More than 4,000 users had enrolled in the Georgia Ports Authority’s trucker mobile app by early June, as Savannah’s container terminals continued shifting gate transactions and driver information toward digital systems.
Georgia Ports said enrollment had grown from fewer than 900 users when the app was rolled out in October 2025. The app provides container locations inside the terminals and sends digital gate transaction tickets directly to drivers, reducing reliance on paper documents.
The authority said Savannah terminals handle more than 14,000 truck gate moves on an average weekday. Average turn times were about 32 minutes for a single move and 50 minutes for a dual move involving both an export drop-off and an import pickup.
Use of the app remained optional at Garden City Terminal, but Ocean Terminal had moved to digital gate tickets. Georgia Ports also said facial-recognition access had been expanded to all inbound lanes at Garden City Terminal’s Gate 3 following a trial. Drivers using the facial-recognition system are still required to keep their Transportation Worker Identification Credential in their possession while on terminal.
The changes matter to Savannah’s working waterfront because drayage efficiency directly affects container dwell time, trucking costs and the number of port turns local drivers can complete in a shift. They also show how terminal technology is becoming part of the port’s broader capacity strategy alongside new roads, berths and yard improvements.