Florida 3PL fulfillment – skip the coastal costs
Reach 23 million Floridians in 2 days—no expensive Miami or Tampa lease required.
Florida warehouse space is scarce and pricey, and hurricane season only adds risk.
Store your inventory in our Knoxville and Salt Lake City hubs instead; they hit every Florida ZIP within 48 hours via UPS, FedEx, or USPS while slashing rent, labor, and surcharge spend.
You still get lightning-fast picks, heavyweight-parcel know-how, and the industry’s toughest accuracy guarantees.
Scroll down and we’ll show you why.
You probably shouldn’t have a 3PL in Florida.
That might sound strange.
After all, Florida has some nice benefits:
Multiple deep water ports (Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami) offer robust shipping infrastructure
Shorter fulfillment times and easy access to Latin American markets
Score 2 points for a Florida 3PL, right?
Maybe. But consider total cost of fulfillment.
Port proximity and customer location are just two pieces of a much bigger puzzle.
Here are some other important factors:
Insurance costs have risen sharply following multiple hurricanes per year
Complex regulatory environment for ecommerce retailers due to new data privacy laws
Higher shipping costs to customers in western and northeastern US
Increasing cost of living in many areas = higher labor costs
Even if it’s not your warehouse,
your 3PL is paying these costs, and passes them straight to you.
We skipped a Florida facility so you can ship smarter.
Our 3PL playbook has two core goals:
- Relentless cost efficiency
- White-glove fulfillment precision nationwide
If a Florida footprint genuinely lowers your net spend, we’ll tell you.
Yet nine times out of ten, brands see superior 2-day coverage—and 20-40 % lower overhead—by routing through Salt Lake City and Knoxville instead. It’s math, not marketing.
You also don’t need to take our word for it
So you think you need more that 1 warehouse…
Here’s the cost of a 1lb package using an economy service from the best location and combination.
$5.32 – Springfield MO
$5.12 – Rancho CA + Charlotte NC
$5.05 – Rancho, Springfield, and Philly
YOU DON’T.
Chad Carleton
@chadcarleton
My wholesale 3pl went bankrupt in q3.
Their client list included:
– a dtc hemp drink company
– a mattress company
– a chocolate company
All shipping from San Francisco, the most expensive real estate in the world…
I wonder why they went bankrupt????
Sean Frank
@SeanEcom
The propaganda machine of the larger 3PLs has consultants and supply chain professionals brainwashed.
If you’re an e-commerce founder and you’re not producing close to 5 million in GMV, or you only ship 50-100 orders per day, you don’t need to worry about how many locations your 3PL has.
You also don’t need to be in Texas either. Here’s why:
You will pay more. This is not up for debate.
Freight, storage, management, split shipments—I’ve heard brands need to carry 30% more inventory. You’re chasing a ghost.
Even Amazon barley cares if you get your product in 2-days anymore.
Rich Patterson
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Our Locations
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Red Stag intentionally has only two locations.
See why that could be better for your brand.
The Red Stag difference
3PL services for Florida and nationwide
2-day shipping
Reach 96% of U.S. homes within two days.
100% accuracy
Fulfillment done right. Backed by guarantees.
0% shrinkage allowance
Because any loss is unacceptable.
Florida fulfillment center services
Warehousing
Stage inventory in our Knoxville and Salt Lake City campuses—outside the hurricane belt yet within two-day ground reach of Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville. Neatly organized pallet racking plus 100 % inventory-accuracy guarantees keep your Florida SKUs ready to move without paying coastal rent premiums.
Order fulfillment
Dual-shift pick/pack, generous SLAs, and late East-Coast cut-offs mean Florida orders leave our warehouses soon after they’re placed. Barcode scanning at every touchpoint drives near-zero error rates, protecting your brand reputation from Pensacola to Key West.
Shipping
Fewer high-cost Zones, lower surcharges. Our inland locations put 95 % of Florida ZIPs in Zones 4-6, trimming per-package spend and sidestepping Port of Miami congestion. Multi-carrier rate shopping auto-selects the cheapest two-day lane on every label.
Kitting & assembly
Assemble product bundles—on demand. Our flexible kitting department handle one-off influencer drops or 10,000-unit subscription boxes, complete with lot tracking and custom packaging that survives humid, salt-air journeys.
Inventory planning
Predict spring-break surges, hurricane-season spikes, and holiday coastal demand with our analytics dashboard. Smart reorder points and SKU heat-maps keep cash tied up in sell-through, not in overpriced Florida rack space.
Amazon fulfillment
Handle oversized and heavyweight Seller-Fulfilled Prime orders without breaking a sweat. We hit Prime’s two-day Florida promise from Knoxville and SLC, even on 70-lb e-bikes. Need the occasional FBA prep pallet? We can squeeze that in, too.
What customers say about
Red Stag fulfillment services
Building a Florida-ready fulfillment network
Strategically siting inventory in our Knoxville and Salt Lake City hubs lets you hit every Florida metro—Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville—in two days or less while still covering 96 % of U.S. households. That inland positioning avoids coastal rent spikes, port congestion, and hurricane-season shutdowns without sacrificing speed.
Through our cloud portal you’ll watch inventory, orders, and carrier performance in real time. One dashboard surfaces sales velocity, SKU heat-maps, and transit costs, so you can reroute containers from any U.S. port (or straight from your factory) to the most cost-effective Red Stag dock and keep Florida customers stocked year-round.
Get ready to grow with the right 3PL partner
Outsourcing fulfillment should free you to focus on product innovation and customer acquisition—and give you a partner that actively fuels your growth.
Red Stag’s U.S.-based supply-chain team goes beyond pick, pack, ship to advise on inventory turns, Florida tourism surges, and heavyweight parcel strategies.
We translate your data into smarter reorder points, prep you for Prime-week spikes, and fine-tune packaging that survives humid Gulf Coast deliveries.
With real-time analytics and hands-on support, you’ll cut costs, increase profits, and scale confidently—without ever signing a pricey Florida warehouse lease.
Frequently asked questions
Do I really need a warehouse in Florida to hit two-day delivery?
Not necessarily. Because our Knoxville (UPS Zone 4) and Salt Lake City (Zone 5) campuses sit on major air and ground lanes, they can reach every Florida ZIP in 48 hours or less—often overnight to Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville. You avoid Miami’s sky-high rents and still meet Prime-level speed expectations.
How much can I save by keeping inventory outside the Sunshine State?
Most brands see 20–40 percent lower total landed costs once Florida’s premium lease rates, hurricane-season surcharges, and Zone 8 West-Coast shipments are removed from the equation. The math gets even better for bulky items because our docks are purpose-built for oversized freight and negotiate volume discounts with UPS and FedEx.
What happens to my orders when hurricanes threaten Florida ports?
By staging stock inland you sidestep port closures and last-mile gridlock. We monitor storm updates in real time, shift pick priorities, and, if needed, re-route parcels through alternate hubs so deliveries keep moving while coastal facilities ride out the storm.
Can Red Stag handle oversized Seller-Fulfilled Prime shipments into Florida?
Absolutely. Lift-gate carrier contracts, custom corrugate, and heavyweight pick/pack stations are already in place. Whether it’s a 70-lb e-bike headed for the Keys or a patio set bound for Melbourne, we meet Prime’s two-day clock and transmit tracking events automatically to Amazon. FBA prep is available when you need it, but SFP for big and bulky is our wheelhouse.
Which ecommerce platforms and carriers do you integrate with?
Our API and plug-ins connect out-of-the-box to Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, and custom carts. On the carrier side we rate-shop UPS, FedEx, USPS Ground Advantage, and regional LTL partners, choosing the cheapest two-day lane into Florida while preserving your delivery promise—all visible in a single dashboard.
You’ll love having Red Stag as your
3PL fulfillment solution
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