Brown West Logistics

Public Warehousing Services

Professional 3PL warehouse capability without the long-term commitment.

Not every logistics challenge requires a long-term contract. Brown West Logistics offers public warehousing — also called shared warehousing or flexible warehousing — through our AIB Superior certified, FDA-registered facility in Charlotte, NC. Professional food-grade storage and distribution services, with no long-term commitment and no dedicated warehouse overhead. New to public warehousing? Read our guide: What is a public warehouse?

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What happens when your public warehouse isn't certified?

Not every shared warehouse meets food-grade standards. If your 3PL isn't AIB-certified and FDA-registered, that gap becomes your problem at audit time. This is what you get when the facility is already built to the standard your product requires. New to public warehousing? Read our guide: What is a public warehouse?

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AIB Superior certified — third-party verified, not self-declared

Our Charlotte facility is independently audited to AIB Superior standards — the same bar your food and CPG customers require of their suppliers

FDA-registered and food-grade ready on day one

No onboarding delays waiting for compliance setup — the facility already meets the requirements before your first pallet arrives

Real-time WMS visibility, FIFO, and lot tracking standard

Full inventory discipline without a long-term contract — the same system rigor as a dedicated operation

Transportation already integrated

Direct connection to Brown Trucking Company and 15,000+ carrier network — no separate vendor, no coordination gap between your warehouse and your freight

A clear path to more when your volume grows

Public warehousing through Brown West connects directly to Brown Integrated Logistics — scale into dedicated space without changing partners, systems, or relationships

What We Offer

Professional 3PL capability.
No long-term commitment.

The same WMS discipline, trained labor, and quality standards as our contract warehousing operations — without the multi-year agreement.

Flexible Storage — Scale Up or Down

Pallet storage, bulk floor storage, and rack storage available month-to-month. Priced per pallet — your cost tracks your actual inventory level, not a fixed allocation.

Food-Grade & Certified Facility

AIB Superior certified and FDA-registered. Third-party audited certifications documenting facility cleanliness, pest control, and operational procedures to food manufacturer standards.

Receiving, FIFO & Inventory Management

Inbound receiving, barcode scanning at receipt, put-away, and real-time WMS inventory tracking. FIFO rotation is standard. Lot tracking and expiration date management available.

Pick, Pack & Ship

Order picking, packing, and outbound shipment preparation for e-commerce, B2B distribution, and retail replenishment — WMS order accuracy tracking throughout.

Cross-Docking

Shipments that need to move without long-term storage. Inbound receipt, staging, and outbound same-day or next-day without going into the racking system.

Integrated Transportation

When inventory needs to move, our transportation and brokerage teams connect it to our asset fleet and 15,000+ carrier network — no separate vendor to coordinate.

Who This Serves

Built for the operations
where failure is not an option.

Food and beverage manufacturers needing AIB-certified, FDA-registered storage in the Carolinas

CPG companies distributing into the Southeast market needing flexible capacity

Importers and distributors managing inbound freight through Southeast corridors

Manufacturers with seasonal inventory peaks requiring temporary overflow space

Companies between facilities needing professional 3PL storage during a transition

Businesses testing a new distribution region before committing to a contract warehouse

Why Brown West Logistics

Why our Charlotte public warehouse runs like a contract operation.

AIB Superior certified and FDA-registered — third-party audited, not self-declared

Charlotte, NC — direct access to I-85 and I-77, key Southeast freight corridors

No long-term commitment — month-to-month warehouse space rental

FIFO/FEFO inventory controls as standard practice

Same WMS and quality standards as our dedicated contract warehousing operations

Integrated transportation via Brown Trucking Company and Brown Logistics Services

Client Perspective

Partner of Choice.

Division

Brown West Logistics

Industry

Paper & Packaging

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Brown West has displayed a unique, tailored approach to our needs at multiple sites in the country spanning multiple product lines. With servant leadership at their core and the ability to continually work on process improvement, strategic partnerships and value-added activities thereby driving maximum customer satisfaction, we have identified them as "Partner of Choice" where we can realize virtuous cycles of mutual benefit together.

Brown Logistics Services Client

Director of Global Distribution and Supply Chain Services Global Paper and Packaging Company

Connected Through Brown Integrated Logistics

Flexible public
warehousing, backed by an integrated
solution.

Brown West Logistics provides public warehousing services for businesses that need scalable warehouse space, inventory handling, and operational flexibility without committing to a fully dedicated facility. Through Brown Integrated Logistics, that warehouse support can also connect to broader transportation, freight brokerage, and aviation capabilities when your supply chain requires more coordination.

You get warehouse capacity and day-to-day fulfillment support now, with access to a broader logistics solutions as volume, seasonality, or network demands change.

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