C&C WarehouseLadson, SC
Cross-dock services

In one dock, sorted on the floor,
out the other side same day.

Same-day cross-dock at our Ladson, SC facility — receive, sort, and tender freight back out without warehousing it in between. Built for retail compliance windows, DC-bypass moves, and time-defined consolidations near the Port of Charleston since 1998.

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Turn time
Same-day when windows align
Sort criteria
SKU · store · route · DC
Documentation
Labels · BOLs · ASNs
Bond status
Carries through when both legs are bonded
How it works

From inbound gate to outbound seal in four steps.

Cross-dock isn’t put-away in a hurry — it’s a different dock plan from the start. Cargo is staged for movement, sort criteria are loaded before the inbound arrives, and the outbound carriers are sequenced against the sort.

  1. STEP 01

    Pre-receipt + dock plan

    Before the inbound arrives, we ingest the ASN or load list and sketch the dock plan — which inbound door it lands on, which outbound doors the sort flows toward, and which carriers are scheduled to pull when. The cargo is staged for movement, not for storage.

  2. STEP 02

    Receive + count

    Inbound is unloaded onto a striped staging zone, piece-counted (or pallet-counted, depending on the format) against the ASN, and any short / over / damage is flagged immediately — before the cargo gets blended into the sort.

  3. STEP 03

    Sort to outbound

    Cargo is sorted live to the destination criteria — by SKU, by store, by route, by customer, by retailer DC — labeled to the downstream WMS's spec, and walked across the dock to the outbound staging lane for the carrier that's pulling it.

  4. STEP 04

    Tender + ASN out

    Outbound carrier checks in, we generate the BOLs, fire the outbound ASN to the receiving DC, and the load leaves. Cargo touches our floor, but it doesn't dwell — clock starts at the inbound gate, ends at the outbound seal.

When cross-dock earns its keep

Four situations where the no-storage shape pays off.

Retailer compliance windows

When the receiving big-box DC has a tight delivery window and the inbound from the port doesn't line up cleanly, cross-dock turns one big inbound into several appointment-perfect outbounds without paying for storage in between.

DC bypass

Cargo is already destined for known stores or regional DCs — sending it through your own warehouse first just adds touches. Cross-dock at the port instead, and outbound straight to the final stop.

Time-defined consolidations

Multiple inbounds (LCL, less-than-truckload, parcel, container loads) need to be combined into one outbound load by a specific time. We hold the dock plan open until the last piece arrives, then sort and tender as a single move.

Port-direct devan + cross-dock

Container off the chassis, devanned on the dock, and the freight moves straight to outbound staging — no put-away, no rack pull, no second touch. Pairs naturally with the same-crew drayage and devan pattern.

Capacity & coverage

What you get when you cross-dock with us.

Throughput
Peak cross-dock throughput at the Ladson facility: X loads/day TK across inbound + outbound. Door count and dock space scale with the schedule — share the volume profile and we plan the dock plan to it.
Sort criteria
By SKU, by store, by route, by customer, by retailer DC. Mix as needed — the same load can split into store-level pallets for retail and route-level pallets for the rest.
Labeling + BOLs
UCC-128 / GS1-128 case labels, pallet placards, retailer-compliant pallet build, and BOLs in the format the carrier and the receiver expect. Routing guides honored.
ASN out
Outbound ASN (EDI 856) fired to the receiving DC at tender so the dock door knows what's on the way. EDI handled through your trading-partner setup or a third-party translator if you don't have one.
Port-direct flow
Cross-dock pairs naturally with drayage and devanning — container off the chassis, hand-unloaded on the dock, sorted to outbound staging, gone same day.
Cargo insurance
Warehouse legal liability and cargo coverage on freight while it’s on the dock — limits at $X,XXX,XXX TK.
FAQ

Questions importers and retail vendors usually ask first.

What is cross-docking?
Cross-docking is when freight comes in on one dock, gets sorted and immediately tendered back out on another dock — without being put away into rack storage in between. The cargo touches the warehouse floor, but it doesn’t dwell. It’s the right shape when transit time matters more than storage cost.
How fast can you turn a cross-dock?
Same-day when the inbound and outbound windows align — the cargo is in the door, sorted, and out again before the next shift. When the outbound carrier doesn’t pull until the following day we stage on the floor (not in rack) and tender at the booked appointment. Peak throughput is X loads/day TK.
What sort criteria can you handle?
By SKU, by store, by route, by customer, by retailer DC, or any combination — whatever the downstream system needs to receive cleanly. Pallet labels, carton labels, and BOLs come out in the format your receiving WMS expects, and ASNs fire to the receiving DC at tender so the dock door knows what’s on the way.
Can the cargo come in by container and go out by truck?
Yes — that’s the most common shape. Container is drayed from Wando Welch, NCT, or Leatherman, hand-unloaded at the dock (see devanning), and the freight moves directly to outbound staging for the carriers pulling that day. One handoff instead of three.
Can you handle retailer-compliant labeling and ASNs?
Yes. We work to the receiving party’s routing guide — UCC-128 / GS1-128 case labels, pallet placards, ASN (EDI 856) firing to the receiving DC at tender, and BOLs in the format the carrier and the receiver expect. If your retailer has a specific compliance manual, share it before the first load and we’ll build the dock plan against it.
Can cross-dock cargo stay in bond?
Yes — when the inbound is in-bond and the outbound is also a bonded move (e.g. headed to another bonded facility or for re-export), we can cross-dock under bond without breaking the status. See bonded storage for what determines whether bond carries through versus needing a formal entry at receipt.
Tight retailer window or a port-direct flow?

Send the routing guide, the inbound shape, and the outbound destinations — we’ll quote the dock plan.

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