About WarehousingCosts.com
Our Mission
We believe every business deserves transparent, accurate cost data for their warehousing decisions. Too many companies overpay for fulfillment because pricing is opaque and comparison is nearly impossible. We're building the resource we wish existed when we started.
Who We Are
WarehousingCosts.com publishes independent cost data for warehousing, 3PL, and related logistics decisions. The publisher also operates C&C Warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina — a CBP-bonded and General Order (GO) facility. That warehouse is a separate operating business. It is not hidden, and it does not buy a rank on our comparison tables.
The site was built by warehouse operations professionals who have worked for 3PLs, managed private warehouses, and negotiated contracts. After answering the same pricing questions repeatedly, we put the data in public.
If a request is a Charleston / bonded / GO / drayage / devanning fit, we may introduce C&C. Other 3PL requests are reviewed by the WarehousingCosts team and are not silently converted into C&C leads. See /quotes and /advertiser-disclosure.
Our Approach: How We Collect & Verify Data
1Primary Research: Direct Interviews
We conduct interviews with 3PLs, freight brokers, warehouse operators, and shipper teams about rate cards, add-on fees, and industry trends. We verify pricing against actual contracts and proposals when possible.
2Market Surveys & RFQs
We collect standardized scenarios and published rate cards where operators will share them. We track rate changes over time and identify market trends. We do not invent a "500+ provider network" we do not operate.
3Cross-Verification
We compare data across multiple sources. If one 3PL claims pricing that contradicts several others, we dig deeper. We invite readers to submit anonymized contracts to validate findings.
4Ongoing Updates
Pricing changes. We refresh guides when we have new sourced figures, and every article is timestamped with a last-update date.
5Transparency & Disclosure
Articles that contain pricing include how the data was collected, what assumptions we made, and what caveats apply. Corrections go to greg@warehousingcosts.com.
Editorial Standards
Sponsorship buys labeled visibility, not scores
We sell labeled 3PL listings on /3pl/compare and labeled cards on selected guides. Sponsorship does not change editorial ratings or cost data. Featured / Premium rows on /3pl/compare are sorted to the top and badged "Sponsored" — that is the exception, and it is labeled. We do not sell unlabeled rank in a software comparison table.
Clear labeling of paid placements
Paid rows and cards carry a Sponsored badge (and amber treatment on /3pl/compare). Affiliate links only get a Sponsored badge when the affiliate URL is actually configured — today that is ShipBob. Organic fallbacks are not dressed up as paid recs.
No vendor veto
Vendors do not review or approve articles before publication. We will correct factual errors. That is not editorial control.
Corrections & Feedback
Email greg@warehousingcosts.com. We investigate and issue corrections if warranted.
How We Make Money
Three channels we actually operate. We do not currently run AdSense (slots are empty on purpose). We do not operate a 500-provider matching network.
1. Quote requests (reviewed by the team)
When you submit /quotes, the form goes to the WarehousingCosts team at greg@candcwarehouse.com. Introductions to providers happen after review. We do not auto-share your email or phone with a 3PL list.
Why we disclose: A future referral fee on a successful introduction is possible. That is not the same as blasting PII to a network we do not have.
2. Labeled sponsorships
3PLs and related vendors can buy Standard / Featured / Premium listings. Featured fulfillment is: set isSponsored: true and sponsorshipTier: 'featured' on that vendor and ship. See /partners. We do not sell newsletter mentions we do not publish, or /quotes priority routing we do not operate.
Why we disclose: Paid rows sit at the top of /3pl/compare with a badge. That is visibility, not an endorsement of the score.
3. Affiliate links (only where configured)
Some outbound links are affiliate links. Today only ShipBob is configured. Unconfigured programs render as ordinary organic links with no Sponsored badge. We do not invent affiliate URLs.
Why we disclose: Affiliate compensation can create incentives. We label configured affiliate links and keep editorial cost tables separate.
Why this stays free to read
Tools, calculators, and guides are free. We monetize through the channels above so the cost data stays public. Display ads may come later; AdSense slot IDs are empty until then.
Get in Touch
Questions? Feedback? Corrections?
Email us at greg@warehousingcosts.com
Quote-form submissions also reach greg@candcwarehouse.com. We respond to substantive emails within two business days.
Want to Submit Your Data?
If you're a 3PL operator, shipper, or logistics provider and want to share pricing data, we keep submissions confidential unless otherwise agreed.
Email greg@warehousingcosts.com with subject line "Data Submission"
Expertise, Experience, Authoritativeness & Trustworthiness
Expertise: Built by warehouse operations professionals. The publisher also runs a working bonded/GO warehouse in Charleston.
Experience: We've been on both sides of the warehouse table — operator and shipper.
Authoritativeness: Cost figures are sourced and dated. We would rather omit a number than invent one.
Trustworthiness: Dual role (publisher + C&C Warehouse) is named on this page. Paid placements are labeled. Scores are not for sale.