
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034
Description
The United States third-party logistics (3PL) market reached approximately USD 353.57 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.20% between 2025 and 2034, reaching a value of USD 586.99 Billion by 2034.
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Growth
The United States has the presence of a substantial 3PL market. The 3PL market has witnessed significant inventory growth, and the companies can efficiently lower purchased transportation costs while also fending off significant price concessions to shippers. The United States is witnessing growth in its e-commerce segment, driven by the increased convenience of purchase of goods and home delivery. Furthermore, the prominent internet penetration is a key factor contributing to the growth of the e-commerce sector.
The digitalisation of transactional truckload DTM/freight brokerage is continuing at a steady pace as more 3PLs in the country are designing interfaces to large shippers’ transportation management systems (TMS) for truckload spot-market rate quoting and mechanised/automated load tendering and booking. DTM gross profit margins in the United States have been improving, reversing a lower margin trend from 16.6% in the year 2019 to 14.2% in 2021. The growth in the DTM gross margin is a result of the shippers continuing to pay contracted or agreed rates to third-party logistics providers, whereas 3PLs in turn paid lower for spot-market truckload carrier capacity.
In 2023, the internet penetration in all of the USA reached 91.8%. The states with high internet access include New Hampshire, Utah, Connecticut, North Dakota, and Nevada. E-commerce is among the fastest growing sub-sectors in New York, with the city now home to 300+ startups.
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Industry Segmentation
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:
Market Breakup by Service:
Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC)
Domestic Transportation Management (DTM)
International Transportation Management (ITM)
Warehousing and Distribution
Value Added Logistic Services (VALs)
Market Breakup by Transport:
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Airways
Market Breakup by End Use:
Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Automotive
Others
Market Breakup by Region:
New England
Mideast
Great Lakes
Plains
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Far West
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Share
Based on end use, the market is divided into retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and automotive, among others. The United States of America is expected to witness increased demand for healthcare logistics. This is supported by the increasing demand for pharmaceuticals, collaboration among medical institutes and logistics services providers, advanced technological capabilities, and favourable government regulations in the country.
Leading Companies in the United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market
The report provides a detailed analysis of the following key players in the market, covering their competitive landscape and latest developments like mergers and acquisitions, investments, and product launches.
Deutsche Post AG (DHL)
Schenker AG
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc.
FedEx Corp.
Nippon Express Holdings Inc.
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
Ryder System Inc.
Hub Group Inc.
Others
The market players are investing in technologies to offer visibility and monitoring capabilities across the entire supply chain to facilitate tracking supply and demand for order planning, inventory management, transportation, and logistics planning.
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Growth
The United States has the presence of a substantial 3PL market. The 3PL market has witnessed significant inventory growth, and the companies can efficiently lower purchased transportation costs while also fending off significant price concessions to shippers. The United States is witnessing growth in its e-commerce segment, driven by the increased convenience of purchase of goods and home delivery. Furthermore, the prominent internet penetration is a key factor contributing to the growth of the e-commerce sector.
The digitalisation of transactional truckload DTM/freight brokerage is continuing at a steady pace as more 3PLs in the country are designing interfaces to large shippers’ transportation management systems (TMS) for truckload spot-market rate quoting and mechanised/automated load tendering and booking. DTM gross profit margins in the United States have been improving, reversing a lower margin trend from 16.6% in the year 2019 to 14.2% in 2021. The growth in the DTM gross margin is a result of the shippers continuing to pay contracted or agreed rates to third-party logistics providers, whereas 3PLs in turn paid lower for spot-market truckload carrier capacity.
In 2023, the internet penetration in all of the USA reached 91.8%. The states with high internet access include New Hampshire, Utah, Connecticut, North Dakota, and Nevada. E-commerce is among the fastest growing sub-sectors in New York, with the city now home to 300+ startups.
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Industry Segmentation
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:
Market Breakup by Service:
Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC)
Domestic Transportation Management (DTM)
International Transportation Management (ITM)
Warehousing and Distribution
Value Added Logistic Services (VALs)
Market Breakup by Transport:
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Airways
Market Breakup by End Use:
Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Automotive
Others
Market Breakup by Region:
New England
Mideast
Great Lakes
Plains
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
Far West
United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Share
Based on end use, the market is divided into retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and automotive, among others. The United States of America is expected to witness increased demand for healthcare logistics. This is supported by the increasing demand for pharmaceuticals, collaboration among medical institutes and logistics services providers, advanced technological capabilities, and favourable government regulations in the country.
Leading Companies in the United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market
The report provides a detailed analysis of the following key players in the market, covering their competitive landscape and latest developments like mergers and acquisitions, investments, and product launches.
Deutsche Post AG (DHL)
Schenker AG
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc.
FedEx Corp.
Nippon Express Holdings Inc.
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Kuehne + Nagel International AG
Ryder System Inc.
Hub Group Inc.
Others
The market players are investing in technologies to offer visibility and monitoring capabilities across the entire supply chain to facilitate tracking supply and demand for order planning, inventory management, transportation, and logistics planning.
Table of Contents
202 Pages
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market Size 2024-2025
- 1.2 Market Growth 2025(F)-2034(F)
- 1.3 Key Demand Drivers
- 1.4 Key Players and Competitive Structure
- 1.5 Industry Best Practices
- 1.6 Recent Trends and Developments
- 1.7 Industry Outlook
- 2 Market Overview and Stakeholder Insights
- 2.1 Market Trends
- 2.2 Key Verticals
- 2.3 Key Regions
- 2.4 Supplier Power
- 2.5 Buyer Power
- 2.6 Key Market Opportunities and Risks
- 2.7 Key Initiatives by Stakeholders
- 3 Economic Summary
- 3.1 GDP Outlook
- 3.2 GDP Per Capita Growth
- 3.3 Inflation Trends
- 3.4 Democracy Index
- 3.5 Gross Public Debt Ratios
- 3.6 Balance of Payment (BoP) Position
- 3.7 Population Outlook
- 3.8 Urbanisation Trends
- 4 Country Risk Profiles
- 4.1 Country Risk
- 4.2 Business Climate
- 5 North America Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Overview
- 5.1 Key Industry Highlights
- 5.2 North America Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Historical Market (2018-2024)
- 5.3 North America Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Forecast (2025-2034)
- 5.4 North America Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market by Country
- 5.4.1 United States
- 5.4.2 Canada
- 6 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Overview
- 6.1 Key Industry Highlights
- 6.2 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Historical Market (2018-2024)
- 6.3 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Forecast (2025-2034)
- 7 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market by Service
- 7.1 Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC)
- 7.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.2 Domestic Transportation Management (DTM)
- 7.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.3 International Transportation Management (ITM)
- 7.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.4 Warehousing and Distribution
- 7.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 7.5 Value Added Logistic Services (VALs)
- 7.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 7.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market by Transport
- 8.1 Railways
- 8.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.2 Roadways
- 8.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.3 Waterways
- 8.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 8.4 Airways
- 8.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 8.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market by End Use
- 9.1 Retail
- 9.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.2 Healthcare
- 9.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.3 Manufacturing
- 9.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.4 Automotive
- 9.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 9.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 9.5 Others
- 10 United States Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market by Region
- 10.1 New England
- 10.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.2 Mideast
- 10.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.3 Great Lakes
- 10.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.4 Plains
- 10.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.5 Southeast
- 10.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.6 Southwest
- 10.6.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.6.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.7 Rocky Mountain
- 10.7.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.7.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 10.8 Far West
- 10.8.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
- 10.8.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
- 11 Market Dynamics
- 11.1 SWOT Analysis
- 11.1.1 Strengths
- 11.1.2 Weaknesses
- 11.1.3 Opportunities
- 11.1.4 Threats
- 11.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
- 11.2.1 Supplier’s Power
- 11.2.2 Buyer’s Power
- 11.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
- 11.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
- 11.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 11.3 Key Indicators for Demand
- 11.4 Key Indicators for Price
- 12 Competitive Landscape
- 12.1 Supplier Selection
- 12.2 Key Global Players
- 12.3 Key Regional Players
- 12.4 Key Player Strategies
- 12.5 Company Profiles
- 12.5.1 Deutsche Post AG (DHL)
- 12.5.1.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.1.4 Certifications
- 12.5.2 Schenker AG
- 12.5.2.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.2.4 Certifications
- 12.5.3 CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.
- 12.5.3.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.3.4 Certifications
- 12.5.4 United Parcel Service, Inc.
- 12.5.4.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.4.4 Certifications
- 12.5.5 FedEx Corp.
- 12.5.5.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.5.4 Certifications
- 12.5.6 Nippon Express Holdings Inc.
- 12.5.6.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.6.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.6.4 Certifications
- 12.5.7 J B Hunt Transport Services Inc.
- 12.5.7.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.7.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.7.4 Certifications
- 12.5.8 Kuehne + Nagel International AG
- 12.5.8.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.8.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.8.4 Certifications
- 12.5.9 Ryder System Inc.
- 12.5.9.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.9.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.9.4 Certifications
- 12.5.10 Hub Group Inc.
- 12.5.10.1 Company Overview
- 12.5.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 12.5.10.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
- 12.5.10.4 Certifications
- 12.5.11 Others
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