2025 3PL MARKET RESEARCH REPORT
3PL Services & Capabilities TRANSPORTATION
LOGISTICS
Truckload 90%
Inbound logistics 90%
Inventory management 72%
LTL 86%
Just in time 69%
Intermodal 69%
4th-party logistics (4PL) 61%
Rail 65%
Omnichannel logistics 61%
Dedicated contract carriage 64%
Vendor management 59%
Final mile 61%
Shared services 52%
Ocean 55%
Logistics process reengineering 49%
Air cargo 54%
Global trade services 42%
Small package 53%
Supply chain finance 35%
White glove 52%
None 2%
Bulk 51%
TECHNOLOGY
Equipment/drivers 47%
Electronic data interchange 94%
Fleet acquisition 20%
Visibility 86%
None 5%
Transportation management system 84%
WAREHOUSING
Optimization 77%
Crossdocking 78%
ERP integration 75%
Pick/pack, subassembly 76%
Warehouse management system 72%
Fulfillment 75%
Customer/supplier relationship management 64%
Transloading 70%
Supply chain design (modeling, simulation) 54%
Ecommerce 65%
Predictive analytics 54%
DC management 63%
RFID 49%
Vendor managed inventory 61%
IoT/IIoT enablement 35%
Site selection 52%
Global trade management 27%
None 13%
None 2%
The transportation services and capabilities 3PLs provide have remained steady over the past three years. Truckload (90%) and LTL (86%) are the clear No. 1 and No. 2, with intermodal (69%), rail (65%), and dedicated contract carriage (64%) rounding out the top five. The most common logistics services and capabilities are inbound logistics (90%), inventory management (72%), just in time (69%), 4th-party logistics (61%), and omnichannel logistics (61%).
Electronic data interchange (94%) repeats again this year as No. 1 among technology services and capabilities oered by 3PLs, followed by visibility (86%), transportation management system (84%), optimization (77%), and ERP integration (75%).
76 Inbound Logistics • July 2025
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