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ZERO STORAGE
Cross Docking

ZERO STORAGE
MAXIMUM FLOW

Freight moves directly from inbound to outbound with no warehouse storage. Faster delivery, lower handling costs, less inventory risk.

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Direct Transfer

Inbound freight unloads and reloads to outbound trailers without entering warehouse storage.

Speed to Market

Eliminate warehouse dwell time. Products move from origin to customer faster with fewer delays.

Reduced Handling

Fewer touchpoints means less damage risk, lower labor costs, and simpler inventory management.

Lower Logistics Cost

Cut warehousing, storage, and carrying costs by keeping freight moving instead of sitting.

Cross-Docking Programs

We operate flexible cross-dock programs from hub facilities near major freight lanes, built around your inbound and outbound schedules.

Pre-Distribution Cross-Dock

Supplier ships consolidated loads to our facility. We sort by destination and reload to outbound carriers for each retail location.

Dwell Time
Under 24 hours
Sort Accuracy
99.8%
Inbound
FTL or LTL
Outbound
FTL, LTL, or parcel

Consolidation Cross-Dock

Multiple small shipments from various origins arrive, are consolidated by destination, and depart as full loads.

Min Inbound
1 pallet
Outbound Build
By destination zip
Savings vs LTL
15–30%
Lead Time
Same day to 24 hr

Deconsolidation Cross-Dock

Full truckloads arriving from a single origin are broken into smaller shipments for final mile delivery.

Inbound
FTL containers
Outbound
LTL, parcel, courier
Sorting
SKU or order level
Relabeling
Available

Retail Cross-Dock

High-velocity retail replenishment with store-door delivery from cross-dock sort operations.

SKU Capacity
High-velocity only
Store-Door
Supported
Compliance
Retail-ready labels
Frequency
Daily programs

Who Cross-Docking Serves

We move freight for the industries that keep America running.

Retail & Grocery
High-frequency store replenishment bypassing DC storage for fresh and fast-moving goods.
E-commerce Fulfillment
Order consolidation and deconsolidation for faster last-mile delivery programs.
Food & Beverage
Time-sensitive perishables moving direct from producer to retail with minimal dwell.
Automotive
JIT part sequencing from supplier to assembly line through coordinated cross-dock transfer.
Third-Party Logistics
Multi-client sort and segregation programs for 3PLs managing complex distribution networks.
Manufacturing
Raw material and component consolidation from multiple vendors into production-ready loads.

How It Works

01

Program Design

We map your inbound lanes, outbound destinations, and freight mix to design the cross-dock flow.

02

Inbound Scheduling

Inbound carriers are scheduled against outbound departure windows to minimize dwell.

03

Sort & Transfer

Freight unloads, gets sorted by destination or order, and reloads directly to outbound trailers.

04

Outbound Dispatch

Outbound carriers depart on schedule with sorted freight and documentation ready for delivery.

<24hr
Max Dwell Time
99.8%
Sort Accuracy
30%
Avg Cost Reduction
24/7
Facility Operations
★★★★★
"Moving to a cross-dock model with APF cut our logistics costs by 22% and shaved a full day off our replenishment cycle. It was a no-brainer."
Kevin Marsh
Director of Distribution — Cascade Retail Group

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