The problem
Why status is usually a phone call
Container status information travels by phone and email, with no shared, structured record either side can point back to. Trucks arrive against bookings that turn out to be blocked. Compliance holds get resolved verbally, with no attributable evidence trail when a dispute or an audit comes later.
Reliable, auditable status
One deterministic status, always explainable
Every container carries a status of Ready, Not Ready, Blocked, or Conditionally Ready, computed from its recorded evidence and open holds — never guessed, never AI-decided. A human can always override it, and every override is recorded: who, when, and why.
For hauliers
Check before you queue
A haulier linked to a booking can check whether a scheduled pickup or drop-off is actually ready before leaving the yard, instead of finding out after joining the queue.