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Smart Warehousing

Enterprise-scale national 3PL with ambient and cold-chain fulfillment on its proprietary SWIMS platform.

Smart Warehousing is a Kansas City-based national 3PL founded in 2001, operating a coast-to-coast network of ambient and temperature-controlled facilities carrying FDA, USDA, Hazmat, and AIB certifications. It serves mid-market and enterprise brands in food and beverage, cold chain, and retail, with fulfillment run through its cloud-based SWIMS warehouse management system.

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Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Company facts
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Kansas City Metro
Warehouse footprint
35 warehouses
Warehouse locations
Show all 12 listed warehouse locations
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Orlando, FL
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Columbia, SC
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Dallas, TX
  • Houston, TX
  • Seattle, WA
  • Reno, NV
  • Los Angeles, CA
International coverage
Domestic only
Minimum monthly orders
Not publicly disclosed
Pricing model
Custom Quote
Pricing starts at
Custom quote - no published rates; priced on storage volume, order complexity, shipping destinations, and value-added services
Rating Breakdown
Pricing3.0 / 5
Technology4.0 / 5
Accuracy3.8 / 5
Speed4.2 / 5
Customer service3.3 / 5
Scalability4.3 / 5
Operational profile

Specialties and integrations

Specialties
cold chainfood beveragefrozenambientbeauty personal carepet suppliesretailb2b
Integrations
shopifyshopify plusamazonwalmartbigcommercemagentowoocommercenetsuitequickbookssalesforceshipstationsps commercetruecommerceediapi
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Smart Warehousing Review 2026
Editorial evaluation

Smart Warehousing is a national, quote-only 3PL built around multi-temperature fulfillment - ambient through frozen - on its proprietary SWIMS platform, with FDA and USDA credentials. It is a strong fit for mid-market and enterprise food, beverage, and CPG brands that need ambient plus cold under one provider, and a weak fit for small DTC brands wanting published pricing and self-serve onboarding.

Rankings

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#8
Best West Coast 3PLs (2026)
#8

Smart Warehousing fills the multi-temperature gap between a mid-volume cold-chain specialist and a pure enterprise platform. Its owned West Coast footprint (Los Angeles and Seattle for ambient, Reno for cold storage) pairs FDA- and USDA-certified temperature control with national ambient, retail, and B2B fulfillment run on its own SWIMS platform. For food, beverage, and CPG brands that have outgrown a regional cold-chain 3PL but do not need Stord-level software, it is a credible West Coast option.