Gate Booker

Arenas & venues

Self-Serve Loading Dock Scheduling for Arena Managers.

Move away from shared Google Sheets and chaotic group texts. Give touring road crews a self-serve booking link, mapped staging, and instantaneous QR verification at the gate.

Product preview

Walk the full vendor loop

Auto-playing vendor pass — same flow as the live demo. No real texts are sent.

Auto-playing preview of the Gate Booker vendor SMS and QR pass flow. No real texts are sent.

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Simulating a vendor SMS pass…

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Matches the interactive demo look — loops automatically

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Why this workflow matters

Arena docks need more than a shared Google Sheet

Tour management, venue ops, and security each keep a copy of the load-in grid. The moment one truck slips, every other row is fiction. Gate Booker publishes one capacity calendar, lets crews self-book, and gives supervisors a scannable pass at the freight entrance.

One live board beats three versions of the same spreadsheet arguing in a group chat while trucks idle on the service road.

Key capabilities

Web booking, optional SMS, and QR gate check-in for live-event docks.

Retire the shared sheet

Stop version drift between tour management, venue ops, and security group chats.

Dedicated arrival windows

Give touring road crews real capacity slots instead of a free-for-all at the freight entrance.

Instant QR verification

Gate supervisors scan passes and confirm the truck is in the mapped staging zone.

Text when it matters

Optional SMS confirmations keep drivers in sync without another email thread.

What changes on the day

Built for visiting tours, not permanent carriers

Road crews change city to city. They will not finish a two-week onboarding portal for a single stop. Share one link, verify QR at the gate, and keep the bowl’s service road clear for the next window.

Reuse the mapped staging layout across shows, adjust capacity per event calendar, and let supervisors confirm each truck is in zone before it rolls to the bay.

How it works

Built for production managers, festival directors, and arena dock masters — from one dispatch link to a verified arrival at a temporary gate.

  1. Step 1

    Map your staging zone

    Drop a pin on your venue map and draw the temporary staging area — one capacity calendar for every independent vendor.

  2. Step 2

    Send one scheduling link

    Share a single link with caterers, AV, staging, and every independent vendor. No spreadsheets, no group texts.

  3. Step 3

    Vendors claim on the web

    Drivers open the link, pick a slot, enter their plate — no app download, no account. With SMS consent, confirmation and QR arrive by text.

  4. Step 4

    Check in at the gate

    Vendors tap I’m here for a one-shot zone check, then supervisors scan QR at the gate.

Frequently asked questions

Will this replace our existing security gate process?
Gate Booker complements security: supervisors still control access. The product proves the booking and staging-zone check so you are not negotiating arrivals from a stale spreadsheet.
Can multiple shows share the same dock map?
Yes. Reuse the mapped staging layout across shows and adjust capacity windows per event calendar.

Ready to end the dock gridlock?

Drop a pin, send one link, and let vendors claim slots on the web — no app, no accounts, no 9 AM pile-up. Optional SMS when messaging is enabled.