As customer demands fluctuate, Third Party Logistics providers need fleet solutions that can quickly scale without excessive capital investment while maintaining service reliability and visibility.
PLM helps 3PLs improve fleet flexibility, optimize refrigerated capacity, maintain cold chain integrity, and deliver consistent service across their customer networks.
For Every Need
Maintenance Experts
ColdLink® Telematics
Leasing & Rentals
ZE & Hybrid
Move fresh, frozen, and refrigerated products within a single trailer while maintaining temperature control across multiple compartments.
3PLs replicate their customers’ business with a wide range of equipment needs.
PLM Solution: Unmatched inventory and expert design for any application.
PLM Messaging: We create purpose-built trailers that fit your route, freight, and temperature requirements.
Shippers demand sustainable practices and measurable results.
PLM Solution: Hybrid units, ZE equipment, yard tractors and hybrid trailers.
PLM Messaging: Sustainable solutions that lower TCO and help you meet ESG goals.
Short-term, long-term, or custom programs-3PLs need flexibility.
PLM Solution: Lease, rental, and purchase options tailored to your needs.
PLM Messaging: Expert financing and flexible terms that help your business grow.
Proof of temperature protects high-value freight and your customers.
PLM Solution: ColdLink® real-time temperature monitoring and alerts.
PLM Messaging: Never question your load again with ColdLink Telematics.
Uptime is everything. Downtime hurts your reputation.
PLM Solution: Full-Service Maintenance + nationwide vendor network.
PLM Messaging: Keep your fleet moving with 24/7 support and preventive maintenance.
Expand refrigerated capabilities without significant capital investment or ownership risk.
Whether responding to seasonal peaks, onboarding new customers, or filling unexpected capacity gaps, PLM provides refrigerated assets when you need them.
Gain visibility into location, temperature performance, utilization, and asset deployment across your logistics network.
Improve fleet efficiency while helping customers achieve sustainability goals.
Today’s logistics customers expect accurate shipment information and proactive communication.
PLM enables 3PLs to deliver consistent service, support customer growth, and create more agile refrigerated transportation operations.
A leading third-party logistics provider was experiencing rapid growth within its food and beverage customer portfolio. New customer wins and expanding distribution requirements increased demand for refrigerated trailer capacity across multiple regions.
The company needed a flexible solution that would support growth while maintaining service levels, temperature integrity, and operational efficiency.
PLM worked alongside the 3PL’s transportation and operations teams to evaluate customer requirements, network flows, and seasonal demand patterns. Through a consultative assessment, PLM developed a scalable refrigerated fleet strategy designed to align capacity with customer demand.
As customer volume increased, the logistics provider struggled to secure enough refrigerated equipment to support multiple contracts simultaneously. Capacity constraints created operational inefficiencies and limited the company’s ability to pursue additional business opportunities.
Additionally, customers were requesting greater visibility into shipment status, trailer utilization, and temperature compliance throughout transportation.
PLM implemented a flexible refrigerated fleet program designed to support both existing operations and future business growth:
Customer Impact
By aligning refrigerated capacity with customer demand, the logistics provider improved fleet flexibility, increased operational efficiency, and enhanced service performance across multiple customer accounts.
The improved fleet strategy enabled the company to confidently pursue new business opportunities while maintaining temperature integrity and customer service standards.
Today, PLM continues to support the organization’s growth through scalable refrigerated fleet solutions, advanced visibility tools, and consultative planning to create a more agile cold chain operation.
