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Service area · Inland Empire
Third-Party Logistics (3PL) in the Inland Empire
A 3PL stores, fulfills, and ships another business's inventory. The Papez Company does that from a family-owned warehouse in Montclair, California, approximately 50 miles from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Papez Company is a family-owned and operated third-party logistics (3PL) provider in Montclair, CA, in the Inland Empire, approximately 50 miles from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. We receive, store, pick, pack, prep, and ship inventory for e-commerce brands, marketplace sellers, importers, manufacturers, and distributors that need a 3PL in Southern California.
Third-party logistics, or 3PL, means a company other than yours receives, stores, picks, packs, and ships your inventory. You keep ownership of the product and control over what sells where. The 3PL supplies the building, the labor, the equipment, and the shipping coordination.
Inventory arrives at our dock in Montclair, gets checked in and put away, and from there is picked for e-commerce and B2B orders, prepped and forwarded to Amazon fulfillment centers and Walmart's fulfillment network, reworked, or shipped as LTL and full truckload freight. One building, one team.
Montclair is in San Bernardino County on the Interstate 10 corridor, bordering Los Angeles County. For an importer bringing containers through the ports, or a brand selling into Los Angeles and Orange County, that puts inventory close to the port complex on one side and the customer on the other.
What we provide
What The Papez Company provides as an Inland Empire 3PL
A 3PL is only as useful as the range of work it will take on without sending you to another vendor. Ours covers the path from inbound container to outbound order.
Handoffs are where time and accuracy get lost. With storage, picking, marketplace prep, rework, and freight handled by one crew in one building, a problem on a shipment gets fixed at the bench instead of being routed between companies.
- [Warehousing](/services/warehousing): secure, organized storage for pallets, cartons, and SKUs in an FDA registered facility
- [Pick and pack](/services/pick-pack): e-commerce and B2B or wholesale orders picked from the same inventory
- [E-commerce fulfillment](/services/ecommerce-fulfillment): online orders received, picked, packed, and handed to carriers
- [Amazon and Walmart FBA forwarding](/services/amazon-walmart-fba): inventory prepped and forwarded to Amazon fulfillment centers and Walmart's fulfillment network
- [Inventory management](/services/inventory-management): products tracked, measured, updated, and retrieved on your behalf
- [Assembly and rework](/services/assembly-rework): repackaging, reconfiguration, and light assembly on stored inventory
- [Freight shipping and receiving](/services/freight-shipping-receiving): FTL and LTL coordination, carrier rate negotiation, and scheduled pickups, standard or expedited
Choosing a 3PL
Five questions to ask any 3PL, and how we answer them
Every 3PL will say it can handle your inventory. Ask specific questions and listen for specific answers. These are the five we would ask, with how The Papez Company answers each.
Large multi-client distribution centers run on volume and standardized programs, and for some accounts that is the right fit. A family-owned 3PL has fewer layers between you and the warehouse floor. The question is which model fits how your business operates.
- Where is the warehouse relative to the ports and your customers? Ours is in Montclair, on the western edge of the Inland Empire where San Bernardino County meets Los Angeles County, approximately 50 miles from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Inbound drayage and outbound delivery both stay short.
- Which services are done in-house? All seven above are performed by our own team in our warehouse. We coordinate freight with carriers, and we do not route your storage or fulfillment through another company's site.
- How does communication work? You talk to the people who handle your inventory. Call 909-229-4482 or email info@thepapezcompany.com and you reach someone who can walk to your product and answer the question.
- How is inventory tracked and reported? We track what is received, on hand, and shipped, and report it to you so you can plan replenishment. Ask in your [quote request](/contact) how reporting will work for your account and we will tell you plainly.
- How does the relationship scale? You can start with overflow storage and add pick and pack, marketplace prep, or freight as orders grow. The arrangement is set up around how you operate now and adjusted as that changes.
In the Inland Empire
What Inland Empire businesses typically use us for
Work reaches us from Montclair's neighbors, Ontario, Upland, Chino, Pomona, and Claremont, from farther out in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and from Los Angeles and Orange County companies that want an inland receiving point. It tends to fall into a few patterns.
The services overview describes each of these in more detail. For storage-focused accounts, the Inland Empire warehousing, Montclair warehouse, and Southern California warehousing pages cover the location and the region.
- Receiving containers that clear the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and storing the goods near the Los Angeles market
- E-commerce fulfillment for direct-to-consumer brands that want inventory positioned in Southern California
- B2B and wholesale pick and pack for distributors and manufacturers staging product in the Inland Empire
- Prep and forwarding to Amazon fulfillment centers and Walmart's fulfillment network for marketplace sellers
- Overflow and seasonal storage for businesses that have outgrown a first warehouse, a back room, or a garage
- Repackaging, relabeling, and reconfiguring product before it ships to retailers or marketplaces
- LTL and full truckload freight coordination, with carrier rates negotiated and pickups scheduled from our dock
Services
Warehousing and logistics services available to Inland Empire businesses
Fulfillment
Pick & Pack Fulfillment
Orders picked from your stored inventory, packed, labeled, and prepared for shipment so your team stops handling boxes.
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E-Commerce Fulfillment
Storage and order fulfillment for online brands shipping direct to consumers and to wholesale accounts, without leasing a warehouse.
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Amazon & Walmart FBA Forwarding
Inventory received, stored, prepped, and forwarded to Amazon and Walmart fulfillment centers from a warehouse near the ports.
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Inventory Management
Products tracked, counted, updated, and retrieved from organized storage so you know what is on hand and can ship it fast.
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Assembly & Rework
Repackaging, reconfiguration, assembly, and rework done in the warehouse, so labor-intensive work never lands on your team.
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Freight Shipping & Receiving
FTL and LTL freight coordinated from the same dock that receives your inventory: rates negotiated, pickups scheduled, shipments out.
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Inland Empire warehousing questions
What is a third-party logistics company (3PL)?
A 3PL is a company that stores, fulfills, and ships inventory on behalf of another business. You send product to the 3PL instead of leasing a warehouse and hiring staff, and it handles receiving, storage, picking, packing, and outbound shipping.
What is the difference between a 3PL and a warehouse?
A warehouse stores product. A 3PL stores it and also does the work that moves it: picking orders, packing them, prepping for marketplaces, reworking, and coordinating freight. At The Papez Company, warehousing and fulfillment happen in the same building.
Do I still own my inventory when it is at a 3PL?
Yes. Inventory you send to a 3PL remains your property. The 3PL stores and handles it under your instructions, and you decide what ships where.
Is a 3PL only for large companies?
No. Businesses often move to a 3PL when they outgrow a garage or back room and the team is spending too much time packing boxes. A few pallets of overflow is a reasonable place to start, and fulfillment services can be added as orders grow.
Where is your 3PL warehouse located?
Our warehouse is at 4060 Mission Blvd., Montclair, CA 91763, in the Inland Empire on the Interstate 10 corridor, bordering Los Angeles County, approximately 50 miles from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Call 909-229-4482 or email info@thepapezcompany.com with questions about the location.
How do I get started with a 3PL in the Inland Empire?
Send a quote request with what you sell, how it arrives (containers, pallets, or cartons), roughly how much you expect to store, and how orders ship out: parcel, B2B, marketplace, or freight. We will review it and come back with a plan and a quote.
Need a 3PL in the Inland Empire?
Tell us what you are shipping, where it comes from, and where it needs to go. We will come back with a plan for storage, fulfillment, and freight out of Montclair.