Cross-docking
Straight from inbound freight to the delivery run.
Cut the days your stock spends sitting still. We receive, check and reconfigure inbound freight so it moves onto customer runs without a storage cycle in between.
Every extra handling step costs money and adds risk.
Containers, interstate linehaul and supplier consignments rarely arrive in the shape your customers order in. Cross-docking is where that gets fixed — unpacked, verified, sorted by destination and staged for dispatch in a single pass.
For retailers running direct-to-customer campaigns or bulk store replenishment, it shortens lead times and keeps warehousing costs tied to what genuinely needs storing.
What's involved
How we run it
Container unpacks
Devanning with condition checks and counts recorded as stock comes off.
Deconsolidation
Bulk inbound broken down into store, region or customer-level consignments.
Transfer to delivery
Freight staged directly onto last-mile runs from the same facility.
Receipting & discrepancies
Shortages and damage flagged at receipt, while it's still resolvable with your supplier.
Short-term staging
Holding space for goods waiting on a booking, without a long-term storage commitment.
Peak surge handling
Extra dock capacity for container weeks and campaign launches.
What it means for you
The outcome
- Less capital tied up in stock sitting in storage.
- Faster time from port or supplier to the customer's home.
- Damage and shortage identified early, not at the doorstep.
- One facility handling inbound freight and outbound delivery.
Make the last mile the strongest part of your brand.
Tell us where it gets difficult — the container, the warehouse, the doorway or the return — and we'll show you how 3 Mile would run it.