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Top 3PLs in Ohio: 10 Fulfillment Companies Compared

Each of the 10 companies here keeps at least one warehouse in Ohio, and we confirmed every location on the company's own website. Most cluster around Columbus, with others north of Cincinnati, near Dayton and in Defiance, Napoleon and Archbold; they are ranked on what they run in the state, how far their network reaches, order minimums, how they price and which services they offer, with each company's numbers in the comparison table and on its card.

  • 10 companies ranked
  • 34 warehouses in Ohio between them
  • Updated September 2026

By the research desk · How we rank

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Top 3PLs in Ohio at a glance

  1. 1ODW LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers
  2. 2Cart.comMid-market and enterprise brands selling DTC, wholesale and online
  3. 3Verst LogisticsMid-size and large CPG brands needing Midwest omnichannel fulfillment
  4. 4Maersk Warehousing & DistributionImporters pairing ocean freight with US warehousing
  5. 5Keller LogisticsFood and CPG manufacturers needing warehousing plus co-packing
  6. 6AmericoldFood brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale
  7. 7RyderOmnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight
  8. 8Crane Worldwide LogisticsImporters wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together
  9. 9World Distribution Services (WDS)Importers landing containers at Savannah, Norfolk or Tacoma
  10. 10Hub GroupCPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation

Compare Ohio 3PLs side by side

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

#CompanyBest forIn OhioNetworkOrder minimumPricing
1ODW LogisticsFood, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers7 warehouses24 totalNot publishedCustom quote
2Cart.comMid-market and enterprise brands selling DTC, wholesale and online3 warehouses14 totalNot publishedCustom quote
3Verst LogisticsMid-size and large CPG brands needing Midwest omnichannel fulfillment3 warehouses25 totalNot publishedCustom quote
4Maersk Warehousing & DistributionImporters pairing ocean freight with US warehousing4 warehouses114 totalNot publishedCustom quote
5Keller LogisticsFood and CPG manufacturers needing warehousing plus co-packing6 warehouses19 totalNot publishedCustom quote
6AmericoldFood brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale5 warehouses192 totalNot publishedCustom quote
7RyderOmnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight2 warehouses320 totalNot publishedCustom quote
8Crane Worldwide LogisticsImporters wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together1 warehouseNot publishedNot publishedCustom quote
9World Distribution Services (WDS)Importers landing containers at Savannah, Norfolk or Tacoma1 warehouse5 totalNot publishedCustom quote
10Hub GroupCPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation2 warehouses21 totalNot publishedCustom quote

The 10 best 3PL companies in Ohio

1

ODW Logistics

Food, beverage and CPG brands shipping to retailers and consumers

Visit odwlogistics.com

ODW is headquartered in Columbus, and its shared Ohio buildings include two on Schieser Farms Road in Lockbourne (929,142 and 864,000 sq ft), a 1,000,000 sq ft retail consolidation center on Rohr Road and a 181,000 sq ft site in Englewood near Dayton. If you sell food, beverage or health products, you can add FBA prep, kitting and subscription boxes to storage and retail delivery.

Strengths

  • Founded 1971; 24 distribution centers stated
  • Own Midwest truck fleet and freight brokerage
  • Ohio Department of Agriculture registration at several Columbus-area sites

Worth knowing

  • Many of its 24 DCs serve a single client
  • Rates by quote only
  • 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
2

Cart.com

Mid-market and enterprise brands selling DTC, wholesale and online

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Cart.com's Ohio centers are all near Columbus: two in Groveport with 2.3 million sq ft between them, one offering temperature-controlled storage, and a 400,522 sq ft building in Hebron, Ohio, that manages returns and refurbishes products. If you sell on Amazon, Walmart and TikTok as well as your own store, it offers marketing and customer service next to fulfillment.

Strengths

  • Headquartered in Houston; founded 2020
  • Returns through Loop and Returnly integrations
  • Wholesale and retail shipments packed to routing guides

Worth knowing

  • Addresses not published
  • Quote required
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Amazon FBA prep
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Value-added services
3

Verst Logistics

Mid-size and large CPG brands needing Midwest omnichannel fulfillment

Visit verstlogistics.com

One of Verst's Ohio buildings is at 9696 International Blvd. in West Chester: 268,800 sq ft of multi-client space with rail service, 25 dock doors, cross-docking and AIB certification. If you also want DTC fulfillment, its Hebron and Walton centers sit on the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati metro.

Strengths

  • Family-owned since 1966; headquartered in Walton, Kentucky
  • Shopify, Magento, NetSuite and SAP integrations
  • Subscription boxes, kitting and returns

Worth knowing

  • Built for roughly 1,000+ orders a day
  • Ambient storage only in West Chester; no hazmat
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Subscription boxes
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Returns
  • Contract packaging
  • Value-added services
  • Food grade
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight
4

Maersk Warehousing & Distribution

Importers pairing ocean freight with US warehousing

Visit maersk.com

Maersk has three Ohio warehouses north of Cincinnati, two on Meridian Way in West Chester (400,000 and 52,600 sq ft) and a 225,668 sq ft building on Seaward Road in Fairfield, plus an 86,337 sq ft building on Port Road in Groveport, near Columbus. If you import by ocean, you can keep the freight with one company from the port to the warehouse.

Strengths

  • Part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, founded 1904
  • Cold chain, hazmat and returns among listed services
  • Retail EDI compliance for store deliveries

Worth knowing

  • Some buildings serve one customer only
  • Priced by quote
  • 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
5

Keller Logistics

Food and CPG manufacturers needing warehousing plus co-packing

Visit kellerlogistics.com

Keller is based in Defiance, where four adjacent warehouses make up a 415,000 sq ft food-grade campus with SQF, FDA and USDA certification and freeze protection; it also lists two Napoleon addresses, one a 195,000 sq ft food-grade building, plus Archbold and West Jefferson, west of Columbus. If you make packaged food, the 195,000 sq ft Napoleon building also houses one of its co-packing operations.

Strengths

  • Family-owned; began as Thomas E. Keller Trucking in 1978
  • Drayage, LTL and heavy haul through its own fleet and brokerage
  • Food-grade audits by Eagle Certification Group

Worth knowing

  • Aimed at manufacturers and B2B shipping, not DTC orders
  • Free quote; no published rates
  • B2B and retail
  • Contract packaging
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Food grade
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • Bulky and heavy
6

Americold

Food brands needing frozen, chilled or ambient storage at scale

Visit americold.com

Americold's two Ohio forward distribution cold stores both have rail service: 2350 New World Drive in Columbus holds cooler and freezer rooms, and 3110 Homeward Way in Fairfield adds deep freeze and import handling. If you ship frozen or chilled food, both sites offer blast freezing and export services.

Strengths

  • Founded 1903; headquartered in Atlanta
  • USDA inspection on site at many facilities
  • i-3PL customer portal and EDI

Worth knowing

  • Set up for food and temperature-controlled goods
  • Site sizes and rates not published
  • 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
7

Ryder

Omnichannel brands wanting fulfillment plus Ryder freight

Visit ryder.com

One of Ryder's Ohio fulfillment buildings is at 1225 Southgate Pkwy in Etna, east of Columbus: nearly 440,000 sq ft of multiclient space with robots assisting pickers, opened in April 2022 as the first site under Ryder E-commerce by Whiplash. If you want freight, big-and-bulky last-mile delivery and cross-border drayage from the same company that ships your orders, Ryder runs all three.

Strengths

  • Founded 1933; headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida
  • FDA-certified food-grade space at some sites
  • RyderShare shipment visibility

Worth knowing

  • Many Ryder warehouses are run for one client
  • No published rates or minimum
  • 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
8

Crane Worldwide Logistics

Importers wanting forwarding, customs and warehousing together

Visit craneww.com

Crane's Columbus-area warehouse is at 6500 Pontius Road in Groveport, near Rickenbacker airport: 325,000 sq ft with a 100,000 sq ft climate-monitored section, bonded storage and dangerous goods handling. If you import, Crane can forward your freight by air or ocean, clear it through its own customs brokerage and store it at Groveport.

Strengths

  • Headquartered in Houston; founded 2008
  • Kitting, returns and value-added services
  • Drayage and domestic trucking

Worth knowing

  • Warehousing is one line in a forwarding business
  • Quote only; no ecommerce integrations listed
  • B2B and retail
  • DTC ecommerce
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Value-added services
  • Returns
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • FTZ and bonded
  • Hazmat
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • Drayage
  • International
9

World Distribution Services (WDS)

Importers landing containers at Savannah, Norfolk or Tacoma

Visit worldds.net

WDS's Columbus warehouse, at 6969 Alum Creek Drive, sits directly across from Rickenbacker International Airport and listed 30,000 sq ft available in September 2026. If you import through Savannah, Virginia Beach or Tacoma as well, WDS runs warehouses there too.

Strengths

  • Headquartered in Cleveland
  • US Customs bonded container freight station in Columbus
  • Asset-based drayage at Savannah with 30+ local owner operators

Worth knowing

  • Import-led; ecommerce is a secondary line
  • Rates by quote
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Kitting and assembly
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • Drayage
  • LTL and FTL freight
  • International
  • Value-added services
10

Hub Group

CPG brands shipping into Walmart, Target and Kroger consolidation

Visit hubgroup.com

Hub Group's two Ohio facilities, both in Fairfield, are listed for consolidation and fulfillment. If you ship CPG goods to Walmart, Sam's Club, Kroger or Target, you can join its retail consolidation programs and move the freight on its intermodal and truck network.

Strengths

  • Founded 1971; based in Oak Brook, Illinois
  • Ecommerce fulfillment for DTC and B2B orders
  • Retail EDI compliance

Worth knowing

  • Fairfield sizes and services not published
  • Rates by quote
  • DTC ecommerce
  • B2B and retail
  • Retail EDI compliance
  • Cross-dock and transload
  • LTL and FTL freight

Shipping from Ohio: what the location gives you

If you fulfill from Columbus, Rickenbacker International is cargo-focused, with international carriers flying in regularly from Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and nearly half of the US population sits within a one-day truck drive. In Cincinnati, the airport in Hebron, KY placed 5th in the US for all-cargo landed weight in 2025, per the FAA’s preliminary count.

Across the state, you ship on the 5th largest interstate system in the US and the 4th largest operating rail network, and JobsOhio counts 60% of US and Canadian customers within a day’s drive.

For staffing, Ohio had the country’s 4th largest truck transportation workforce in 2024, 70,719 workers, and about 1,050,600 trade, transportation and utilities jobs with 3.3% unemployment in August 2026 (preliminary).

What to ask before you sign with an Ohio 3PL

  1. Which Ohio city would my inventory sit in, and how far is that from my biggest customers?
  2. Is the building near Rickenbacker or CVG, and what time do the last parcel trucks leave?
  3. Does the site hold Ohio Department of Agriculture registration or SQF for my food products?
  4. How many other brands share the building, and is any part of it dedicated?
  5. Can you move my freight on your own trucks from Ohio, or do you broker it?
  6. What monthly volume or fee do I need before you take me on?

Ohio 3PL FAQ

What do Ohio fulfillment companies charge?

You'll need a quote from each: all 10 price that way, and none posts rates. The only published volume guide comes from Verst Logistics, which builds its fulfillment for about 1,000 or more orders a day.

Which Ohio 3PLs ship DTC ecommerce orders?

9 of the 10 list DTC ecommerce fulfillment; Keller Logistics, which focuses on manufacturers and B2B, is the exception. Cart.com's two Groveport centers total 2.3 million sq ft, and Ryder's multiclient Etna building uses robot-assisted picking.

Which Ohio 3PLs connect to Shopify?

5 of the 10 name Shopify: ODW Logistics, Cart.com, World Distribution Services, Americold and Verst Logistics.

Where can I store food with an Ohio 3PL?

Keller Logistics' Defiance campus holds SQF, FDA and USDA certification, ODW Logistics has AIB certification and FDA and Ohio Department of Agriculture registration at Columbus-area sites, and Americold runs cold stores in Columbus and Fairfield. Verst Logistics' West Chester warehouse is AIB certified.

Which Ohio 3PLs are near Rickenbacker airport?

World Distribution Services' Columbus warehouse is directly across from it, and Crane Worldwide Logistics' 325,000 sq ft Groveport building is nearby. Rickenbacker is a cargo airport with regular international flights from Asia, Europe and the Middle East, per its airport authority.

Do Ohio 3PLs offer bonded storage?

2 publish bonded space at an Ohio building: World Distribution Services runs a US Customs bonded container freight station in Columbus, and Crane Worldwide Logistics has bonded storage in Groveport.

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