Vehicle Yard Tracking. Made Easy.

Real time tracking across hold yards, off-site lots, and ports.
No expensive infrastructure, manual searches, or workflow disruption.

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Luna automatically transmits vehicle hold yard tracking data into your YMS or ERP

Why Vehicle Hold Yard Tracking Matters

Automotive OEMs and vehicle retailers often manage thousands of vehicles across on-site yards, off-site lots, and port or dealership holding areas. Vehicles may be awaiting missing components, quality inspections, customer delivery, model release timing, or transportation. These yards are often vast, loosely organized, or owned by third parties—making it difficult and time-consuming to locate the right vehicle when needed.

Untracked movement between buildings, zones, or off-site locations increases the risk of misplacement, misallocation, or even theft. And every delay in retrieving a vehicle compounds—slowing revenue, disrupting operations, and undermining customer trust.

Without real-time tracking, manufacturers and retailers face:

Productivity losses

Worker wasting hours looking for a car in a vehicle hold lot

Staff spend hours manually searching for vehicles across massive yards, delaying operations and draining resources

Shipping setbacks

No vehicle yard tracking leading to shipping setbacks

Missing or outdated location data stalls pickups, disrupts scheduling, and throws off downstream planning

Carrying costs

Man looking at capital tied up in vehicles stuck in hold yards

Idle vehicles tie up working capital and delay revenue recognition

Inventory gridlock

vehicle hold yard inventory gridlock

Inability to clear outbound vehicles clogs yards and prevents inbound inventory from being received

No reliable source of truth

man not knowing which vehicle yard tracking data to trust

Without real-time data, teams rely on spreadsheets and guesswork—leading to miscommunication, slowdowns, and costly errors

Risk of loss or theft

car being stolen from yard without vehicle yard tracking

Without automated tracking, vehicle moves between lots or third parties can result in misplacement or theft

Use Case Spotlight: Tracking in Rented and Remote Yards

A major automotive plant preparing for the launch of a new model car requires parking thousands of finished or nearly finished vehicles in any available space–from gravel lots to county fairgrounds. These vehicles await final inspections, carrier pickups, and official release dates.

Without real-time location visibility, staff rely on spreadsheets, clipboards, or visual searches, and burn hours or even days locating specific vehicles. Misplaced cars often miss their shipping windows, and can sit so long that they require reinspection or even rework.

Why Traditional Tracking Methods Fall Short

Manual tracking is inefficient

man searching for car in vehicle hold lot

Spreadsheets and walkie-talkies can’t manage thousands of vehicles—and delays snowball fast

Infrastructure complexity and cost

RFID requires fixed readers and chokepoints—making it complex and expensive to set up across large, open areas ($500K+), and near impossible at lots rented from third-parties

The Luna Solution

Luna delivers precise, real-time tracking for vehicles in hold yards—without requiring chokepoints, manual scans, or costly infrastructure. Bluetooth-based and automated, Luna uses mobile devices you already own to collect and transmit location data, making visibility easy and affordable across all yard types.

Automated GPS tracking

Luna tracker communicating automatically with gateway device

Get precise, real-time vehicle location data. No manual scanning required

No infrastructure installation

Luna turns your existing mobile devices into communications gateways

Luna-enabled tablets and devices automatically detect and transmit vehicle positions from GPS-enabled tags 

Seamless visibility

Luna can track in outdoor vehicle hold yards or indoor holding areas

Track vehicles across on-site, off-site, and indoor locations without changing staff workflows

Simple process

Luna GPS tracking tag being added to a car in a vehicle hold yard

Luna tags are deployed in seconds. Just place in the vehicle and go. No manual pairing required

Low-cost, long-life

Luna vehicle tracking tag

Tags last three to five years on a charge, and have field-replaceable batteries

Automated movement history

Track all vehicle moves—supporting audits, dispute resolution, and process improvements

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Built for Vehicle Yard Operations

Track vehicles wherever they’re stored—without complex infrastructure or IT set-up

  • Low cost, high impact: Bluetooth now approaches passive RFID in cost—without the added expense of infrastructure or deployment delays
  • Uses what you have: Existing tablets, scanners, and mobile devices become tracking gateways–no new hardware needed
  • Instant visibility: Know exactly where each vehicle is, even after being moved
  • Risk prevention: Be notified if a vehicle moves out of its assigned zone or geofenced area
  • Historical reporting: See what’s parked where, for how long—supporting audits and process improvement
  • ERP, yard, and inventory management system integration: Real-time location data powers your existing ERP, YMS, or IMS—keeping them your single source of truth

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Luna automatically transmits vehicle hold yard tracking data into your YMS or ERP

How it Works

Place Luna GPS-enabled tags in vehicles as they enter the yard

Luna Locate app being downloaded to turn mobile devices into gateways and trackers

Turn tablets and other devices into communication gateways via your MDM system or app store download of Luna app

Luna automatically transmitting vehicle hold yard tracking data automatically

Real-time location data transmitted seamlessly and securely via gateways to the Luna Locate console and/or your ERP, YMS or IMS

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Vehicle Hold Yard Tracking FAQs

No. Luna is designed for ease and affordability—no chokepoints, fixed readers, or costly infrastructure required. Your existing tablets, scanners, and mobile devices act as data gateways.

Yes. Luna was built with remote and temporary yards in mind. Tags store data and sync automatically when within range of a Luna-enabled mobile device—making it ideal for off-site locations.

Luna tags typically last three to five years on a single battery depending on usage. And batteries can be replaced, so there’s no need to discard or replace the tag when power runs low.

No problem. The beauty of Luna tags is that they automatically share their location when they’re within range of a mobile gateway. You’ll always have the most up-to-date vehicle location without manual intervention.

Yes. Luna’s real-time data can be fed directly into your existing systems using secure APIs—so your ERP, YMS, or inventory management system becomes your trusted source of truth, without requiring manual data entry.

You can start with a free proof of concept and/or a small deployment using your existing mobile devices—no expensive infrastructure or IT overhaul required. Luna scales from a single use case to enterprise-wide tracking across thousands of locations.

Ready to simplify your yard operations and find vehicles faster?

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