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Best 3PL Companies in Tampa (2026)

This list ranks 10 third-party logistics companies with at least one warehouse in the Tampa Bay area, at addresses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Plant City, Lakeland, Auburndale and Bartow, and each location was confirmed on the firm's own website. They are compared on local warehouses, network size, order minimums, pricing model and services. The ranking reads top to bottom, and each firm's facts sit in the comparison table and on its card.

  • 10 companies ranked
  • 19 warehouses in Tampa between them
  • Updated September 2026

By the editorial team · How we rank

Illustration: warehouse aisle lined with tall pallet racking

Top 3PLs in Tampa at a glance

  1. 1Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking
  2. 2Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing
  3. 3AmericoldFood brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale
  4. 4LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports
  5. 5NXTPoint LogisticsSoutheast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile
  6. 6eWorld FulfillmentDTC and subscription brands wanting a Tampa Bay flagship plus 3 more sites
  7. 7Mako Freight & LogisticsRetail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity
  8. 8Warehousing EtcImporters and brands needing flexible pallet storage in Tampa
  9. 9Cold-Link LogisticsFood brands needing frozen, chilled or dry storage near Orlando
  10. 10Star Distribution SystemsCPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck

Compare Tampa 3PLs side by side

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

#CompanyBest forIn TampaNetworkOrder minimumPricing
1Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesRetailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking2 warehouses46 totalNot publishedCustom quote
2Buske LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing3 warehouses44 totalNot publishedCustom quote
3AmericoldFood brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale3 warehouses192 totalNot publishedCustom quote
4LineageFood companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports2 warehouses480 totalNot publishedCustom quote
5NXTPoint LogisticsSoutheast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile1 warehouse30 totalNot publishedCustom quote
6eWorld FulfillmentDTC and subscription brands wanting a Tampa Bay flagship plus 3 more sites1 warehouse4 totalNot publishedCustom quote
7Mako Freight & LogisticsRetail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity1 warehouse11 totalNot publishedCustom quote
8Warehousing EtcImporters and brands needing flexible pallet storage in Tampa2 warehouses2 totalNot publishedCustom quote
9Cold-Link LogisticsFood brands needing frozen, chilled or dry storage near Orlando2 warehouses7 totalNot publishedCustom quote
10Star Distribution SystemsCPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck2 warehouses2 totalNot publishedCustom quote

The 10 best 3PL companies in Tampa

1

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Retailers and brands needing large multi-state DCs plus trucking

Visit sclogistics.com

A headquarters campus in Lakeland of about 2.3 million sq ft with 856 truck doors, rail service and food-grade space, plus an 812,000 sq ft campus in Auburndale with 173 truck doors. It suits retailers and brands that want shared or dedicated space and truckload, LTL or intermodal freight from one company.

Strengths

  • Private fleet of 440 trucks plus freight brokerage
  • 46 warehouse locations and 31M sq ft stated network-wide
  • AIB 'Superior' sanitation rating at the Lakeland campus

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing
  • No ecommerce platform integrations published
  • 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
2

Buske Logistics

Food, beverage and CPG shippers needing food-grade warehousing

Visit buske.com

Three warehouses at 7918, 7926 and 7932 Harney Rd in Tampa, 477,400 sq ft in total with 26 dock doors and food-grade audited space, offered as contract or public storage. It suits food, beverage and CPG shippers that need food-grade storage in Tampa.

Strengths

  • 44 locations and 8.5M+ sq ft stated across the US and Canada
  • Made4Net WMS with NetSuite; Shopify, Amazon and WooCommerce connections
  • FBA prep and automotive sequencing alongside warehousing

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
3

Americold

Food brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale

Visit americold.com

Three cold storage sites: Tampa on Maple Lane (cooler and freezer), Plant City on N Frontage Rd (freezer) and Bartow (cooler and freezer), with rail at Plant City and Bartow. It suits frozen and chilled food brands that need port-area storage, blast freezing or export handling.

Strengths

  • 192 warehouses stated across the US and Canada
  • SQF certification at 90%+ of its US and Canada facilities, per the firm
  • DTC cold-chain fulfillment from 5 US sites, tracked in SmarTrakr

Worth knowing

  • No square footage published for its sites
  • Quote-only pricing
  • Cold chain
  • Food grade
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Drayage
  • International
  • FTZ and bonded
  • Value-added services
4

Lineage

Food companies needing frozen or chilled space near ports

Visit onelineage.com

Two public cold storage warehouses in Lakeland, at 1110 County Line Rd and 2505 Knights Station Rd, about 226,000 sq ft combined, with case picking and cross-docking. It suits food companies that need frozen or chilled pallet storage in Lakeland.

Strengths

  • 480+ warehouses stated worldwide
  • Blast freezing, bonded space, customs brokerage, drayage and LTL consolidation in its network
  • 9 D2C cold-chain fulfillment centers with Amazon, Walmart.com and Costco.com connections

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
5

NXTPoint Logistics

Southeast and Texas warehousing plus white-glove final mile

Visit nxtpointlogistics.com

A 194,000 sq ft Class A warehouse at 2001 Suddath Park St in Tampa, with 36 ft clear height and 33 dock doors, set up for ecommerce and other high-touch fulfillment. It suits brands that want Tampa Bay space plus retail EDI or white-glove final mile for bulky goods.

Strengths

  • Korber One WMS with Shopify, Amazon, EDI and API connections
  • 6 more Florida warehouses, 2 of them in Jacksonville
  • Foreign trade zone space in Jacksonville, Deerfield Beach and Melbourne

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
6

eWorld Fulfillment

DTC and subscription brands wanting a Tampa Bay flagship plus 3 more sites

Visit eworldfulfillment.com

An 80,000 sq ft, fully climate-controlled headquarters fulfillment center at 2260 118th Ave N in St. Petersburg, one of 4 US sites. It suits DTC, subscription and Amazon sellers that want a Tampa Bay flagship with sites in Texas, New Jersey and Nevada behind it.

Strengths

  • Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Magento integrations
  • 99.9% order accuracy and 24-hour or less turnaround stated
  • FBA prep, subscription boxes, kitting and returns

Worth knowing

  • Quote-only pricing; no published minimum
  • Square footage published only for St. Petersburg
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Subscription boxes
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • International
  • Value-added services
7

Mako Freight & Logistics

Retail and CPG brands needing large Orlando warehouse capacity

Visit makofreight.com

A 196,312 sq ft warehouse at 6870 Firstpark Blvd in Lakeland for storage, cross-docking, kitting and pick and pack, run on Mako's Extensiv WMS or the client's own. It suits retail and consumer brands that want a Lakeland building tied to the same provider's Orlando and Jacksonville warehouses.

Strengths

  • Clients named on its site include IKEA, Samsung and Sherwin-Williams
  • Headquartered in Orlando, with 5 Florida warehouses
  • Final-mile delivery and returns

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

Warehousing Etc

Importers and brands needing flexible pallet storage in Tampa

Visit warehousingetc.com

A family-owned warehouse at 3719 Corporex Park Dr in Tampa with multiple dock-high doors, plus a second site in East Tampa. It suits importers and brands that need container unloading, transloading and pallet storage, with pick and pack for Shopify or WooCommerce orders.

Strengths

  • Founded in 2020; first Tampa warehouse opened in 2021
  • Handles pallets up to 8 ft tall and 5,000 lbs
  • Monthly storage without a long-term storage contract

Worth knowing

  • No climate-controlled or hazmat storage
  • No square footage published
  • B2B and retail
  • DTC ecommerce
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Value-added services
10

Star Distribution Systems

CPG and retail brands distributing across Florida by truck

Visit stardistribution.us

A Plant City headquarters and a Lakeland facility with more than 1.5 million sq ft of food-grade and general commodity warehousing, served by Star's own truck fleet. It suits CPG and retail brands that deliver to stores across Florida by truck.

Strengths

  • Private fleet making 800+ deliveries a day across Florida
  • Next-day delivery guaranteed for freight on its dock before 7 pm
  • 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 Tampa

Port Tampa Bay handles 33 million tons of cargo a year and is Florida’s largest port by tonnage and by land area. Its public berths moved 262,803 TEUs in fiscal 2025, up 2% on fiscal 2024, and the port sits at the crossroads of I-4 and I-75, with a truck ramp to the Selmon Expressway a mile from its gate. Set against the rest of Florida, Tampa’s port stands out for tonnage more than for containers.

The Tampa and Orlando I-4 region is home to more than 8 million residents. Orlando serves that same I-4 population from inland; Tampa adds a seaport to the same reach.

The Intermodal Logistics Center in Winter Haven gives Polk County CSX rail service alongside I-4, State Road 60 and U.S. 27, and companies in Polk County can reach nearly 20 million people with same-day delivery. 6 of the 10 firms here run buildings in Lakeland, Plant City, Auburndale or Bartow.

Air cargo at Tampa International Airport is flown by passenger airlines and all-cargo carriers including FedEx, UPS, Atlas Air and ABX Airways. Trade, transportation and utilities account for about 277,400 jobs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro (BLS, August 2026, preliminary).

Questions to ask a Tampa 3PL

  1. Which of your Tampa Bay buildings would hold my stock, and how far is it from I-4 and I-75?
  2. Do you collect containers from Port Tampa Bay with your own trucks or through a drayage partner?
  3. Is the building rail-served, and on which railroad?
  4. For frozen or chilled goods, which temperature zones does the building run, and is it food-grade audited?
  5. How do you staff for peak season, and what order cutoff times do you hold in November and December?
  6. Can your own trucks deliver to Florida retailers, and what is the cutoff for next-day delivery?

Tampa 3PL FAQ

How much does a 3PL in Tampa cost?

None of the 10 publishes per-order or storage rates, so every price comes from a quote. Warehousing Etc offers monthly storage without a long-term storage contract.

How many 3PLs have warehouses in Tampa?

This list ranks 10, each with a Tampa Bay area location confirmed on its own website. 4 are headquartered in the metro: Saddle Creek Logistics Services in Lakeland, eWorld Fulfillment in St. Petersburg, Star Distribution Systems in Plant City and Warehousing Etc in Tampa.

Which Tampa 3PLs have cold storage?

3 of the 10 run cold storage buildings in the area: Americold in Tampa, Plant City and Bartow, Cold-Link Logistics in Tampa and Auburndale, and Lineage in Lakeland.

Which Tampa 3PLs do Amazon FBA prep?

3 of the 10 list FBA prep: Buske Logistics, eWorld Fulfillment and Warehousing Etc.

Which Tampa 3PLs have rail service?

4 of the 10 publish rail service at Tampa-area buildings: Saddle Creek at its Lakeland campus, Star Distribution Systems at Plant City, Americold at Plant City and Bartow, and Cold-Link Logistics on CSX at Auburndale.

Which Tampa 3PLs connect to Shopify?

5 of the 10 name a Shopify integration: NXTPoint Logistics, Buske Logistics, eWorld Fulfillment, Warehousing Etc and Americold.

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