4PL
Warehousing & 3PLFourth-Party Logistics
A company that manages a customer's whole supply chain, including choosing and coordinating the 3PLs and carriers.
In practice
Acts as a single point of control, usually asset-light, sitting between the customer and the operators. Sometimes called a lead logistics provider (LLP).
Seen in the wild
The 4PL tenders our lanes to three forwarders each quarter.