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Top 10 3PL Warehouse Companies in: Joliet

The 2026 Definitive Guide

Positioning your inventory in: Joliet puts you at the absolute center of the U.S. rail network. This guide profiles providers that sit directly adjacent to the BNSF Logistics Park Chicago and the Union Pacific Global 4 terminals.


By choosing a Joliet 3PL, you leverage the power of "co-location"—the ability to pull containers from the rail and have them stripped and shelved within minutes. This bypasses the brutal "last-mile" truck congestion of downtown Chicago and provides a direct, heavy-haul bridge to 65% of the U.S. population within a single day’s drive.

4+ Key Benefits of a 3PL in: Joliet

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Massive Drayage Savings

Because major 3PLs in Joliet are often located inside the same gated c...

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02

The "Big Box" King

Joliet is built for scale. Unlike the smaller, older warehouses in Chi...

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03

The Amazon "Fast Track"

Joliet is home to critical Amazon infrastructure, including the MDW2 F...

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04

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #22

Much of the Joliet industrial land is FTZ-eligible. This allows intern...

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Frequently Asked Questions


Joliet is significantly more cost-effective for large footprints. In early 2026, average industrial rents in Joliet hover around $6.50 to $8.50 per square foot (NNN), whereas prime Chicago "last-mile" space can reach $14.00+.

They are essentially the same logistics ecosystem. Both cities host portions of the CenterPoint Intermodal Center. Elwood is the primary home for the BNSF terminal, while Joliet hosts the Union Pacific Global 4 terminal. Most 3PLs in the area service both.

Yes. While it is a "heavy" hub, its proximity to the I-55 and I-80 interchange means UPS and FedEx can reach the entire Midwest overnight. It is arguably the best location in the country for a "Single-Hub" strategy to serve both the East Coast and the Central U.S.

Completed in recent years, this privately financed bridge provides a direct "heavy-weight" link between I-80 and the intermodal terminals. This has drastically reduced transit times for trucks and allowed 3PLs to bypass several high-traffic local intersections.

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