RailPASS vs Pier Trucker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RailPASS
Streamline your intermodal facility experience with this mobile application. Input shipment details in advance to bypass kiosks, track your assigned shipments, and update parking locations directly from your device. Save time and reduce gate entry friction.
- Expedited gate experience
- Pre-input shipment details
- Real-time shipment status
- Update parking location
- Reduce gate entry time
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RailPASS is a BNSF Railway mobile application designed to create an efficient and expedited gate experience for truck drivers who need to drop off, pick up or locate a shipment at a BNSF Intermodal Facility. From RailPASS, you can: • Input shipment details directly through the RailPASS app to avoid having to manually enter information at the intermodal facility kiosk. This feature will reduce time spent at the kiosk by eliminating screen requests and touches – cutting current entrance gate times by more than half. • Have up-to-date status information on shipments assigned to you once it is in your personalized "My Units" screen. • Update Parking: You will have the ability to update your assigned parking location directly through the RailPASS app eliminating the need to call your dispatcher or flag down a yard checker when there is an existing shipment in a designated spot.
Pier Trucker
Access live camera feeds, check container status, and get real-time port turn time information. This app utilizes background GPS to calculate wait times, though this can impact battery life.
- Live camera feeds
- Turn time information
- Container status checking
- Port turn time calculation
- GPS location tracking
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Live cameras, turn time information, container status checking and more! App records GPS location in the background and uses it to calculate port turn time. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. App preview background pattern provided by Toptal Subtle Patterns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pier Trucker at 4.8 against RailPASS's 3.1. Pier Trucker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (48% vs 24%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pier Trucker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pier Trucker has 4.1K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of RailPASS's written reviews are positive against 48% of Pier Trucker's.
RailPASS ships an update every 2 months, Pier Trucker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RailPASS | Pier Trucker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (120 ratings) | 4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 48.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BNSF Railway | Vladimir Pshonyak |
Customer experience
RailPASS
Pier Trucker
Bugs and requests
RailPASS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pier Trucker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cameras not working for different terminals
- App not allowing login or account creation
- Constant location tracking even when not needed
Requested features
4 requests- Chat room with image sharing
- Bring back grace periods
- Improve camera coverage and reliability
- Provide more transparency on subscription pricing
In-app purchases
RailPASS
No in-app purchases
Pier Trucker
No in-app purchases








