What the warehouses are for

DOF Ground warehouses give freight a place to transfer, to wait, or to be split. Transloading moves product from an import container into a domestic trailer or a rail container. Cross-docking moves it from an inbound truck to an outbound truck with little or no storage. Storage is for freight that has to sit until an order or a production schedule calls for it.

The buildings sit where port, rail, and highway freight already meet, so a container can come off a ship or a train and leave by truckload or LTL without an extra city in the route.

How shippers use them

Import transload. Empty the ocean box, then build outbound trailers for the inland destination.
Cross-dock. Keep freight moving when you do not want to pay for days of storage.
Short-term storage. Hold inventory for a surge, a late appointment, or a customer order.
Consolidation. Combine smaller pickups into a fuller trailer before the long haul.

Dry freight is the core. Temperature-controlled transload and cross-dock are available when the freight has to hold a range while it transfers. Quote the truck portion in Pioneer AI when it is LTL, intermodal, or drayage, and use the contact form for the warehouse work.

Warehouse locations

Chicago, IL
Miami, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth, NJ
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Tampa, FL
Nashville, TN

Transload

An ocean container in, domestic trailers or a rail box out. Temperature-controlled transload is available when the product cannot sit in a dry box during the transfer.

Cross-dock

Inbound to outbound, for freight that should not sit. Temperature-controlled cross-dock follows the same path when the range has to hold.