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Best 3PL Companies in Florida (2026)

This list ranks 10 third-party logistics companies that run warehouses in Florida, from Jacksonville and Orlando to Tampa, Lakeland and the Miami area, and each Florida location was confirmed on the firm's own website. They are compared on Florida warehouses, network size, order minimums, pricing model and services; the ranking reads top to bottom, with each firm's facts in the comparison table and on its card.

  • 10 companies ranked
  • 36 warehouses in Florida between them
  • Updated September 2026

By the editorial team · How we rank

Illustration: warehouse aisle lined with tall pallet racking

Top 3PLs in Florida at a glance

  1. 1Smart WarehousingFood and consumer brands needing ambient and cold space in one 3PL
  2. 2NXTPoint LogisticsSoutheast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile
  3. 3LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports
  4. 4Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking
  5. 5Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing
  6. 6GEODISBrands wanting omnichannel fulfillment on US multi-client campuses
  7. 7Mako Freight & LogisticsRetail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity
  8. 8Crane Worldwide LogisticsImporters wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together
  9. 9Taylored ServicesApparel and retail brands needing port-side omnichannel distribution
  10. 10Star Distribution SystemsCPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck

Compare Florida 3PLs side by side

Local warehouses, network size, order minimums and pricing model for every company on the list.

#CompanyBest forIn FloridaNetworkOrder minimumPricing
1Smart WarehousingFood and consumer brands needing ambient and cold space in one 3PL3 warehouses35 totalNot publishedCustom quote
2NXTPoint LogisticsSoutheast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile7 warehouses30 totalNot publishedCustom quote
3LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports10 warehouses480 totalNot publishedCustom quote
4Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking2 warehouses46 totalNot publishedCustom quote
5Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing3 warehouses44 totalNot publishedCustom quote
6GEODISBrands wanting omnichannel fulfillment on US multi-client campuses1 warehouse150 totalNot publishedCustom quote
7Mako Freight & LogisticsRetail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity5 warehouses11 totalNot publishedCustom quote
8Crane Worldwide LogisticsImporters wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together2 warehousesNot publishedNot publishedCustom quote
9Taylored ServicesApparel and retail brands needing port-side omnichannel distribution1 warehouse10 totalNot publishedCustom quote
10Star Distribution SystemsCPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck2 warehouses2 totalNot publishedCustom quote

The 10 best 3PL companies in Florida

1

Smart Warehousing

Food and consumer brands needing ambient and cold space in one 3PL

Visit smartwarehousing.com

Two Orlando warehouses with 480,000 sq ft of bulk and pallet storage, plus a 310,922 sq ft cold storage building near JAXPORT in Jacksonville with 44,000+ pallet positions. It suits food and consumer brands that want pallet storage in Orlando and frozen or chilled space near the port from one provider.

Strengths

  • Orlando sites are AIB-audited, FDA-registered and rail-served
  • Blast freezing and USDA inspection at the Jacksonville cold store
  • SWIMS WMS with integrations from Shopify to SAP

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing; no published minimum
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • Cold chain
  • Food grade
  • Bulky and heavy
  • Value-added services
2

NXTPoint Logistics

Southeast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile

Visit nxtpointlogistics.com

7 Florida warehouses in Jacksonville (2), Orlando, Hialeah, Deerfield Beach, Tampa and the Melbourne area, 3 of them with activated foreign trade zone space, run from its Jacksonville headquarters. It suits importers and brands that want stock in several Florida metros on one Korber One WMS.

Strengths

  • 300,000 sq ft bonded, GFSI-certified building on N Main St Dr in Jacksonville
  • White-glove, room-of-choice and threshold final mile for bulky goods
  • Shopify, Amazon, EDI and API connections

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing; no published minimum
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • International
  • FTZ and bonded
  • Last mile
  • Bulky and heavy
  • Food grade
  • Value-added services
3

Lineage

Food companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports

Visit onelineage.com

10 Florida cold storage warehouses in Jacksonville, the Miami area, Lakeland and Haines City, about 1.86 million sq ft combined, 7 of them port locations. It suits food importers, exporters and distributors that need frozen or chilled space in more than one Florida market.

Strengths

  • Bonded space at Hialeah and Medley; railcar siding at Medley
  • Largest Florida site: 347,338 sq ft in Haines City
  • D2C fulfillment at the Dignan St warehouse in Jacksonville

Worth knowing

  • Built around food and temperature-sensitive products
  • Quote-only pricing
  • Cold chain
  • Food grade
  • DTC ecommerce
  • Subscription boxes
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Contract packaging
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Drayage
  • International
  • FTZ and bonded
  • Last mile
  • Value-added services
4

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Retailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking

Visit sclogistics.com

Two Florida campuses: about 2.3 million sq ft at its Lakeland headquarters, with 856 truck doors, rail service and food-grade space, and 812,000 sq ft in Auburndale with 173 truck doors. It suits retailers and brands that want warehouse space and truckload, LTL or intermodal freight from one company.

Strengths

  • Founded in 1966, headquartered in Lakeland
  • Private fleet of 440 trucks plus freight brokerage
  • 46 locations and 31M sq ft stated network-wide

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing
  • Food-grade and temperature-controlled space varies by site
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Subscription boxes
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Value-added services
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Cold chain
  • Food grade
5

Buske Logistics

Food, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing

Visit buske.com

Three Tampa warehouses on Harney Rd with 477,400 sq ft in total and 26 dock doors, offering contract and public storage in food-grade audited and non-food-grade space. It suits food, beverage and CPG shippers that want Florida storage from a network with food-grade sites in Texas, California, Mississippi, Missouri and Georgia.

Strengths

  • Founded in 1923; 44 locations stated across the US and Canada
  • Co-packing, kitting and FBA prep
  • Shopify, Amazon and WooCommerce connections

Worth knowing

  • Florida space in Tampa only
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Subscription boxes
  • Returns
  • Contract packaging
  • Value-added services
  • Food grade
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight
6

GEODIS

Brands wanting omnichannel fulfillment on US multi-client campuses

Visit geodis.com

A 250,000 sq ft food-grade, C-TPAT certified gateway in Hialeah, 12 miles from PortMiami and 9 miles from Miami International Airport, with its own drayage fleet. It suits importers and omnichannel brands that want cross-docking, transloading, pick and pack and final mile from one South Florida building.

Strengths

  • 40+ dock doors, 60+ trailer spots and a 36 ft ceiling
  • 150+ US facilities and 50M+ sq ft stated
  • Amazon Seller-Fulfilled Prime, Vendor Central and Shopify integrations

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing; no published minimum
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Subscription boxes
  • Returns
  • Value-added services
  • Cold chain
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • International
7

Mako Freight & Logistics

Retail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity

Visit makofreight.com

5 Florida warehouses: 2 in Orlando, including its Tradeport Drive headquarters, plus Apopka, Lakeland and Jacksonville, with 600,000+ sq ft across the 3 Orlando-area sites. It suits retail and consumer brands that need Central Florida capacity for store replenishment, ecommerce orders and final mile, with Lakeland and Jacksonville sites alongside.

Strengths

  • Clients named on its site include IKEA, Samsung and Sherwin-Williams
  • 196,312 sq ft Lakeland building on Firstpark Blvd
  • Runs its own WMS or the client's

Worth knowing

  • No ecommerce platform integrations named
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Last mile
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Value-added services
8

Crane Worldwide Logistics

Importers wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together

Visit craneww.com

A 120,000+ sq ft bonded warehouse in Hialeah Gardens with 42 dock doors and dangerous goods handling, plus an 83,000 sq ft bonded warehouse in Orlando. It suits importers that want freight forwarding, customs clearance and storage from one firm in South and Central Florida.

Strengths

  • In-house customs brokerage
  • Pick, pack, kitting and fulfillment at Hialeah Gardens
  • Crane WMS with API and EDI connections

Worth knowing

  • Warehousing is one service line beside freight forwarding
  • No ecommerce platform integrations published
  • B2B and retail
  • DTC ecommerce
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Returns
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • FTZ and bonded
  • Hazmat
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • International
9

Taylored Services

Apparel and retail brands needing port-side omnichannel distribution

Visit tayloredservices.com

A Miami warehouse at 2100 NW 129th Ave, 4 miles from Miami International Airport and 10 miles from PortMiami, with omnichannel pick and pack, transload and pool consolidation and a bonded CFS. It suits apparel and retail brands that import through Miami and ship wholesale, retail and DTC orders from one building.

Strengths

  • TSA certified at the Miami site
  • Drayage and LTL or FTL freight alongside fulfillment
  • Shopify, Amazon, Walmart and eBay connections

Worth knowing

  • One Florida building; the rest of the network is in NJ, KY, SC and CA
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Drayage
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • FTZ and bonded
10

Star Distribution Systems

CPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck

Visit stardistribution.us

Plant City and Lakeland facilities with more than 1.5 million sq ft of food-grade and general commodity warehousing, and a private fleet making 800+ deliveries a day across Florida. It suits CPG and retail brands that distribute to Florida stores by truck.

Strengths

  • Guaranteed next-day delivery for freight on its dock before 7 pm
  • LTL pool distribution and floor-ready displays
  • AIB's highest rating, 25 years running

Worth knowing

  • No ecommerce or DTC fulfillment named
  • Florida-only network
  • B2B and retail
  • Food grade
  • Contract packaging
  • Kitting and assembly
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Value-added services

Why brands fulfill from Florida

Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports moved 113.4 million tons of cargo in 2024 and 4.26 million containers in fiscal 2024, and 11 of them have direct rail connections, 6 with intermodal container transfer facilities. The state is home to 20 foreign-trade zones, located near its major seaports and airports.

Jacksonville handles the most containers: JAXPORT was Florida’s top container seaport in fiscal 2024 and handled 1,388,841 TEUs in fiscal 2025. Tampa leads on tonnage, with Port Tampa Bay moving 33.6 million tons in fiscal 2024, and 6 of the 10 firms here run warehouses in the Tampa area, from Tampa itself to Lakeland and Plant City.

In Miami, Miami International Airport is the busiest US airport for international freight, moving nearly 3.5 million tons of cargo in 2025. Inland, Orlando holds warehouses for 4 of the 10 firms here.

Florida has more than 23 million residents and is the third most populous US state, and trade, transportation and utilities account for about 1,989,600 jobs in Florida (BLS, August 2026, preliminary).

Questions to ask a Florida 3PL

  1. Which Florida metro would hold my stock, and how many days does ground shipping take from there to the rest of the state?
  2. Which seaport do my containers come through, and do you run the drayage from it?
  3. Is the building rail-served, and which railroad serves it?
  4. Is any of your Florida space inside a foreign-trade zone or bonded?
  5. If a hurricane closes the building, can my orders ship from another of your sites, and how soon?
  6. For food products, which of your Florida buildings are food-grade audited, and which have freezer or cooler space?

Florida 3PL FAQ

How much does a 3PL in Florida cost?

None of the 10 publishes per-order or storage rates, so every price comes from a quote.

How many 3PLs have warehouses in Florida?

This list ranks 10, each with a Florida location confirmed on its own website. 4 are headquartered in the state: Saddle Creek Logistics Services in Lakeland, NXTPoint Logistics in Jacksonville, Mako Freight & Logistics in Orlando and Star Distribution Systems in Plant City.

Which Florida 3PLs cover more than one metro?

5 of the 10 run warehouses in two or more of Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and the Miami area: NXTPoint Logistics, Mako Freight & Logistics, Smart Warehousing, Crane Worldwide Logistics and Lineage.

Which Florida 3PLs have cold storage?

Lineage runs 10 Florida cold storage warehouses totaling about 1.86 million sq ft, and Smart Warehousing runs a 310,922 sq ft cold storage building near JAXPORT.

Which Florida 3PLs have foreign-trade zone or bonded space?

4 of the 10: NXTPoint Logistics has activated FTZ space at 3 Florida sites, Crane Worldwide Logistics runs bonded warehouses in Hialeah Gardens and Orlando, Taylored Services has a bonded CFS in Miami, and Lineage lists bonded space at Hialeah and Medley.

Which Florida 3PLs do Amazon FBA prep?

Buske Logistics is the one of the 10 that lists FBA prep; its Florida space is the 3 Harney Rd warehouses in Tampa.

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