What Is Cross Docking?
Cross docking is the process of transferring materials and products from incoming shipments directly to outgoing vehicles with little or no storage time in between. Instead of your freight sitting in a warehouse waiting to be picked, packed, and shipped, it moves through our facility and onto the next truck — fast.
This keeps your supply chain lean, reduces handling costs, and gets products to their destination faster. For carriers, it means your driver isn't sitting around waiting — drop the freight and move on to your next load.
How Our Cross Docking Works
- Cargo arrives at our warehouse via inbound truck
- Items are unloaded to our staging/loading area
- Inventory is sorted and consolidated into new shipments
- Shipments leave our facility on outbound vehicles
Our warehouses and distribution centers are purpose-built for cross docking operations, with loading docks, staging areas, and the equipment needed to optimize inventory flow from inbound to outbound.
Equipment & Capabilities
- 60,000 sq ft warehouses at each location at both locations — plenty of staging room
- 30 dock bays across all locations for simultaneous loading/unloading
- Forklifts with long forks for heavy and oversized cargo
- Chains, spare pallets, and shrink wrap for sorting and reorganizing
- Pallet jacks and hand carts for smaller shipments
- High ceilings and tall doors for heavy-lift and big cargo
Additional Services
Consolidation
Need to combine many small shipments into a larger one? We'll consolidate your freight onto fewer pallets or into fewer trucks, reducing your shipping costs and simplifying your logistics.
Deconsolidation
Need a large shipment broken down into smaller ones for individual recipients? We'll sort, separate, and re-ship to multiple destinations.
Palletizing & Packaging
We handle all your palletizing needs — supplying pallets, stacking boxes, shrink wrapping, and banding each pallet to eliminate movement during transportation. Professional packaging that protects your freight.
Why Choose 24hr Cross Dock?
24/7 Operations
Cross docking doesn't stop at 5 PM. We operate around the clock so your freight moves when it needs to.
Three locations
Sparks/Reno NV and Middletown PA. East coast or west coast — we've got you covered.
Speed
Our operations are designed for fast turnaround. Get your driver released and back on the road quickly.