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Best 3PL Companies in Illinois (2026)

The 10 third-party logistics companies ranked here each run at least one warehouse in Illinois, most in and around Chicago and others in Rochelle, Peoria, Decatur and Edwardsville, and every warehouse location was checked on the firm's own website. Ranks weigh Illinois warehouses, network size, order minimums, pricing model and services, and the table and ranked cards carry each firm's figures.

  • 10 companies ranked
  • 56 warehouses in Illinois between them
  • Updated September 2026

By the editorial team · How we rank

Illustration: rail intermodal yard with containers stacked on railcars

Top 3PLs in Illinois at a glance

  1. 1ShipBobDTC brands splitting inventory across several US regions
  2. 2LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports
  3. 3Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing
  4. 4ODW LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers
  5. 5Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking
  6. 6RJW Logistics GroupCPG suppliers shipping consolidated loads to big-box retailers
  7. 7Maersk Warehousing & DistributionImporters pairing ocean freight with US warehousing
  8. 8RyderOmnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight
  9. 9Hub GroupCPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation
  10. 10Averitt ExpressShippers wanting warehousing tied to an LTL and truckload network

Compare Illinois 3PLs side by side

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

#CompanyBest forIn IllinoisNetworkOrder minimumPricing
1ShipBobDTC brands splitting inventory across several US regions9 warehouses51 totalNot publishedCustom quote
2LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports19 warehouses480 totalNot publishedCustom quote
3Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing1 warehouse44 totalNot publishedCustom quote
4ODW LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers2 warehouses24 totalNot publishedCustom quote
5Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking2 warehouses46 totalNot publishedCustom quote
6RJW Logistics GroupCPG suppliers shipping consolidated loads to big-box retailers15 warehouses22 totalNot publishedCustom quote
7Maersk Warehousing & DistributionImporters pairing ocean freight with US warehousing1 warehouse114 totalNot publishedCustom quote
8RyderOmnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight2 warehouses320 totalNot publishedCustom quote
9Hub GroupCPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation4 warehouses21 totalNot publishedCustom quote
10Averitt ExpressShippers wanting warehousing tied to an LTL and truckload network1 warehouse58 totalNot publishedCustom quote

The 10 best 3PL companies in Illinois

1

ShipBob

DTC brands splitting inventory across several US regions

Visit shipbob.com

Eight Illinois fulfillment centers in Aurora, Bolingbrook, Elwood, St. Charles and Yorkville, plus an inbound receiving hub in Aurora, run by a Chicago-headquartered company. It suits DTC brands that want Illinois stock as one node in a 51-center US network.

Strengths

  • Shopify, Amazon, Walmart Marketplace and TikTok Shop integrations
  • Subscription boxes, returns and B2B orders
  • Founded 2014

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing
  • Addresses visible only to merchants
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Subscription boxes
  • Returns
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • International
  • Value-added services
2

Lineage

Food companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports

Visit onelineage.com

19 Illinois cold storage sites, the largest 802,806 sq ft in Joliet and 660,795 sq ft in Geneva, with others in Chicago, Bedford Park, Lyons, Arlington Heights, Hanover Park, Bartlett, Batavia, Bolingbrook, University Park, Wilmington and Rochelle, plus a public warehouse in Decatur. It suits food companies that need frozen or chilled space in more than one part of the state.

Strengths

  • Railcar sidings at Geneva, Rochelle, Batavia and Wilmington
  • Blast freezing at Geneva, University Park and Chicago's South Western Avenue
  • I-House space at two Chicago sites, drayage at four around Chicago

Worth knowing

  • Temperature-controlled food focus
  • No published rates or minimum
  • 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
3

Buske Logistics

Food, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing

Visit buske.com

A 780,000 sq ft headquarters warehouse in Edwardsville, in the Metro East just outside St. Louis, FDA approved and ISO 9001 certified. It suits food, beverage and CPG shippers that want food-grade warehousing and co-packing in the St. Louis market.

Strengths

  • Founded 1923; 44 locations stated
  • FDA-approved food-grade sites in Texas, California, Mississippi, Missouri and Georgia
  • FBA prep, subscription boxes and returns

Worth knowing

  • 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
4

ODW Logistics

Food, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers

Visit odwlogistics.com

Two shared Romeoville buildings totaling 360,000 sq ft, the larger (193,000 sq ft) certified BRC, USDA and CFIA and the other FDA certified. It suits food, beverage and CPG brands that want dry and frozen services near Chicago from a Columbus, Ohio company.

Strengths

  • FBA prep, subscription boxes and kitting
  • AIB, FDA, SQF, BRC and USDA credentials at named sites
  • Freight brokerage alongside warehousing

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing; no published minimum
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Subscription boxes
  • Cold chain
  • Food grade
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Value-added services
5

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Retailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking

Visit sclogistics.com

A Joliet campus of two buildings totaling about 2.1 million sq ft: 1,115,000 sq ft on Logistics Drive serving retail, food and beverage and health and beauty clients, and 990,140 sq ft on Brandon Road. It suits retailers and brands that want omnichannel fulfillment with a trucking fleet attached.

Strengths

  • Founded 1966; headquartered in Lakeland, Florida
  • 440-truck private fleet
  • Subscription boxes, kitting and returns

Worth knowing

  • Food-grade and temperature control vary by building
  • Quote-only pricing
  • 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
6

RJW Logistics Group

CPG suppliers shipping consolidated loads to big-box retailers

Visit rjwgroup.com

RJW counts 16 Illinois facilities and more than 10 million sq ft in the state, among them 14 listed warehouses in the southwest Chicago suburbs and a 788,320 sq ft Plainfield building acquired in June 2026. It suits CPG suppliers whose freight moves into retailer DCs on consolidated loads.

Strengths

  • 22 facilities and 15.5 million sq ft of consolidation capacity stated
  • Headquartered in Woodridge; founded 1981
  • Proprietary WMS and TMS with RJW Edge analytics

Worth knowing

  • No DTC ecommerce fulfillment described
  • Quote-only pricing
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • LTL and FTL freight
7

Maersk Warehousing & Distribution

Importers pairing ocean freight with US warehousing

Visit maersk.com

A 500,000 sq ft warehouse at 20200 Ira Morgan Road in Elwood, one of about 114 US sites the ocean carrier's warehousing arm lists with addresses and sizes. It suits importers that want ocean freight and inland storage from the same company.

Strengths

  • Transload, deconsolidation, retail distribution and ecommerce fulfillment in its network
  • In-house warehouse management system
  • C-TPAT certified at select facilities

Worth knowing

  • Elwood services and client model not published
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Cold chain
  • Hazmat
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • International
  • Returns
8

Ryder

Omnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight

Visit ryder.com

Two multiclient DCs in the Chicago area: 400,000 sq ft in Aurora, opened in August 2023, and nearly 550,000 sq ft in North Aurora, its 10th multiclient DC in the region, with 54 cross-dock positions and rail ramp access. Both carry food-grade certification, which suits CPG, food and beverage shippers.

Strengths

  • Own fleet, freight brokerage and cross-border drayage
  • Ryder E-commerce by Whiplash fulfillment platform
  • Foreign-trade zone and bonded services

Worth knowing

  • Most of its Chicagoland warehouses serve one client (23 of 34 in 2023)
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Value-added services
  • Contract packaging
  • Food grade
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • Last mile
  • Bulky and heavy
  • FTZ and bonded
  • International
9

Hub Group

CPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation

Visit hubgroup.com

Four sites in Bolingbrook, Joliet and Romeoville, three of them listed as consolidation and fulfillment facilities, from a company based in Oak Brook. It suits CPG brands shipping through Walmart, Sam's Club, Kroger and Target consolidation programs.

Strengths

  • Intermodal and trucking network alongside warehousing
  • Retail EDI compliance and cross-dock services
  • Founded 1971

Worth knowing

  • Uses asset and non-asset providers; sites not labeled by type
  • No published rates or minimums
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight
10

Averitt Express

Shippers wanting warehousing tied to an LTL and truckload network

Visit averitt.com

Two Peoria warehouses in central Illinois, of about 200,000 and 9,000 sq ft, with one published address on West Smithville Road. It suits shippers that want storage tied to one carrier's LTL and truckload network, with contract-free space for seasonal overflow.

Strengths

  • Short-term, seasonal and overflow space without a contract
  • Own drayage with 1,000+ chassis; bonded container freight stations
  • Shopify integration; Extensiv WMS

Worth knowing

  • Network covers the South and Central US only
  • Quote-only pricing
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Drayage
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Last mile
  • Food grade
  • Bulky and heavy
  • FTZ and bonded
  • International

Why brands fulfill from Illinois

Illinois is the only US state where all six Class I railroads meet, and they meet in two places. In Chicago, about 25% of all US freight trains and 50% of intermodal trains pass through, and O’Hare ranked 6th among US airports for all-cargo landed weight in 2025, at about 8.48 billion lbs in FAA preliminary data.

Outside the Chicago metro, Chicago Rockford ranked 12th in the same table, at about 3.43 billion lbs, up 9.21%. The state has the third-largest interstate highway system in the US by mileage, and 83% of the continental US population is within a two-day truck drive of it. About 1,100 miles of inland waterway and 19 public port districts connect Illinois to the Great Lakes, the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.

Illinois counts 21,300+ transportation, distribution and logistics companies employing more than 346,000 people, and about 1,217,500 people work in trade, transportation and utilities statewide (August 2026, preliminary), when state unemployment was 4.7%.

Questions to ask an Illinois 3PL

  1. Would my inventory sit in the Chicago suburbs, central Illinois or the Metro East, and which is closest to my buyers?
  2. Does the building have a railcar siding or rail ramp access?
  3. Is the space shared, or does it serve a single client?
  4. Which food safety certification covers the building: BRC, SQF, USDA or FDA?
  5. Can you consolidate my shipments into retailer DCs with other suppliers' freight?
  6. What happens to receiving times during the fourth-quarter peak?

Illinois 3PL FAQ

How much does a 3PL in Illinois cost?

All 10 firms on this list price by quote, so costs come from proposals. Averitt Express offers contract-free warehousing where you pay only for the space and time you use.

How many 3PLs have warehouses in Illinois?

This list ranks 10, each with at least one Illinois warehouse checked on its own site. 4 are headquartered in the state: ShipBob in Chicago, RJW Logistics Group in Woodridge, Hub Group in Oak Brook and Buske Logistics in Edwardsville.

Where are Illinois 3PL warehouses outside Chicago?

Buske Logistics runs a 780,000 sq ft warehouse in Edwardsville near St. Louis, Averitt Express has 2 in Peoria, and Lineage has cold storage in Rochelle and Decatur. The other 7 firms keep their Illinois space in the Chicago area.

Which Illinois 3PLs do Amazon FBA prep?

3 of the 10 list FBA prep: ShipBob, Buske Logistics and ODW Logistics.

Is there cold storage 3PL space in Illinois?

Yes: Lineage runs 19 cold storage sites in the state, the largest 802,806 sq ft in Joliet, and ODW Logistics lists shared dry and frozen services in Romeoville.

Which Illinois 3PLs have rail access?

Lineage lists railcar sidings at Geneva, Rochelle, Batavia and Wilmington, and Ryder's North Aurora DC has rail ramp access.

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