The CDC concept as physical facility is close to those of intermodal logistic platforms and freight villages, which receive large trucks and smaller vehicles dedicated to local transportation, and offer storage, sorting, and consolidation (de-consolidation) facilities, as well as a number of related services, e.g., legal counsel, accounting, brokerage, and so on. Intermodal platforms may be stand-alone facilities situated close to the access or ring highways, or they may be part of air, rail or navigation terminals