ContainerLINK™ vs Trimble D2Link 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ContainerLINK™
This app provides service manuals, troubleshooting guides, and interactive resources for customers and technicians. It includes features like alarm code lookup, event descriptions, and a service center locator to assist with equipment maintenance and repair.
- Service manuals with videos
- Alarm code lookup
- Event Description Library
- Technician toolbox
- Troubleshooting guide
- Service center locator
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The Carrier Transicold ContainerLINK™ service app offers interactive resources for customers and service technicians, including: • Service manuals with instructional videos • Alarm code lookup function • Event Description Library • Technician toolbox • TechLINE Articles • Warranty information • Training schedule • Service center locator • Repair Registration • Troubleshooting guide for Carrier trained technicians Supported Embedded Software: • Supported Embedded Software • Supports ML5 controls through WiFi connection - ContainerLINK 3.7 is needed in order to be compatible with the data download events in 6332 and newer
Trimble D2Link 3
This app connects commercial vehicle drivers to dispatch systems for efficient load assignment and fleet management. It facilitates the transfer of stop details and vehicle location data, enabling dispatchers to send load information and receive GPS readings. Features include signature capture, image capture, and messaging between drivers and dispatchers.
- Load assignment and fleet management
- Stop details and vehicle location transfer
- Signature and image capture
- Driver-dispatcher messaging
- Mobile imaging/document scanning
- Decision-tree workflow
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D²Link® is designed for commercial vehicle drivers to be used in connection with a Trimble Transportation dispatch application*. D²Link connects your drivers to your Trimble dispatch system via Apple® smart devices for efficient load assignment and fleet management, transferring stop details and vehicle location data between drivers and dispatchers. Within the Trimble dispatch software, dispatchers can send detailed load information and receive truck GPS** location readings from their drivers at regular intervals, even make use of geo-fencing to automatically flag arrivals and departures. Standard features include signature capture, image capture, stop location mapping and the ability to exchange messages between driver and dispatcher. Options such as Mobile Imaging / Document Scanning, CoPilot integration and additional capabilities are dependent on individual handset features, installed navigation apps and Trimble software licensing, network carrier policies and services. Operation requires active, compatible Trimble software and licensing. Please note that this version should only be installed by direction from your administrator as it is not compatible with all systems versions. * TMWSuite, TMW.Suite, TruckMate, and Trimble Maps DRTrack. **Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ***New Features - Mobile Imaging / Document scanning integration - Decision-Tree like workflow - Calculated field based on other fields
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ContainerLINK™ at 4.4 against Trimble D2Link 3's 2.0. Trimble D2Link 3's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ContainerLINK™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of ContainerLINK™'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Trimble D2Link 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ContainerLINK™ ships an update every 3 months, Trimble D2Link 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ContainerLINK™ | Trimble D2Link 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carrier Corporation | Trimble Transportation Enterprise Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
ContainerLINK™
Trimble D2Link 3
In-app purchases
ContainerLINK™
No in-app purchases
Trimble D2Link 3
No in-app purchases
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