3PL Cross-Docking Services
If you move food or beverage products, you know that speed and precision are everything. Inventory that sits too long can lose freshness, tie up capital, and disrupt downstream delivery schedules.
3PL Cross-Docking Services for Food and Beverage Brands
Progressive Logistics and PL Cold help you move products faster with 3PL cross-docking services that minimize storage time and keep your supply chain flowing.
Located side by side in Indianapolis, our campuses simplify handling for both ambient and temperature-controlled goods. Whether you're moving frozen seafood, fresh produce, dairy, or packaged snacks, we help you cut costs and deliver on time, all while maintaining the integrity and compliance your business depends on.
Why Cross-Docking Is Critical for Food & Beverage Operations
Cross-docking keeps your supply chain lean by transferring goods directly from inbound to outbound trucks, reducing storage time, handling, and temperature risk. For food and beverage operations, that means better quality control and a faster path to market.
At Progressive Logistics and PL Cold, cross-docking is built around your product requirements, delivery windows, and transportation routes. Because our facilities are neighbors — one focused on dry and temperature-controlled warehousing, the other on cold and frozen — you can move goods between ambient and cold environments without adding miles or delay.
Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Faster inventory turnover: Keep perishable and shelf-stable items flowing.
- Reduced handling and labor costs: Less time unloading, storing, and restaging pallets.
- Optimized transportation: Consolidate shipments, reduce touches, and cut freight spend.
- Reliable national reach: From our Indianapolis hub, reach two-thirds of the U.S. population within a single day's drive.
Two Specialized Campuses. One Integrated 3PL Solution
Progressive Logistics manages dry, ambient, and temperature-controlled goods, while PL Cold specializes in frozen and refrigerated products. Located right next door to each other, the two facilities work together as one seamless logistics hub. This layout allows products to move directly between cold and ambient environments in minutes, with no off-site transfers or added miles.
Every pallet, case, and load is managed with visibility in mind. Our advanced warehouse management systems, including Accuplus® and Cadence by Cadre Technologies, give you real-time insight into your inventory and order flow. You'll know exactly where your products are and when they're moving.
Advantages at a Glance:
- Organic, Kosher, and SQF Certified: We meet the highest standards for food safety and quality.
- Strategic Indianapolis Location: Reach two-thirds of the U.S. population within a day's drive.
- Flexible Space Options: Choose shared or dedicated storage for short- or long-term needs.
- End-to-End Coordination: Cross-docking, storage, and distribution all under one roof.
- Experienced Team: Decades of food logistics expertise ready to anticipate your needs.
3PL Cross-Docking Services Tailored for Your Industry
Our team works across every major food sector, coordinating timing, temperature, and compliance with the precision your business requires.
- Allergens & Bakery: Dedicated zones and segregated handling to prevent cross-contact while keeping baked goods fresh and secure.
- Beverages: Quick-turn transfers and careful temperature management that preserve shelf life and flavor integrity.
- Canned & Preserved/Dry Foods: Streamlined transfers to keep your supply chain lean without sacrificing accuracy or traceability.
- Dairy: Controlled environments that maintain consistent cold chain performance.
- Fresh Produce: Fast movement through our dock network to maintain texture, color, and freshness from harvest to shelf.
- Meat & Poultry: Strict temperature monitoring and handling protocols to meet USDA and SQF standards.
- Seafood & Fishery: Deep-freeze capacity and continuous cold chain assurance for high-value, time-sensitive inventory.
Partner With a Logistics Team That Moves as Fast as You Do
At Progressive Logistics and PL Cold, our connected campuses, advanced systems, and industry certifications make it easy to move products efficiently while maintaining the safety and quality your brand promises. Our 3PL cross-docking services deliver faster turnarounds, lower costs, and greater control over every shipment, all from a single, strategically located hub. Discover how seamless cross-docking can keep your business moving forward.
