Transforming Yard Operations: How a Fortune 500 Grocery Retailer Cut Costs and Boosted Efficiency with NSSL

From the outside, this Fortune 500 grocery retailer’s distribution center seemed to run like a well-oiled machine. Loads were moving, product was flowing, and their yard operations appeared seamless. But behind the scenes, inefficiencies were mounting — slow response times, inconsistent accountability, and a culture of complacency were quietly eroding productivity and safety. When leadership dug deeper, the numbers told a stark story: over 950 weekly labor hours were being billed, yet the yard was averaging only 3.3 moves per hour. That’s when the retailer partnered with National Shunt to overhaul its operations — not just to cut costs, but to bring structure, visibility, and long-term performance transformation to the yard.