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3PL vs. 4PL vs. 5PL: Their Key Differences

Growing global demand and rising customer expectations have pushed many businesses to rethink how they manage logistics. Instead of handling everything in-house, outsourced logistics services have become a practical and scalable choice, especially for companies aiming to streamline their company’s operations and boost supply chain efficiency. Understanding the difference between 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL […]

October 1, 2025 | 3PL | 4PL | Third-Party Logistics

3PL vs 4PL: Their Key Differences and Benefits

Modern supply chain operations are no longer simple or linear. Companies now manage global sourcing, multiple vendors, shifting customer demands, and fast-changing technologies. Handling all this with outdated systems or siloed operations can lead to delays, wasted resources, and missed opportunities. Implementing an agile supply chain approach can help businesses adapt more quickly and efficiently. […]

September 30, 2025 | August 2025 | LTL | Third-Party Logistics | Transportation

The NMFC Overhaul: How Shippers Can Adjust to Updates

The changes to the NMFC classification system that took effect on July 19, 2025, have major implications on LTL shipping. The impact on freight rates varies. Here’s how to manage:

February 1, 2024 | January 2024 | Third-Party Logistics | Transportation

How Shippers Can Manage Risk During the Great Trucking Recession

As inflation slows consumer spending, trucking companies are living through the Great Trucking Recession that’s driving large and small carriers to exit the industry.

July 25, 2023 | 3PL | July 2023 | Third-Party Logistics

2023 Inbound Logistics Perspectives: 3PL Market Research Report

What’s trending in logistics partnerships in 2023? Our 18th annual 3PL market research report asked both providers and shippers.

| 3PL | E-commerce | July 2023 | Third-Party Logistics

Putting 3PLs to the Text

There’s no such thing as TMI when third-party logistics providers work diligently with shippers to help them navigate macro changes and to provide accountability, transparency, efficiency, and streamlined supply chain operations. It’s 3PLs FTW.

July 20, 2023 | 3PL | July 2023 | Third-Party Logistics

Navigating Supply Chain Uncertainty and Volatility with Proven Solutions

In 2023, The Logistix company sees its customers’ much more conscientious to their freight spend and notices contracted rates taking precedence along with more insight into forecasts.

| 3PL | July 2023 | Logistics | Third-Party Logistics

Navigating the Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Debate in Post-Covid Logistics

Logistics companies must go beyond traditional value propositions. Shippers expect benefits to be delivered at an accelerated pace without sacrificing control and flexibility.

June 8, 2023 | Careers | June 2023 | Third-Party Logistics

A Bolt From the Blue

An admitted workaholic, Mark Ang does a day’s worth of work before 8 a.m. While he is there for his team any time of day or night, he is a shockingly hands-off leader who encourages autonomy and gives his team space to spread their wings.

Key Ingredients for Efficiency: 3PL Partnership Delivers Multiple Benefits

By partnering with Hub Group, a major dairy and food ingredient company is finding the right capacity at the right time while using supply chain data to become more time- and cost-efficient.

February 6, 2023 | January 2023 | Partnership | Third-Party Logistics | Transportation

Carrier Success Stories

The road to a successful partnership with your transportation provider can be long. But with the right mix of dedicated service, innovative strategies, advanced technology, and old-fashioned work ethic, carriers go above and beyond to meet shippers’ unique needs. Here’s how they get the job done.

February 1, 2023 | January 2023 | Packaging | Third-Party Logistics | Warehousing

Easing the Pain of Fulfillment and Shipping

Since its launch in 2006, Tiger Tail USA, a pioneer in muscle care and recovery, has expanded from the garage of Spring Faussett, its founder, to producing and selling tens of thousands of units.

January 3, 2023 | 3PL | January 2023 | Third-Party Logistics

3PLs Discover Value for Shippers

Technology, service and communication will differentiate third-party logistics providers.

Keeping the Supply Chain Running in Ukraine

Since 2020, the business landscape has been full of crises for 3PLs operating in Europe. First a worldwide pandemic, now a war between Russia and Ukraine. Keeping a supply chain operating efficiently is challenging in the best of times, but how can companies best respond during game changing disruptions? Yuriy Ostapyak, a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen and COO for Logistics Plus joined the Inbound Logistics podcast to discuss his company’s response to these challenges.

ScottsMiracle-Gro: Getting the Right (Logistics) Players in Place for Its Big Game

Winning means shelves are stocked full of ScottsMiracle-Gro products right when spring arrives. Here’s how ScottsMiracle-Gro improved delivery performance and logistics with a strategic partnership approach.

2022 Inbound Logistics Perspectives: 3PL Market Research Report

Our 17th annual 3PL market research report takes a deep-dish dive into the dynamics of logistics partnerships in 2022. Rampant inflation, including high transportation costs. A tight labor market. Commodities shortages. Uncertainties tied to the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. There seems to be no end to the obstacles ready to frustrate shippers as […]

| 3PL | Third-Party Logistics | Transportation | Warehousing

No Matter How You Slice It, 3PLs Deliver

See the Top 100 3PLs. Whether shippers outsource their end-to-end supply chain by the pie, or just a portion of it by the slice, third-party logistics providers are meeting new challenges with updated and expanded menus. As many supply chain professionals have experienced, “U.S.-based supply chains are out of sync,” according to the 2022 State […]

Thriving on Change, Growth, and Opportunity

Fresh out of grad school, Thad Bedard moved to the San Francisco Bay area hoping to become a professor of American literature. But teaching jobs were scarce. “To make ends meet, I started working as a warehouseman,” recalls Bedard. “I enjoyed the industry. The work challenged a lot of my preconceived notions about business.” He […]

Transloading: The Answer to Consistency in the Global Supply Chain

Transloading can boost productivity and keep the supply chain moving. Engaging a partner like Taylored Services that fully understands this process is a necessity in today’s global market.

Omnichannel Commerce & Drop Shipping Fulfillment in the Retail Industry

Implementing a drop shipping solution comes with its share of challenges for a 3PL provider, as these types of orders differ from a standard parcel shipment. Here’s what to consider.

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