Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
3PL Warehouse Storage Solutions
Flexible storage layouts that adapt as your client mix changes, because in 3PL, the only constant is change.
Flexible
Adjustable configurations for changing client pallet profiles and product types
25–40%
More revenue per sq ft with dense racking
Multi-Client
Zone configurations in a single facility
$15–25/Mo
Revenue per pallet position per month
Third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse storage requires flexible racking systems that can be reconfigured as clients and product mixes change. 3PL facilities face unique challenges including variable pallet sizes, shifting storage density requirements, and the need to maintain separate inventory zones for multiple clients within a single building.
What We Understand
The Challenges Specific to Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
Storage Needs Change With Every Client
One month ambient dry goods, next month cold chain for a food client. Pallet sizes, throughput requirements, and inventory management methods vary by customer, and you need a system that can accommodate all of them, sometimes simultaneously.
Flexibility Must Coexist With Compliance
Every configuration change potentially affects fire code compliance, aisle clearances, and load ratings. Most 3PL operators lack in-house engineering resources to evaluate whether a reconfiguration creates compliance issues. We design for the most restrictive scenario upfront, so you can reconfigure without re-permitting every client change.
Permitting Liability Falls on the Operator
3PL operators are often responsible for the permit status of the facilities they manage. A system installed without proper permits creates risk that falls on the operator, not the original installer. We document every installation thoroughly: stamped drawings, permit records, inspection sign-off.
Our Approach
Infrastructure That Stays Useful as Your Business Changes
We design 3PL facilities with built-in flexibility: adjustable beam heights, modular bay configurations, and mixed racking types serving different client needs simultaneously. We engineer for the heaviest expected loads and most restrictive fire code scenario so you can reconfigure without re-permitting every time a client changes.
For multi-client facilities, we design clear zone boundaries with visual markers and configurable bay assignments that can shift as occupancy changes. When a new client comes in with a different pallet profile, you adjust the system, not the building.
Reconfiguration support is available when your client mix changes. We understand that speed matters in 3PL and we mobilize quickly for layout changes.
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Recommended Systems
Storage Solutions We Commonly Install for Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
Selective Pallet Racks
The most reconfigurable system available: beam heights are easily adjusted for different pallet profiles, and bays can be re-zoned without structural changes.
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Push Back Racking
Higher density for clients with deep SKU quantities. Complements selective rack in facilities serving both high-SKU and high-volume clients.
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Mezzanines
Add pick, pack, or office space above the warehouse floor without expanding the building , useful for 3PLs adding value-added services.
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What This Looks Like in Practice
250,000 sq ft multi-client 3PL facility in Southern California: modular racking supporting four client zones (varying product types, pallet weights, and inventory methods), selective for high-SKU clients, drive-in for bulk food storage client, reconfigurable zones with adjustable beam heights, permitting covers full commodity range to avoid re-permitting on client changes.
3PL operators need systems that can adapt when clients change. A rack layout that works for one customer's pallet sizes might not work for the next. We design with reconfiguration in mind so the system stays flexible as the business evolves.
Dylan Andrews
VP Operations, Hammerhead Warehouse Systems
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