Freight forwarders and logistics operators use cross-dock warehouses as pivotal hubs in their networks: consolidated shipments from trucks and trains are unloaded, parcels and boxes immediately sorted by destination or consignee, and loaded onto outbound vehicles.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking
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