YMX Logistics Wins FreightWaves AI Excellence Award for Yard Operations Innovation

YMX Logistics, a national provider of integrated yard logistics for enterprise shippers, has received the 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Award from FreightWaves. The company was recognized in the Operational AI Integration category for delivering measurable results through its Autonomous Yard Operating System (YOS).

As part of the Autonomous YOS, YMX developed a digital twin decision engine powered by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. The system enables teams to analyze, test, and continuously optimize yard operations by evaluating layout configurations, fleet sizing, labor planning, traffic flow, and electrification strategies. This approach allows YMX and its customers to quantify both operational and financial impacts with greater accuracy.

“As a national yard logistics provider serving some of the country’s largest shippers, our teams operate around the clock in highly complex environments,” said Matt Yearling, CEO of YMX Logistics. “On behalf of our team and customers, we would like to thank the FreightWaves team for this recognition. This award reinforces our belief that the future of yard operations lies in bringing technology and operations together to improve performance, safety, and sustainability while enabling continuous optimization and long-term value creation for enterprise shippers.”

Jeff Hiller, vice president of product at YMX Logistics, emphasized the broader application of the technology. “There is still limited understanding of what artificial intelligence is and what it can do in a complex operating environment,” Hiller said. “At YMX, autonomy means much more than deploying autonomous trucks. We have built a decision engine that combines a digital twin, machine learning, predictive analytics, computer vision, and real-time operational data to assess conditions, anticipate constraints, recommend actions, and continuously improve YMX’s field execution. Customers continue to tell us they have not seen another approach that integrates technology and operations in this way. This recognition reinforces the distinctiveness of our offerings and, more importantly, the measurable value it is creating.”

YMX was recognized alongside four other organizations advancing the use of artificial intelligence in logistics. FreightWaves presents the award to companies that deliver real business outcomes through AI across supply chain, transportation, and logistics operations.

YMX Logistics specializes in integrated yard logistics operations, gate management, spotting and shuttling services, trailer rentals, and yard management technology solutions. Through its Yard Operating System, the company helps enterprise shippers improve visibility, execution, safety, sustainability, and operational performance across complex distribution and manufacturing networks.