900+ US Warehouse Companies and 3PLs by Category (2027 Directory)

901 US warehouse and 3PL companies in five categories, the biggest ranked by published floor space, who owns whom, and a free RFP builder to shortlist providers.

Johanna Strom
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900+ US Warehouse Companies and 3PLs by Category (2027 Directory)
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Choosing a warehouse in the United States starts with the job your stock needs done: pallets for retailers, single orders for online shoppers, frozen food, or a team running a line next to your factory. This directory lists 900+ US warehouse and 3PL companies in five categories, ranks the biggest by the floor space they publish, and helps you turn the long list into a shortlist with a free request-for-proposal (RFP) builder.

Quick answer: By published US floor space, the largest warehouse operators include Saddle Creek (31+ million sq ft), RJW Logistics Group (15.5 million), Smart Warehousing (15+ million) and WSI (14+ million). Across North America, Ryder (100+ million sq ft, about 320 warehouses) and NFI (70+ million) lead. Below you’ll find all 901 companies by category, each linked to its website.

901US warehouse and 3PL companies
413fulfilment and eCommerce specialists
29cold storage operators
100M+sq ft: largest North American network (Ryder)

Jump to: Biggest US operators · North American networks · Who owns whom · Categories · Full directory · RFP builder · Shortlist checklist · US and Europe · FAQ

How to choose a US warehouse company

Aerial view of stacked wooden pallets and warehouses at a storage yard in Minnesota
Start with the work your stock needs: pallets and retail replenishment call for a different warehouse than single online orders.

The US has a warehouse operator for almost every job, from single-building family businesses to national networks with hundreds of sites. Start with the work your inventory needs, not with a famous name:

  • Online orders: a 3PL specialised in eCommerce fulfilment, with integrations for your shop and marketplaces.
  • Pallets and retail replenishment: a public or contract warehouse that handles pallets, retailer routing guides and EDI.
  • Chilled or frozen goods: a cold storage operator with the right temperature zones and food certifications.
  • Manufacturing support or dedicated sites: a contract logistics provider that can run operations at your site or theirs.
  • Special products: furniture, fine art, wine, electronics or life sciences need specialist handling.

Biggest US warehouse operators by published floor space

Floor space is one of the few size measures companies publish in a comparable way. The table ranks eight operators by the US figure on their own websites or announcements, keeping their qualifiers: “31+ million” means at least 31 million, not exactly 31 million.

Largest US warehouse networks by published floor spacemillion sq ft, as published
Saddle Creek31M
RJW15.5M
Smart Warehousing15M
WSI14M
BroadRange Logistics13M
Total Distribution12M
Barrett7M
Keller Logistics6M

Company-published figures, checked November 2026. “+” figures are minimums.

#CompanyPublished floor space (million sq ft)BasisSource
1Saddle Creek Logistics Services31+2026 anniversary statementCompany source
2RJW Logistics Group15.5Locations page, 22 US facilitiesCompany source
3Smart Warehousing15+Locations page (other pages say 10+ or nearly 15 million)Company source
4WSI (Warehouse Specialists)14+About page, includes KaseCompany source
5BroadRange Logistics13Announcement, 8 Sep 2025: 21 warehouses in 8 statesCompany source
6Total Distribution12+Contact page, 8 statesCompany source
7Barrett Distribution Centers7+About page, 25+ locationsCompany source
8Keller Logistics6+Facilities page, dry space onlyCompany source

Read the figures with care. They are company statements, not measurements, and some sites show different numbers on different pages: Smart Warehousing’s pages range from 10+ to 15+ million sq ft, and Barrett’s homepage still says 6+ million while its About page says 7+ million. BroadRange’s figure covers the warehouses it operates, not the space it offers through partners. A company missing from this table may be bigger than one that is in it, simply because it doesn’t publish a US-only figure.

A big network tells you a company can offer several locations. It doesn’t tell you whether the building you’d use has space, the right equipment or a team that knows your type of orders. Ask about the specific site.

Largest North American warehouse networks

Several of the biggest operators only publish figures for North America as a whole, including Canada and Mexico. We keep them separate so their totals aren’t mistaken for US-only space.

Largest North American warehouse networks by published floor spacemillion sq ft, as published
Ryder100M
NFI70M
CJ Logistics25M
thyssenkrupp SCS21M
Warehouse Services, Inc.18M
Logistics Plus12M

Company-published figures incl. Canada and Mexico, checked November 2026.

#CompanyPublished floor space (million sq ft)BasisSource
1Ryder100+About 320 warehouses in North America (2026)Company source
2NFI70+2026 company announcementCompany source
3CJ Logistics America25+68+ distribution centres in the US, Mexico and CanadaCompany source
4thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services21+North America, homepageCompany source
5Warehouse Services, Inc.18+About page, North AmericaCompany source
6Logistics Plus12+Millstone, NJ facility page, North AmericaCompany source

Global groups such as DHL Supply Chain, GXO, DSV, CEVA and ID Logistics also run large US operations and appear in the directory, but they don’t publish a clean US warehouse figure. Cold storage operators measure in cubic feet or pallet positions rather than floor space, so they aren’t in these tables either.

Who owns whom: recent deals in US warehousing

Acquisitions mean many familiar brand names now belong to a bigger group. When you request quotes, ask which company actually runs the building. Recent examples:

Brand you may knowNow part ofWhen
ShipwireStord (bought from CEVA Logistics)January 2026
Vox FulfillmentAMS Fulfillment2026
IDS FulfillmentDHL Supply ChainMay 2025
Kase (fulfilment brand)WSILaunched March 2025
D+S DistributionTotal DistributionRecent acquisition
PFSwebGXO2023
Deliverr, Shopify Fulfillment NetworkFlexport2023
Jagged PeakID Logistics2022
Henningsen Cold Storage, Hanson LogisticsLineageEarlier acquisitions

In the directory, former brand names are listed under the current owner (“also: …”), so you can still search for them.

The five categories

CategoryCompaniesStart here if you need
Fulfilment & eCommerce413Single orders, multichannel fulfilment, subscriptions, returns
Warehousing & distribution378Public or contract storage, pallets, cross-docking, regional distribution
Contract & industrial logistics57Dedicated operations, on-site teams, manufacturing support
Cold storage29Chilled, frozen and temperature-sensitive goods
Specialist storage & handling24Furniture, fine art, wine, electronics, life sciences

Fulfilment & eCommerce

For brands shipping orders to consumers and marketplaces. Check that the provider can handle your SKU count, packaging, integrations and returns, not just that it ships parcels. Many also offer Amazon FBA prep.

Warehousing & distribution

For importers, wholesalers and manufacturers who need pallet storage, cross-docking and distribution to retailers. Many of these companies also run trucks, which helps with regional delivery.

Contract & industrial logistics

For complex or dedicated operations, often at the customer’s site. Ask who employs the team, who owns the processes and which systems are used. See contract logistics.

Cold storage

For food, beverages and pharmaceuticals. Confirm the temperature ranges, monitoring, certifications and real available capacity at the specific site.

Specialist storage & handling

For products with special requirements. Let the product’s handling needs lead the comparison; size matters less here.

The complete directory: 901 US warehouse companies

Search by company name, website or former brand name, filter by category, and tick companies to build a shortlist you can download or add to your RFP brief below. Companies are listed alphabetically within each category; the order is not a ranking.

901 companies Download all (CSV)

No companies match your search. Try a shorter name or another category.

Fulfilment & eCommerce 413 companies

Individual orders, multichannel, returns

Warehousing & distribution 378 companies

Public and contract storage, pallets, distribution

Contract & industrial logistics 57 companies

Dedicated and on-site operations, manufacturing support

Cold storage 29 companies

Chilled, frozen and temperature-sensitive goods

Specialist storage & handling 24 companies

Furniture, art, wine, electronics, life sciences

Free tool: build your 3PL request for proposal

Quotes are only comparable if every provider gets the same brief. Fill in your operating profile, and the builder creates a request for proposal with all the questions that matter, including the companies on your shortlist.

3PL request-for-proposal builder

Fill in what you know. The tool turns it into a brief you can send to every warehouse on your shortlist, so their quotes are comparable.

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From long list to shortlist: a 5-step checklist

Three white freight trailers backed up to warehouse loading dock doors
Ask every shortlisted provider for the exact facility, operator and team that would handle your account.

1. Send everyone the same brief

Product sizes and weights, SKU count, average and peak inventory, orders per month, units per order, sales channels, returns and where your customers are. The RFP builder above does this for you.

2. Ask for the exact facility and operator

Which building, which legal entity, who employs the team, who controls the stock and which services are subcontracted. Then check that this site has room for your volumes.

3. Compare prices on the same sample month

Ask for a full bill for a normal month and a peak month: receiving, storage, pick and pack, packaging, special handling, returns, integrations, minimums and accessorial fees. A lower headline fee can disappear in the total. See fulfilment costs.

4. Test the service promises

When must an order arrive to ship the same day? How is receiving time measured? How are stock differences investigated, and how fast do returns become sellable again? Ask for references with similar products and order patterns, and check certifications.

5. Plan the move

Agree on stock reconciliation, systems testing, a phased go-live, escalation contacts and exit terms before you sign.

Selling in the US and Europe?

Cargo aircraft and ground crew on an airport tarmac at sunrise
Selling on both sides of the Atlantic usually means stock in a US warehouse and a separate warehouse in Europe.

Many brands use a US 3PL for American customers and a separate partner for Europe, because shipping every European order from the US is slow and expensive and runs into EU customs and VAT. The two markets work differently:

United StatesEuropean Union
Import duties on small parcelsThe US ended its $800 duty-free “de minimis” exemption for imports in 2025A €3 customs duty per item applies to low-value parcels from outside the EU since 1 July 2026
Sales tax / VATState sales taxes, with nexus rules per stateVAT per country, reported through OSS or IOSS
Typical delivery promise2–5 days by ground across a large countryNext day within a country; 2–5 days cross-border by road
What works bestStock in one to three regions, often East and WestStock in the countries where you sell most

Waredock handles the European side: stock in warehouses in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia and Norway, serving six European countries, with our team and AI agents running fulfilment, freight and customs on one platform. See eCommerce fulfilment in Europe, EU fulfilment for non-EU brands and the €3 EU customs duty.

Run a US warehouse or 3PL? Brands increasingly ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews which 3PL to use. We help warehouse and fulfilment companies get found there, with AI search visibility work in partnership with Presslio, and we build AI automations for quoting, onboarding and customer updates. See digital marketing and AI visibility or get in touch.

How this directory was compiled

The directory is compiled from public company websites. A company is included when its own website describes operating warehouses in the United States that store and handle goods for other businesses: as a 3PL, public or contract warehouse, fulfilment centre, cold store or specialist handler. Transport-only companies, software vendors, landlords and matching platforms without their own operations are not included. Brands that belong to the same group are listed once, with their former names.

Every website link was checked in November 2026, and companies whose sites no longer work were removed. The categories describe each company’s main offer; many offer more. The floor-space figures are what companies publish themselves, with their qualifiers and sources, not independent measurements, and the directory is not a quality ranking. Spotted a missing company or an error? Tell us and we’ll update the list.

Frequently asked questions

Which are the biggest warehouse companies in the US?

By published US floor space, Saddle Creek (31+ million sq ft), RJW Logistics Group (15.5 million), Smart Warehousing (15+ million) and WSI (14+ million) are among the largest. Across North America, Ryder (100+ million sq ft) and NFI (70+ million) lead. Global groups such as DHL Supply Chain and GXO are also very large but don’t publish a US-only figure.

What is the difference between a warehouse company and a 3PL?

A warehouse company stores and handles goods; a 3PL (third-party logistics provider) usually adds services such as order fulfilment, transport and returns. Many US warehouse companies are both.

Which companies offer cold storage in the US?

The directory lists 29 cold storage operators, including Lineage and Americold, the two largest, plus regional specialists for chilled and frozen goods.

How do I choose a 3PL in the US?

Start with the type of work your stock needs, shortlist providers in that category and region, send everyone the same brief (use the RFP builder on this page), compare full prices for a normal and a peak month, and check references with similar products.

Can I download the list?

Yes. Download all 901 companies as a CSV file, or tick companies in the directory and download your own shortlist.

Do I need a separate warehouse for Europe?

If you sell in Europe regularly, yes in most cases. Holding stock in the EU avoids customs on every order and gives next-day delivery in many countries. Waredock provides fulfilment across Europe for US and other non-EU brands.

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Johanna Strom

Digital logistics and AI enthusiast writing about eCommerce, fulfilment, logistics and the technology changing how goods move.

Waredock Magazine follows editorial guidelines: facts are checked and sources are linked.

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