A company needs to ship $1,000$ units of product from its manufacturing plant in Chicago to a retail location in Denver. The company has the option of using cross$-$docking via a third$-$party logistics provider that charges $$500$ for cross$-$docking and $$1\mathrm{.}00$ per mile for the final delivery from the cross$-$docking facility to the retail location. The distance between the manufacturing plant in Chicago and the cross$-$docking facility in St$.$ Louis is approximately $300$ miles, while the distance between the cross$-$docking facility in St$.$ Louis and the retail location in Denver is approximately $800$ miles.

What will be the total transportation cost for the company if they choose cross$-$docking?