{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cross-Docking","description":"A truck pulls into a transit terminal on Monday morning carrying mixed pallets bound for five different regions. Instead of moving the goods into storage, the terminal sorts them by destination and loads them straight onto outbound regional vehicles already waiting at the dock. That is cross-docking in a nutshell: the direct transfer of goods from inbound to outbound transport without intermediate warehousing. Cargo typically spends no more than a few hours at the facility. The approach cuts sto","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cross-docking-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T09:01:00.478766","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cross-docking-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cross-Docking · A truck pulls into a transit terminal on Monday morning carrying mixed pallets bound for five different regions. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking"}