04/15/2026
Most mid-market manufacturers are stuck between two bad options in logistics.
Brokers work fine until freight gets complicated. Then the follow-ups start, and the problems become yours to solve.
Big 3PLs have the resources, but their model depends on Fortune 500 volume. If you're a $150M manufacturer, you're not getting a dedicated team. You’re getting whatever bandwidth is left.
So you end up paying for complexity you're not getting support for, and absorbing the cost in chargebacks, internal headcount, and missed capacity windows.
We broke down exactly why this happens, what it actually costs, and what the right logistics partnership looks like for a mid-market manufacturer.
If this sounds familiar, it’s worth a read.
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