Cross-docking made easy

Cross-docking equipment helps companies meet customers' demands for quick and accurate product delivery.

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 10/1/1998

Cross-docking--the movement of goods from the receiving dock directly to the loading dock, without being stored in a warehouse or distribution center--allows companies to expedite the flow of products to their customers. To make sure this process runs smoothly, it's important that shippers choose the right equipment.

Shippers today can choose from a wide array of equipment, ranging from automatic-identification technology to carousels to dock levelers. The following is just a sample of what's currently available.

Jnow offers a multipurpose pallet carousel/cart that moves products or packages from one workstation to another or rotates pallets within a single workstation. It takes only seconds to convert from carousel to cart, and vice-versa.

The all-welded construction features a 48-inch diameter carousel with a quarter-inch treadplate deck and a removable handle. The unit is mounted on four eight-inch phenolic casters and can handle loads of up to 2,000 pounds. Special sizes are available.