{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cross-Dock Facility","description":"Freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers operate cross-dock facilities to transfer inbound freight directly onto outbound vehicles with minimal or no intermediate storage. Arriving pallets or parcels are unloaded at the receiving dock, sorted by destination, and reloaded onto delivery vehicles – typically within a few hours. The approach keeps inventory levels low, reduces warehousing costs, and shortens lead times for end recipients. Cross-docking is especially widespread in groce","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cross-dock-facility","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T18:31:26.760714","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cross-dock-facility","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cross-Dock Facility · Freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers operate cross-dock facilities to transfer inbound freight directly onto outbound vehicles with minimal or no intermediate storage. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking"}