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Parcel & Postal

Trailers in, trailers out, and a sort window that never moves.

The Challenge

The dock sets the pace for the whole building

Parcel and postal hubs live by the clock: trailers arrive in waves, the sort window is fixed, and outbound trucks leave on time. Loading and unloading by hand is the slowest, most injury-prone step, and it sets the pace for everything after it.

Fixed sort windowsLate trailers mean missed connections downstream.
Manual trailer handlingMixed parcels are lifted, twisted, and stacked for hours.
Injury and turnoverDock roles have some of the highest strain-injury rates in logistics.
Dock congestionForklifts, carts, and people crowd the doors at peak.

Proven Results

What similar operations achieved

2×cartons moved per hour at Averitt after adding Destuff-it units (Gorbel)
40%faster trailer turns, 2.5 h down to 1.5 h, at a last-mile delivery carrier (Gorbel Destuff-it)
12 h → 8 ha 12-hour unloading shift now finished by noon at freight carrier Averitt (Gorbel)

Published customer results from our technology partners. Your results depend on your volumes, layout, and processes. See all case studies →

What Matters Most

  • Trailer turn time
  • Ergonomics
  • Sort-window reliability
  • Dock safety
  • Labour retention

How DeRosa delivers

  1. 01

    Study the waves

    We map trailer arrival waves against your sort window.

  2. 02

    Speed up the doors

    Unloading and loading conveyors go to the doors that set the pace.

  3. 03

    Clear the dock floor

    Autonomous tuggers and projected lanes keep traffic moving.

  4. 04

    Simulate the peak

    Staffing and door plans are tested against your busiest night.

Let’s talk about your operation

Every facility is different. Tell us about yours and a DeRosa engineer will follow up.