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Third-Party Logistics Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Third-party logistics (3PL) suppliers act as intermediaries between buying companies (also called shippers) and logistics companies, such as transportation suppliers and warehouses, to allow buyers to outsource part of their supply chain's logistics processes. Suppliers offer various services, including managing freight shipments, warehousing, distribution, order fulfillment, and transportation software integration. Although third-party logistics can include freight forwarding, third-party logistics suppliers are often much more diversified and work more closely with the buying company to streamline multiple aspects of the supply chain in addition to transportation. Typical buyers include all types of businesses that ship physical products.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Third-Party Logistics Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Third-Party Logistics Services market in the United States includes Pallet & Shipment Intake, Pallet Storage and Account Setup. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-702-Management consultancy activities, NACE-70.22-Business And Other Management Consultancy Activities, NAICS-541614-Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services and UNSPSC-81141601-Logistics.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Third-Party Logistics Services procurement coverage includes Intermodal Transportation (Using a single transport container to move freight using more than one mode of transport, such as air, sea, rail and truck.), Asset-Owning Supplier (A 3PL supplier that owns and operates its own equipment, rather than solely relying on the equipment of contracted companies.), Pallet Rack (A large industrial storage shelf used to store pallets.), Order Fulfillment (The process of receiving, assembling and packaging a product order to make it ready for shipment to the customer.) and Internet of Things (The use of tracking devices, communications networks, and data processing software to provide real-time tracking information for assets.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Third-Party Logistics Services procurement report as suppliers are Expeditors International of Washington Inc., Ryder System, Inc., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc. and Burris Logistics.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Third-Party Logistics Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per pallet per month, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Third-Party Logistics Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Third-Party Logistics Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Third-Party Logistics Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Third-Party Logistics Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Third-Party Logistics Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Third-Party Logistics Services is $20.09 per pallet per month. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.33 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Third-Party Logistics Services market?
The top vendors in the Third-Party Logistics Services market include Expeditors International of Washington Inc., Ryder System, Inc., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc. and Burris Logistics.
What industries supply the Third-Party Logistics Services market?
The top industries supplying the Third-Party Logistics Services market are Long-Distance Freight Trucking in the US, Fuel Dealers in the US, Rail Transportation in the US, Train, Subway & Transit Car Manufacturing in the US, Transportation and Warehousing in the US and Office Staffing & Temp Agencies in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Third-Party Logistics Services?
Low vendor risk and financial stability of leading logistics providers enable buyers to pursue multi-year solutions. US third-party logistics is dominated by large, well-capitalized providers, such as FedEx, UPS, XPO Logistics, and C.H. Robinson, who invest heavily in technology and process innovation. This low vendor risk profile gives buyers confidence to negotiate longer contracts and collaborate on integrated, technology-enabled logistics strategies, such as end-to-end visibility or predictive analytics, without facing major operational disruption fears.
What factors affect the price of Third-Party Logistics Services?
Customized services such as kitting or advanced inventory management often lead to higher costs. Standardized services typically offer more competitive pricing.
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