimal job scheduling and work instructions. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NN Navis N4 TOS Kaleris | Partially Supported | 98% | Not recorded | 1 source | Terminal Truck Optimization and PrimeRoute optimize terminal-truck dispatch using N4 data; straddle-carrier-specific dispatch depth is not generalized from truck evidence. | Sep 19, 2026 |
TM Tideworks Mainsail Tideworks Technology | Partially Supported | 97% | Not recorded | 1 source | Traffic Control dispatches work instructions to handling equipment and pools equipment by operational zones; exact truck/straddle configuration depends on the companion execution system deployment. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CT CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) DP World | Partially Supported | 96% | Not recorded | 1 source | Smart Dispatcher explicitly includes tractor pooling and travel-distance setup; straddle-carrier support is not inferred from tractor evidence. | Sep 19, 2026 |
RT RBS TOPS Expert Realtime Business Solutions | Partially Supported | 96% | Not recorded | 1 source | TOPX provides truck operational management, Expert CHE Strategy and equipment optimization, but straddle-carrier-specific dispatch is not explicitly established in the reviewed public material. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CO CyberLogitec OPUS Terminal CyberLogitec | Partially Supported | 95% | Not recorded | 1 source | OPUS Terminal/TLC optimizes terminal equipment workload and DGT uses real-time vehicle location and job allocation, but straddle-carrier-specific dispatch is not established by the reviewed evidence. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NM Navis Mixed Cargo TOS Kaleris | Not Yet Verified | 0% | Not recorded | 0 sources | No limitation recorded. | Not recorded |
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