When choosing to enter into a partnership with a 3PL it's important to do the research first.

1. 3PL: Why St. Louis is the Only Option

2. “To succeed today, businesses need to
be positioned in areas situated for
quick turnaround and efficient
transportation to points across the
country.”
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3. Location isn’t Everything
When businesses are looking for a 3PL partnership
they need to consider the 3PL’s:
Geographic
Location
Workforce
Availability
Economic
Support
Business
Climate

4. What area has the geographic
location, workforce availability,
economic support and business
climate to fulfill companies’
ecommerce needs?

5. Location Overview
Interstates
Rail Services
Airports

6. Interstates
• Interstates: I-70, 1-64, I-55, I-44
• Trucks leaving the St. Louis area can
reach roughly 70% of the United States
population within 48 hours.

7. • Home to the third largest rail terminal in
the U.S.
• Served by 7 Class 1 railroads, which offers
more than 4,000 miles of track

8. Airports
• Lambert – St. Louis International Airport
serves as a hub for FedEx and UPS
• MidAmerican St. Louis Airport
• It takes less than 3 hours from nearly
anywhere in the U.S. to reach St. Louis

9. Workforce Availability

10. Economic Support

11. Business Climate

12. “Saint Louis’ location in the heart of
the country, and its solid
transportation infrastructure, make
the city a great place to do
business.”
Dennis Wilmsmeyer,
Executive Director of
America’s Central Port.