Saddle Creek Logistics (brokerage)

Saddle Creek Logistics Services is a privately held third-party logistics provider (3PL) founded in 1966 in Lakeland, FL. The company's primary business is contract warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution for CPG, retail, and e-commerce shippers, with brokerage offered as an integrated transportation component within its 3PL service offering. With an estimated $35 million in brokerage gross revenue and a total company employee count around 5,000, Saddle Creek is a mid-to-large 3PL with a meaningful freight brokerage capability that serves existing and new logistics clients.

The brokerage unit's strongest position is with shippers who are already using or considering Saddle Creek's warehousing and fulfillment services. In that context, Saddle Creek can offer an integrated supply chain solution — warehousing, pick-and-pack, and outbound transportation brokerage managed under one relationship. The company has strong CPG and retail vertical expertise built over decades of distribution work for national consumer brands shipping out of the Southeast and into major retail channels.

Shippers evaluating Saddle Creek solely as a freight broker — without the 3PL component — may find the value proposition less compelling compared to dedicated freight-only brokers at similar revenue scale. The brokerage is best understood as part of a broader logistics solution. For shippers already running a Saddle Creek warehouse program, adding brokerage consolidates carriers, invoicing, and tracking under one platform. For standalone brokerage needs, there are larger or more technology-differentiated alternatives.