Q SaudiKing Abdulaziz Port, Dammam
Integrated Truck Services Center
A managed terminal for the movement, servicing and driver welfare of trucks routed to the center.
Next: label the facilities
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Smart arrival
ANPR reads the plate and matches the appointment before the barrier lifts — then the driver is routed straight to an assigned bay.
- 0 sVehicle at the laneSensors detect the truck · lane 2
- 13 sPlate and container scannedANPR reads the plate · gantry scans the box
- 28 sAppointment matchedBooking checked with the national platforms
- 48 sBarrier liftsVerified · proceed
- 55 sRouted to a bayDirections to the assigned space
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Digital integration
The gate and control room exchange routed-truck data with national platforms through Elm.
- ANPR gate
- Control room
- CCTV
- VerifyYakeenيقين
Driver identity verification
- VerifyAbsherأبشر
Credentials & permits
- VerifyWaslوصل
Fleet & operator compliance (TGA)
- SyncFasahفسح
Port appointment & customs clearance
- SettleSADADسداد
Payments & settlement
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The opportunity
A dedicated operating environment for trucks directed to the center — before, between and after port movements.
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The proposition
Gate, dispatch, marshalling, vehicle services and driver welfare are managed together.
- 14
- integrated facilities
- 24/7
- managed operation
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Built at operating scale
Capacity and circulation are planned together, rather than added facility by facility.
- 85,000+ m²
- managed yard
- 600+
- truck spaces
- 1,000
- people capacity
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Separated movements
A dedicated four-lane entry gate and a matching four-lane exit gate keep arriving and departing trucks apart, from the road to the yard.
- Entry gateANPR reads the plate · booking matched · barrier lifts4 lanes
- Exit gateAutomatic check-out · straight onto the port road4 lanes
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Dispatch
The operations room validates, assigns and manages exceptions across gate, yard and service lanes.
- Live
- yard allocation
- One desk
- operational coordination
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A routed truck’s journey
Verify, enter, dispatch, marshal, service, exit.
- 01VerifyANPR plate read · booking checked
- 02EnterFour-lane smart gate, in seconds
- 03DispatchControl room assigns the bay
- 04MarshalGuided along one-way aisles
- 05ServiceTyres, workshop, wash, rest
- 06ExitSmart exit, cleared for the port
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Vehicle services
Truck-scale tyre and inspection bays keep service movements short and inside the controlled center.
- On site
- tyre service
- Dedicated
- inspection bays
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Workshop capacity
Inspection and repair bays are dimensioned for full-size articulated vehicles and safe, repeatable throughput.
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Maintenance in motion
Preventive and corrective maintenance remain inside the controlled center, reducing avoidable detours.
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Truck wash
Dedicated truck-scale wash bays add a practical service stop without interrupting the wider yard flow.
- 4
- wash bays
- On site
- controlled turnaround
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Operational support
Reefer containers plug into shore power on the hardstand beside the utilities building, and a weighbridge just inside the entry gives every load a certified weight before it moves.
- Shore power
- for reefer containers
- 18 m
- pit-mounted weighbridge deck
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Driver welfare
Drivers choose the rest that suits the stop: a private sleeping pod, or a private room with its own washroom.
- 40
- places to sleep
- Private
- washroom in every room
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Driver facilities
Ablution areas, restrooms and showers sit beside the mosque, a short walk from the bays.
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Retail mix · day to night
150 m² bays, or 300 m² combined, for food, hospitality and everyday driver services.
- 20
- tenant units
- 150–300 m²
- flexible footprints
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On-site retail
A supermarket and convenience units make the center useful beyond the truck bay.
- 20
- convenience units
- On site
- daily essentials
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Food & hospitality
A food court and varied dining options give drivers a place to rest between movements.
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Q Saudi · King Abdulaziz Port
Built and operated for the trucks directed to it, for the term of the concession.
Concept imagery; facility mix and finishes are illustrative.