3PL EDI: The 940, 945 and 856 Explained for Brands
How EDI works with a 3PL: the 940 shipping order, 945 shipping advice, 856 ship notice and 846, what a late 856 costs, and what to ask a 3PL.
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The East Coast is where most American e-commerce demand lives, and it is the cheapest, fastest place to reach it. Roughly half the United States population sits east of the Mississippi River, the region takes in the majority of transatlantic ocean freight, and a single well-placed warehouse in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Georgia can put your orders in front of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast in one to two days by ground. This guide lists 11 East Coast third-party logistics (3PL) providers ranked by their reviews on Fulfill.com, explains how to weigh port access and ground-shipping coverage, and helps you decide which hub, or combination of hubs, fits your order profile.
Every provider below has an East Coast warehouse on file in the Fulfill.com directory and at least four published reviews; the method is explained below. If you would rather skip the research, our team offers 3PL matchmaking: tell us your order volume, product type, and where you ship, and a fulfillment advisor hand-matches you to East Coast 3PLs. It is a human process led by a real advisor, not an automated directory lookup.
Three advantages pull brands toward the Atlantic seaboard:
The reason a single East Coast node is so efficient comes down to transit zones. A warehouse in northern New Jersey or eastern Pennsylvania reaches the entire Northeast corridor, from Boston to Washington, D.C., in the lowest, fastest zones, usually one to two business days by ground. Move the node south to Georgia and you cover the Southeast and Florida in that same one-to-two-day window while still reaching the Mid-Atlantic in two to three days.
A useful rule of thumb: if more than 40 percent of your orders ship to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, a single New Jersey or Pennsylvania warehouse will cover most of your volume in one to two days by ground. Brands with heavy Southeast or Florida demand usually anchor in Georgia instead. For that region on its own, see our list of Southeast 3PL companies. Carriers and 3PLs have been expanding East Coast capacity specifically to widen this two-day ground footprint.
Most East Coast fulfillment decisions come down to three anchor regions, each with a clear trade-off:
Delaware and Maryland split the difference for Mid-Atlantic brands, and Delaware charges no state sales tax, which is one reason several prep-focused 3PLs cluster there.
A single East Coast warehouse is the right starting point for most growing brands. Adding a second West Coast or Central node pays off when:
Below that threshold, one East Coast node matched to where your customers actually are is cheaper and simpler. If you are unsure which side of that line you fall on, a Fulfill.com advisor can model it against your real order data.
As you read the providers below, weigh each against your own requirements:
This list is built from Fulfill.com directory data. A provider appears here only if it met all three criteria on September 22, 2026:
We ordered the list by the number of published reviews, then by average review score. We set its length at 11 to match the longest East Coast 3PL list among the pages ranking for these searches, and four reviews is the lowest threshold that keeps the list to that length. Of the 275 directory listings with an East Coast warehouse on file, 11 met all three criteria.
Reviews and facilities change, so treat the counts below as a snapshot from September 22, 2026. Many capable East Coast 3PLs have fewer reviews on Fulfill.com and do not appear here. You can browse all of them in the East Coast 3PL directory.
East Coast warehouses: York, Pennsylvania
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 12, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Shipfusion fulfills from York, Pennsylvania, and also runs warehouses in Carol Stream, Illinois, Las Vegas, and Toronto. Its profile describes direct-to-consumer and wholesale fulfillment, temperature-controlled storage, and its own software for order and inventory visibility. Shipfusion states a minimum of 2,000 direct-to-consumer shipments a month, so it fits brands already shipping at volume.
See the Shipfusion profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Dahlonega, Georgia
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 10, averaging 5.0 out of 5
KMF Global runs one warehouse in Dahlonega, Georgia, north of Atlanta. It describes itself as an end-to-end logistics provider started by business owners, offering warehousing, same-day shipping, and fulfillment built around each client.
See the KMF Global profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Piscataway, New Jersey
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 8, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Meest Fulfillment ships from Piscataway, New Jersey, in the Port of New York and New Jersey region. Its profile describes domestic and international fulfillment for emerging direct-to-consumer brands and established retailers, with real-time inventory visibility and integrations.
See the Meest Fulfillment profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Lakewood and Piscataway, New Jersey
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 6, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Awesome Solutions is a New Jersey 3PL with warehouses in Lakewood and Piscataway. It focuses on order fulfillment and warehousing for online brands.
See the Awesome Solutions profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Pooler, Port Wentworth, and Ellabell, Georgia
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 6, averaging 4.9 out of 5
Komar Distribution Services runs several Georgia warehouses near the Port of Savannah, in Pooler, Port Wentworth, and Ellabell, plus sites in California and Oklahoma. It grew out of a consumer brands company and focuses on brands that import product and sell through both retail and direct-to-consumer channels. Komar says nearly all of its space is designated as a Foreign Trade Zone, which lets importers defer duties.
See the Komar Distribution Services profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 5, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Fulfillville is a woman-owned 3PL with a warehouse just off I-95 in Philadelphia. Its profile lists kitting, subscription boxes, retail compliance, omnichannel fulfillment, and Amazon FBA prep for direct-to-consumer, B2B, and retail brands.
See the Fulfillville profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Marlboro, New Jersey
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 5, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Titan Fulfillment operates from Marlboro, New Jersey, and handles ecommerce, B2B, and omnichannel fulfillment, with experience in consumer goods, apparel, and health and wellness products.
See the Titan Fulfillment profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Charlotte, North Carolina
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 5, averaging 4.8 out of 5
Yoke Fulfillment runs an ecommerce fulfillment warehouse in Charlotte, North Carolina, midway along the East Coast. Its profile highlights direct integrations with shopping carts and marketplaces and rate shopping across multiple couriers.
See the Yoke Fulfillment profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Wilmington, Delaware; Fairfield, New Jersey; and Atlanta, Georgia
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 5, averaging 4.8 out of 5
Uppership routes orders across a network of partner warehouses in Wilmington, Delaware; Fairfield, New Jersey; Atlanta; and East Los Angeles. It is built for small and emerging ecommerce brands, and it sends each order to a warehouse based on proximity, inventory, and carrier rates.
See the Uppership profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Carlstadt, New Jersey, and St. Petersburg, Florida
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 4, averaging 5.0 out of 5
eWorld Fulfillment has East Coast warehouses in Carlstadt, New Jersey, near New York City, and St. Petersburg, Florida, near the Port of Tampa Bay, plus sites in Dallas and Reno. Its profile describes its facilities as climate controlled.
See the eWorld Fulfillment profile and reviews
East Coast warehouses: Hickory, North Carolina, and Orlando, Florida
Reviews on Fulfill.com: 4, averaging 5.0 out of 5
Selery Fulfillment runs six warehouses, with East Coast sites in Hickory, North Carolina, and Orlando, Florida, and others in Salt Lake City, the Chicago and Dallas areas, and Southern California. It offers climate-controlled warehousing for medium and large ecommerce brands.
See the Selery Fulfillment profile and reviews
These 11 are a starting point, not the whole market. Browse every East Coast listing in the East Coast 3PL directory, or narrow the search by state: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida.
Roughly half of the United States population lives east of the Mississippi River, and the region receives most transatlantic ocean freight. A well-placed East Coast warehouse puts the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast within one to two day ground delivery.
It depends on your customers. Northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania reach the dense Northeast corridor fastest and sit near the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest container gateway on the East Coast. Georgia pairs the Port of Savannah, the largest single container terminal in North America, with lower-cost capacity and fast reach into the Southeast. Delaware adds a niche advantage with no statewide sales tax.
A single well-placed East Coast warehouse can reach customers from Maine to Miami by ground, and carriers continue expanding New Jersey capacity to widen two-day coverage. Reaching 95 percent or more of the US population in two days typically takes two well-placed nodes, such as an East Coast site plus one further west.
If you import inventory, yes. Locating fulfillment near a major gateway like New York and New Jersey or Savannah shortens drayage, cuts days off inbound restocking, and reduces the risk of stockouts during peak season.
Most brands start with one East Coast node and add a second, typically in the West or Midwest, once order volume west of the Mississippi grows or two-day delivery promises across the whole country become essential to conversion.
To obtain accurate quotes from 3PL providers in the East Coast, it's crucial to supply detailed information about your goods.These details include your products' dimensions and weight, the range of SKUs you manage, the locations of your customers, and any specific packaging needs you may have.
Many 3PL companies in the East Coast offer the convenience of online quote requests. However, finding the ideal logistics partner for your needs often requires the tedious task of reaching out to several providers.
Want to avoid this time-consuming process? Try the Fulfill 3PL Finder, and we'll assist with your search.
Compare fulfillment companies across other regions in our eCommerce fulfillment companies guide. If you are weighing ShipBob, you can also compare ShipBob with its closest competitors, including Shipfusion and Selery from this list.
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