Contract warehousing, fulfillment and transload across Chicagoland. Four answers and you get a real quote in one business day.
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Contract warehousing · Fulfillment · Transload
Contract warehousing and fulfillment for brands that have outgrown their own building. Tell us what you store and how fast it moves, and you get a real quote back in one business day. Not a callback. A quote.
Quotes answered in 1 business day · No minimum contract length
What we do
Most 3PL websites list seventeen services in three columns and leave you to work out which one you need. There are really only three, and most customers need two of them.
01
Racked pallet positions, floor-stack bulk, and a smaller cage area for high value. You pay for the positions you occupy, counted daily, not for a whole room.
02
Receiving, put-away, cross-dock and transload. Inbound containers stripped and either racked or turned straight back out the door the same day.
03
Pick, pack and ship to your customers or your retailer. Retail compliance handled, including the routing guides that generate the chargebacks.
Build your quote
Every competitor asks for your name and phone number before they will tell you anything. This asks what you have first, shows you the space it needs, and only wants your details if you like what you see.
Nothing here is a price. It is the shape of the operation you just described, so that the number we send you in the morning is for the right thing.
The buildings
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total space | 640,000 sq ft across 3 buildings, Elk Grove Village and Joliet |
| Clear height | 32 ft, selective rack to 5 levels |
| Dock doors | 84, all with levellers · 6 drive-in doors |
| Rail | Direct rail served at Joliet, 4 spots |
| Temperature | Ambient and 55-70°F controlled · no frozen |
| Security | 24/7 monitored, full camera coverage, fenced yard |
| Systems | WMS with customer portal · EDI 940/943/944/945/947 · API and CSV |
| Integrations | Shopify, NetSuite, Amazon Seller Central, SPS Commerce |
| Compliance | FDA registered · AIB audited · C-TPAT · ISO 9001 |
| Insurance | Warehouse legal liability · certificates on request |
If a spec you need is not on this list, it is because we would rather tell you no on the phone than discover it at the dock.
Onboarding
Switching 3PL is the part everyone dreads, so here is the whole sequence with the days attached. Nothing is hidden until after you sign.
Day 0 to 1
You send the four answers above. We send back rates for storage, handling and outbound, on one page, with the assumptions written down.
Day 2 to 10
Item file, EDI or API connection, labels and routing guides. We run a test order before a single real one ships.
Day 10 onward
First receipt lands. You get portal access, a named account contact, and a weekly number for accuracy and on-time shipping.
Straight answers
Three lines, always: storage per pallet position per month, handling in and out, and the outbound charge. Anything else on your invoice is something you asked for and agreed to in writing. We will not quote a number on a website because the honest answer depends on how fast your product moves.
No minimum contract length. There is a practical minimum volume, because below about fifty pallets you are better off with a shared-space provider and we will tell you that instead of taking the account.
Ten business days from signature to first receipt is normal. Faster is possible if your item file is clean and you do not need EDI on day one.
You get a named person, not a ticket queue. Shortages and damages are reconciled monthly against the receipt, and we publish our own accuracy number whether or not it flatters us that month.
No discovery call required first.