Cross-docking, Handling & Storage - Special Service Freight

Cross-docking is defined as unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck and loading these materials directly onto outbound trucks, with little or no storage in between.

Special Service not only offers the use of its larger facilities for cross-docking for this direct transfer and immediate out-loading of freight, but also for situations where some handling and/or a short period of storage may be required for non-HAZMAT cargo before delivery, e.g.

The receiving location is backed up and cannot immediately take the product;
Where a trucker has been delayed inbound and cannot make the final mile delivery because the consignee is closed for receiving and/or where schedules have changed;
Where you may need to change the type of vehicle for the last mile delivery due to receiving limitations at the consignee;
Where the freight needs to be reconsigned from the original destination and may need re-sorting and re-labeling before routing onto the new destination;
Where the inbound freight needs to be ‘married up’ and consolidated with other shipments before the final delivery or the reverse;
Where freight needs to be brought into a central location and then sorted for delivery to a variety of destinations.

Please note: We strongly discourage rugs, mattresses, kayaks, and other loose freight that’s awkward to move and lacking packaging protection from being tendered to us for transport.

If tendered, we reserve the right to turn down a damage claim if the packaging is found to be insufficient.

The insurance charge will increase if additional Cargo Insurance is requested AND formally accepted and charged for (See Terms & Conditions of Carriage).

Subject to space availability, the following locations do offer this service on a regular basis and can also open up facilities after hours to accommodate compromised delivery situations:

Atlanta, GA

Address: 430 Plaza Drive, College Park, GA 30349

Phone: 404-684-6805

Email: atl@specialservice.net

Asheville, NC

Address: 44 Buck Shoals Rd, Ste H-8, Arden, NC 28704

Phone: 828-687-9289

Email: avl@specialservice.net

Charleston, NC

Address: 9035-A Sightline Drive, Ladson, SC 29456

Phone: 843-569-3770

Email: chs@specialservice.net

Charlotte, NC

Address: 4710 Belle Oaks Dr, Ste 104, Charlotte, NC 28217

Phone: 704-587-0001

Email: clt@specialservice.net

Greensboro, NC

Address: 600 Pegg Rd, Stes 111/113, High Point, NC 27409

Phone: 336-668-1144

Email: gso@specialservice.net

Greenville, SC

Address: 103 Fortis Drive, Duncan, SC 29334

Phone: 864-332-4477

Email: gsp@specialservice.net

Orlando, FL

Address: 10255 General Dr, Unit A2, Orlando, FL 32824

Phone: 321-732-8433

Email: mco@specialservice.net

Miami, FL

Address: 8272 NW 21st St, Doral, FL 33122

Phone: 305-696-7750

Email: mia@specialservice.net

Wilmington, NC

Address: 326 Hermitage Rd, Castle Hayne, NC 28429

Phone: 910-762-8869

Email: ilm@specialservice.net