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A back-to-back cargo movement is generally understood as the transfer of loose goods from one truck to another---in its literal form, positioning two trucks with their backs to one another. Primitive variants involve labor-intensive handling and placement of cargo on the ground during the transfer.t is, however, the hallmark of cargo transfer at every crossing between Israel and the Palestinian areas as well as at a number of checkpoints inside the West Bank. Even the new border terminals under development by the Government of Israel envision variants of this type of back to back system.
Instead of a long-haul driver back tracking when making local deliveries, an over-the-road truck unloads, re-shuffles or re-organizes the load at a local warehouse maximizing driver productivity. Instead of cargo being delivered to a warehouse, an inbound truck unloads goods, and transfers them to an outbound truck. Simply put, goods are transferred from one form of transportation to another in a docking terminal, skipping their costly warehouse stay. Thus the name cross docking, as cargo is transfered across the docking terminal. Operations may utilize staging areas for inbound materials, typically spending between an hour to less than 24 hours at a facility. Thus inventory holding is minimized.