Container Depot Inspection Evidence Layer
Inspection, repair, and lease-return photos linked to the validated container number — searchable from the office, retained on terms the depot controls.
Where Depot Documentation Quietly Costs Money
Container depots run structured operations against unstructured documentation. Inspections happen, repairs ship, lease returns close — but the evidence behind every charge sits on personal devices, in chat threads, and in shared folders. A disputed repair without defensible evidence becomes a direct operational cost; the cost shows up everywhere except the line item called "documentation".
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A Container-Linked Evidence Workflow Built for Depots
ConPDS Checker turns inspection, repair, and lease return into a defensible evidence record — captured on mobile, validated against the ISO 6346 container number at the point of capture, retained under your retention rules, and integrated with the depot management system already in place.
Capture Inspection and Repair Photos in the Yard
Field workers use the ConPDS Checker mobile app on their existing smartphones or tablets — no additional hardware required. Photos are taken during damage inspections, repair documentation, lease return condition reports, and pre- and post-repair checks. The app is designed for speed in real depot conditions.
Automatic Container Number Recognition
Checker OCR reads the container number on the device — including offline — and verifies the ISO 6346 check digit (owner code, serial number, and check digit) before linking the photo to the container record. Wrong recognition is flagged to the technician; if a number is not recognized, they can retake the photo or type the container number manually. This keeps documentation error at the point of capture instead of surfacing weeks later during a claim review.
Immediate Web Dashboard Access
All photos are available instantly in the browser-based dashboard. Office staff can search by container number, review inspection documentation, organise repair cases, and retrieve the full record in seconds. Configured distribution rules can also push the same documentation to shipping lines, leasing companies, and agents via email, FTP, SFTP, or API — immediately or after a configured delay, with every attempt logged as success or failure. Distribution runs only where a rule has been configured for the event.
Integration With Depot Management and M&R Systems
When a tenant distribution rule is configured, Checker can send documentation to supported depot management or M&R systems immediately or after a configured delay. Every attempt is logged with success or failure. See also how the reefer inspection documentation workflow extends this platform for PTI and pre-trip checks.
An Evidence Layer Underneath the Operation You Already Run
ConPDS Checker does not replace your depot management system. It adds the operational evidence layer DMS platforms do not provide — container-linked records, audit-logged access, and configurable retention — without changing how the yard already works. For wash station operations, see how the container wash evidence layer applies the same workflow to before-and-after wash records.
Mobile-First Capture for Real Depot Conditions
ConPDS Checker is built for field use — not office environments. Designed for depots handling high daily inspection volumes, the interface is optimised for speed and simplicity so field workers produce a defensible evidence record without additional training, additional hardware, or additional workflow steps.
Operating Inside Active Container Depot Environments
ConPDS Checker is the depot inspection evidence layer for operations across Europe — independent depots, multi-site networks, lessor return depots, and shipping-line repair workshops. Tens of thousands of container-linked records flow through the platform every day. Field-tested since 2013 and refined continuously against the operational reality of depot work.
Security, Retention, and Audit Posture
Frequently Asked Questions About the Depot Evidence Layer
Make Depot Inspection Evidence Defensible by Default
If your depot is producing inspection, repair, and lease return records every day, the question is not whether you have evidence — it is whether you can produce it on demand for the disputed charge, the lessor audit, and the shipping-line claim. The depot evidence layer takes that off individual diligence and onto a measurable process.