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Carts at every store, and an agent that gets them back.

BinStride tags show where each cart was last seen and when: at stores, garden centers and other growers' yards. The BinStride agent works like a cart-returns employee, on 24/7: it asks stores to stage your empties, gets them on the next truck and keeps your cart count.

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Built for growers that ship on their own carts.

The problem

Every cart left at a store is a cart you'll buy again.

  • Empties stay at the store

    Stores stack your empties out back, and the truck leaves without them.

  • Carts mix with other growers'

    Shipping carts look alike, and yours end up in another grower's yard.

  • More carts, every season

    At the end of a program you can't say which stores hold your carts, so you buy more.

How it works

Attach. Detect. Locate. Follow through.

  1. Attach a tag

    Fix a long-life tag to each cart, with placement and mounting chosen and tested for your carts: steel blocks and weakens the tag's signal. Nothing to charge, pair or plug in.

  2. Let the network detect it

    When a compatible device passes nearby, at a store, a garden center or another grower's yard, it picks up the tag and records the time and the place.

  3. Locate it in BinStride

    See where each cart was last seen and when, store by store, beside your delivery records.

  4. Let the agent follow through

    The agent asks stores to stage your empties, gets them on the next truck and keeps your cart count.

The BinStride network

The BinStride network picks up your carts wherever compatible devices pass nearby: at stores, garden centers, other growers' yards and on the road in between, with no readers to install.

Each sighting comes with its time and place.

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The BinStride agent

Your cart-returns employee, on 24/7.

Not another dashboard to watch. The BinStride agent is an AI agent that works like a cart-returns employee: it watches every cart against your delivery records, follows up until carts come back, and keeps your cart count.

  • Watches every cart's sightings against your delivery records, store by store.
  • Flags what needs action: stores holding carts past your target, stores with more carts than your records show, and carts not seen in your window.
  • Asks each store's garden center to stage your empties for the next truck, by email or text.
  • Gets empties onto a truck already going that way, with your transport manager's OK.
  • Asks drivers to count shelves at pickup: the tags are on the carts.
  • Assembles the record for a cart charge.
  • Sends your weekly cart summary.
  • Answers "how many of our carts are at Store 112?" any time.

You decide what it sends on its own and what waits for your OK. Texts go only to people who've agreed to get them.

BinStride agentto you, your weekly cart summary Weekly

Your carts this week · week of Oct 26

  • Out: 2,760 carts at stores, garden centers and other growers' yards.
  • At a store past your 21-day target: 640 carts at 38 stores. Follow-ups sent to 31; pickups booked at 19.
  • Store 112, Raleigh NC: your records say 20; last seen there this month 64. I've asked the garden center to stage the empties for Tuesday's truck.
  • Returned this week: 1,180 carts, 14 noted damaged at your dock.
  • Grower's yard, Kinston NC: 37 of your carts last seen there, latest Oct 21. Their yard manager has set them aside.
  • Not seen in 30 days: 1,020 of 6,400 tagged carts. 28 were last seen at Store 087, Myrtle Beach SC, on Sep 14; I've asked the store's garden center.
  • Needs you: OK the Kinston pickup on Mon Nov 2.

Your stores

Store by store, your carts against your records.

Your delivery records say how many carts each store should have. BinStride shows how many were last seen there and when, and the agent works every difference with the store until your empties are back on a truck.

Your records say Store 112 has 20 carts. BinStride last saw 64 there this month.

The agent has already asked the garden center to stage the empties for Tuesday's truck.

There's nothing to install at the store. The garden center just answers the agent's questions. Discuss a pilot

What it tracks

Every row, built in.

Every row is part of a BinStride pilot: the tags show where your carts were last seen, and the agent does the follow-through.

Built in
part of every pilot.
Tags
from where each cart was last seen.
Agent
the BinStride agent does it.
Tags + agent
both.
WhatWhat BinStride doesHowStatus
Carts out, store by storeHow many of your carts were last seen at each store, garden center and yard.TagsBuilt in
Carts past your targetCarts at a store past the days you allow, followed up until they're back.Tags + agentBuilt in
Stores over your recordsStores holding more carts than your delivery records show, flagged and followed up.Tags + agentBuilt in
Carts in other growers' yardsCarts last seen at another grower's yard, followed up with that yard.Tags + agentBuilt in
Days at a storeHow long carts sit at each store, from your delivery dates and where each was last seen.TagsBuilt in
Pickups on the next truckEmpties staged and booked on a truck already going that way, with your transport manager's OK.AgentBuilt in
Shelves and damageThe agent asks drivers to count shelves at pickup and your dock to note damaged carts. The tags are on the carts and don't see damage; people do.AgentBuilt in
Carts not seen in your windowEvery cart not seen in the window you choose, investigated with the store.Tags + agentBuilt in
Cart chargesThe record for each charge conversation: delivered, where and when each cart was last seen, and every follow-up and reply. It supports the charge; it isn't proof on its own.Tags + agentBuilt in
Weekly cart summaryWhat's out, which stores are over, what the agent did and what needs you.Tags + agentBuilt in

Pilot program

Put BinStride to work on your carts.

A BinStride pilot puts tags on some of your carts, shipped to stores you choose, with the agent working from day one, so you can see what BinStride does before you decide anything bigger.

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What we ask of you

  • Pick the carts and the stores.
  • A contact who can help fit the tags, and your delivery records.
  • Who the agent may contact at each store, and what it may send on its own.
  • A short check-in as results come in.

What's in a pilot

  • Tagged carts, chosen with you.
  • Stores you choose, plus your own greenhouses.
  • The BinStride agent from day one: follow-ups, pickups on the next truck, shelf counts, damage notes and your weekly summary.
  • Everything in the table above, built in.
  • Your delivery records beside where each cart was last seen.
  • Mounting tested on your carts, under your handling.
  • A review of what turned up and what the agent closed, and a plan for the rest of your carts if it's worth it.

Questions

Questions and answers

Plain answers, including what the tags can't see.

The agent

What is the BinStride agent?

An AI agent that works like a cart-returns employee, on 24/7. It watches every cart against your delivery records, follows up with stores until carts come back, and keeps your cart count.

Who does the agent contact, and as whom?

The people you name at each store, by email, or by text if they've agreed to get texts. Messages come from your cart desk and say they're sent by the BinStride agent. You decide what it sends on its own and what waits for your OK.

Can it prove a store kept our carts?

It gives you the record for that conversation: every cart delivered, where and when each was last seen, and every follow-up and reply. That record supports the charge; it isn't proof on its own.

How it works

Can I see where a cart is right now?

You see where each cart was last seen, and when. BinStride isn't live tracking: a cart is picked up when a compatible device passes nearby, and each sighting comes with its time and place.

Does BinStride use GPS?

No. There's no GPS receiver in the tag. Each sighting comes with the time and the place it was heard.

Do stores need to install anything?

No. There's nothing to install at a store or garden center. They just answer the agent's questions.

How accurate is the location?

Close enough to tell you which store, garden center or yard a cart was heard at, not which aisle.

Our carts end up in other growers' yards. Can it tell?

If one of your carts was last seen at another grower's yard, BinStride shows it, and the agent can ask that yard to set it aside for your next truck.

Carts and tags

Our carts are steel. Will it work?

Steel blocks and weakens the tag's signal, so placement and mounting are chosen and tested on your carts, under your handling, in the pilot.

Does it count our shelves?

The tags go on the carts. Shelves travel loose, so the agent asks drivers to count them at pickup.

What happens if a tag comes off?

The cart stops being seen, and BinStride shows where and when it was last seen. BinStride can't tell a removed tag from a cart that simply hasn't been picked up since, which is why mounting is one of the first things the pilot tests.

How long do the batteries last?

The tag is designed for long life with no charging. We'll confirm battery life for the production tag before we quote it.

Your systems

Does it work with our systems?

Bring your delivery records in as a CSV, and the agent works from them; export BinStride's last-seen list any time. ERP integrations are planned.

Pilots and pricing

How much does it cost?

It depends on how many carts you have, the tag and mounting your carts need, and service terms. BinStride is built around the economics of reusable containers. Ask us about a pilot.

How do I get started?

Tell us about your carts below, and we'll set up a short call about a pilot.

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