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Practical help for drivers, carriers and brokers moving freight through Virginia.
Who Does 24/7 Cross Docking in Virginia? We Do.
Truck broke down, load refused, or freight stuck at 2 a.m.? Our dispatch answers 24/7 and our N Chesterfield dock works nights and weekends by appointment.
Read the postLate-Night Cross Dock in Virginia: We Work All Night. Call Us Now.
Freight does not stop at 5 p.m., and neither do we. When a load shows up late, a driver is out of hours, or a delivery appointment is first thing in the morning, VA Crossdock works all night to get your freight cross-docked and back on the road.
Read the postElection Day, Gas Prices and Your Freight: What to Expect This Fall
With the November 3 midterm elections less than three weeks away, fuel prices are one of the biggest topics in the country. Whoever you vote for, if you move freight this fall, what happens at the pump hits your budget.
Read the postTruck Broke Down With a Load of Juice. We Cross-Docked It Overnight.
Some calls come in at the worst possible time. This one came after hours: a truck hauling a load of juice had broken down near Richmond, and the freight could not sit and wait.
Read the postWhen Your Truck Is Too Big: How We Finish the Last Mile in Virginia
It happens all the time. A 53-foot trailer rolls into Richmond with a load that's due today. Then the driver finds out the address is a downtown storefront on a narrow street, a neighborhood with low trees and no turnaround, a medical office with no dock, or a job site where tractor-trailers aren't allowed.
Read the postLast-Mile Delivery in Richmond, VA: From Our Dock to Their Door
The long haul is the easy part. The last few miles are where freight gets stuck: residential streets a 53-foot trailer can't turn onto, customers who need a call-ahead and an appointment window, items that have to be carried inside and set in place.
Read the postLoad Tipped Over in Virginia? We've Got You 24/7. Call Now.
It happens to good drivers every day. A hard brake on I-95, a tight ramp, a pallet that was never wrapped right, and now your freight is leaning against the trailer doors.
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