At the Spring Creek Carriers warehouse in Ontario,a new truck just pulled into the warehouse.The staffs sort through all the goods on the truck and separate them out to separate loads that will go to different destinations on different trucks.This activity is referred to as:

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The activity described is cross-docking, which involves sorting and transferring goods directly from inbound trucks to outbound trucks without storing them in the warehouse. Dual distribution refers to the use of two or more transportation modes to deliver goods; intermodal distribution refers to the use of multiple modes of transportation within a single shipment; and piggybacking refers specifically to the transportation of truck trailers on rail flatcars. None of these options accurately describe the activity described in the scenario.

At the Spring Creek Carriers Warehouse in Ontario,a New Truck