Carriers
Drayage and intermodal: records AI developers may want to license
Drayage and intermodal carriers move containers between ports, rail ramps and warehouses, and much of the work runs through systems operated by others, such as port community systems and terminal portals. Equipment interchanges in North America are largely governed by the UIIA, which sends per diem and repair disputes to arbitration. Some AI developers pay for company records that show how real work gets done, step by step.
Records a drayage or intermodal business may hold
Usually yours to decide on
These can still contain other parties' details: see Held for others.
- Your own operating recordsDispatch records, your own copies of gate times, appointment confirmations and interchange receipts, invoices and dispute outcomes.
Held for others
These may need the other party's consent, or may have to come out before anything is shared.
- Platform dataContainer status, holds and schedules taken from port, terminal or carrier platforms may be governed by those platforms' terms.
- Customers' shipment detailsIn the US, motor carriers may not disclose shipment details without consent where it could harm the shipper or reveal its business to a competitor (49 U.S.C. 14908).
What a drayage or intermodal business should check before saying yes
Platform terms
Check the terms of the port, terminal and carrier systems you use before including anything taken from them.
Customer contracts
Customer contracts may limit what can be shared.
How personal details come out
Ask the firm how driver details, names and contact details are removed before anything is shared. De-identification explained sets out what to ask.
The terms of any offer
Read what you would be agreeing to, and get your own legal advice before you sign. Once data is used to train a model, it can't practically be pulled back out.
How it works
Fill in a short form and we reply by email within two business days. If it looks like a fit, we introduce you to a firm that represents owners in these deals and email you its name. The firm pays us a referral fee if you sign. See all three steps.
Check if your data qualifies
One short form. If it looks like a fit, we introduce you to a firm that represents owners in these deals. No cost, and nothing is shared without your OK.
Check if my data qualifies →Questions owners ask
Can container status from terminal systems be included?
Probably not without checking. Data taken from port, terminal or carrier platforms may be governed by their terms.
Do I need to sort out my records first?
No. Start by filling in our short form with your team size and years in business. Rough numbers are fine. If you are about to cancel or switch software, export your records first: see Before you cancel or switch logistics software.
Do I have to pay anything?
No. If you sign with the firm we introduce you to, it pays us a referral fee out of its own share, so it doesn't reduce what your company is paid. You never pay Insightlanes.com anything.
Sources
- IANA, UIIA: interchange agreement and arbitration
- 49 U.S.C. 14908: disclosure of shipment details