How It Works

Bins Are Barcoded

ScrapRunner provides bar code labels with industrial grade adhesive that are place on each bin in your operation.

Barcode is Scanned

Once the bar code is place on the bin, it is scanned with one of our rugged, GPS-enabled handheld computers. The handheld records the GPS-location of the scan so that it can be found at a later point. Anytime the bin is picked up or dropped off, the bar code label is scanned and the driver associates the scan with the action taken.

The handheld computers operate on AT&T’s 3G network so they are in constant contact with the ScrapRunner system and since the handheld is on throughout the day, it is sampling its location – so you’ll know where all your trucks are.

Jobs Are Scheduled

At this point, the inventory of bins is built. Using the Dispatch Desktop, dispatchers can view where all the bins and trucks are at any time and begin to schedule jobs – on a daily basis or longer. Jobs are dispatched wirelessly to driver handhelds as soon as they are commited, so jobs can be changed throughout the day.

Job Information Is Sent to Accounting and Scale

ScrapRunner integrates with industry-leading accounting and scale systems – job data is sent to those systems as needed reducing the need for drivers to carry around paper and drastically reducing processing time.

Customers can watch it all (coming soon)

Through ScrapRunner’s web interface, you can integrate package-style tracking onto your web site. You customers can request pick up and delivery of bins, or otherwise track the movement of trucks and bins for their jobs.

Yard Supervisors can watch it, too (coming soon)

ScrapRunner provides a dashboard that can be put on Blackberry, Windows-Mobile and Apple iPhone devices that shows inbound containers along with their current location and ETA enabling yard supervisors to properly plan for inbound assets and reduce backup of trucks in the yard thereby improving process flow.