CROSS DOCKING
Cross-docking services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service includes limited to short-term storage, truck-to-truck transfers, and local deliveries. Absolute Link Logistics Ltd. can cross-dock as little as a single pallet all the way up to a full truckload. Inter-modal container unloading is also available.
When you choose Cross Docks to manage your most important asset, you’ll get an unparalleled level of customer service. We have a proven track record of ensuring the right product, is in the right place – at the right time. Our goals are the same as our customers. We aim for exceptional customer service every time a product is ordered.
WHEN IS CROSS DOCKING USED?
The process of cross-docking will not suit every warehouse’s needs, it is, therefore, important to make an informed decision as to whether cross-docking will increase the productivity, costs, and customer satisfaction for your specific business. Cross-docking can advance the supply chain for a variety of specific products. For one, unpreserved or temperature-controlled items such as food that need to be transported as quickly as possible can be benefitted from this process. Additionally, already packaged and sorted products ready for transportation to a particular customer can become a faster and more efficient process through cross-docking
BENEFITS OF CROSS DOCKING
Reduced Labor Costs
By having shipments immediately unloaded from an incoming carrier and loaded directly on an outbound carrier you reduce the labor costs incurred by no longer requiring a pickup and putting them away in warehousing for storage.
Reduced Material Waste
By reducing the time, it takes for the product to move through the supply chain, cross-docking also reduces and prevents material waste. The goal is to make sure that your customers receive the products they need in a timely manner.
Reduced Warehouse Expenses
By moving goods between storage locations, you avoid the cost of purchasing warehouse space. You also reduce the cost of managing inventory in different storage locations.
Shipping temperature-sensitive items.
We have both climate-controlled warehousing space (including temperature-controlled docks) and reefer trailers to keep your temperature-sensitive products within spec every step of the way.
Faster Product Delivery
Our reliable Calgary cross-docking processes ensure that your products get delivered fast and on time. This helps you to reduce the risk of lost sales and retain your customers with a superior level of service.
Loads from multiple vendors.
If you have products arriving from different vendors in different places, you can have them shipped to us and we can combine shipments into one delivery for a retail customer.