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Shippers

Stop calling brokers.

Tell Eleanor what you ship. Verified 3PLs, ranked in minutes.

Find your 3PLHow matching works

Founding access — from day one

Built for what you ship

Sourcing, the honest way.

  • Verified before listed

    Every provider clears verification before it can ever appear in a result.

  • Ranked, not sold

    Match ranking is pure relevance — never for sale.

  • Match reasons shown

    Each result names the exact signals that put it on your shortlist.

  • Minutes, not days

    Describe the brief once and the ranking builds while you read it.

The old way

Sourcing still runs on phone calls.

  • Broker phone tag

    Your lead gets shopped to whoever pays the referral, not whoever fits. You never see the full market.

  • RFP spreadsheets

    Weeks building a requirements doc. Weeks more chasing responses. The quotes arrive stale.

  • Weeks of waiting

    Callbacks, voicemails, follow-ups. Your launch date does not wait with you.

The new way

Illustrative

Describe what you ship. Get a ranked shortlist.

  1. #1

    Meridian Cold Chain

    Southern California

    Verified ProviderNetwork Veteran
    Reefer racking, 36' clear24/7 guarded gate, CCTV

    Cold storage in both target regions

  2. #2

    Gulf Crossing Logistics

    Texas & Gulf

    Network VeteranCold Chain Certified
    Reefer cross-dock + rackingCCTV + alarm, fenced yard

    Refrigerated cross-dock, multi-region lanes

  3. #3

    Northeast Fulfillment Co.

    Northeast USA

    Trusted PartnerCold Chain Certified
    Refrigerated racking + floorC-TPAT secured dock, fenced yard

    Food-grade certified, capacity confirmed

Every verified provider that fits your brief, scored in minutes.

Anatomy of a match

See exactly why it fits.

Meridian Cold Chain

96 / 100

Southern California · Cold chain

Verified ProviderNetwork VeteranCold Chain Certified

Why it matched

Cold storageBoth target regionsVolume band fitsFood-grade certified

Geography

Covers every region you ship to

Capacity

Confirmed this month

  • Earned badges

    Verification and performance badges. Never bought, never numeric scores to argue with.

  • Why it matched

    Every result explains itself. The exact signals that put it on your shortlist.

  • Geography fit

    Scored against the regions you actually ship to, not a radius guess.

  • Capacity fit

    Your volume band checked against confirmed capacity, this month.

What the badges mean

Trust at a glance.

Every badge on a result is earned from real activity — never bought.

  1. Verified Provider

    Business registration and facility validation passed before this provider was ever listed.

  2. Trusted Partner

    Fifty lifetime accepted connections — quotes answered and accepted on the platform.

  3. Network Veteran

    Two hundred lifetime connections — a long, proven track record, not a new arrival.

  4. Cold Chain Certified

    The badge cold-sensitive shippers screen for.

How it works

From brief to first message.

Five steps, start to finish — describe the brief, review the ranking, set up your profile, save a shortlist, and request quotes.

Step one

Tell Eleanor

Describe what you ship — Eleanor does the rest.

  • No RFP, no spreadsheet, no broker call
  • Regions, temperature, volume — captured as you type
  • Edit anytime; the ranking updates with it

Your brief

“I need cold-chain storage near my customers for a food brand.”

Cold chainSouthern CaliforniaNortheastFood-gradeMid-volume

Step two

Review ranked matches

Every result carries the exact signals behind its place — nothing to argue with.

  • Earned performance and trust badges
  • The matched signals, named in plain words
  • Geography and capacity fit, checked this month

Illustrative — sample scores

  1. Meridian Cold Chain

    Southern California

    94 / 100
    Verified ProviderNetwork Veteran
    Reefer racking, 36' clear24/7 guarded gate, CCTV

    Cold storage, both target regions

  2. Gulf Crossing Logistics

    Texas & Gulf

    88 / 100
    Network VeteranCold Chain Certified
    Reefer cross-dock + rackingCCTV + alarm, fenced yard

    Refrigerated cross-dock, multi-region lanes

  3. Northeast Fulfillment Co.

    Northeast USA

    71 / 100
    Trusted PartnerCold Chain Certified
    Refrigerated racking + floorC-TPAT secured dock, fenced yard

    Food-grade certified, capacity confirmed

Step three

Set up your profile

A complete profile sharpens your ranking and earns faster replies.

  • Regions, monthly volume, and what you ship
  • Verification badge shows providers you're real
  • Better signal in, better matches out

Coastline Snacks Co.

Verified shipper

DTC + retail food brand · refrigerated

About

DTC and retail refrigerated snack brand shipping from Southern California. Short shelf windows, food-grade handling, and a Q4 peak that roughly doubles weekly volume.

Shipping profile

Regions you ship to
Southern California · Northeast USA
Monthly volume
25k–50k orders / month
What you ship
Refrigerated snacks, food-grade
Requirements
Temp-controlled, SQF-certified sites

Lanes & regions

Southern CaliforniaNortheast USA25k–50k orders / month

What they ship

Refrigerated snacksFood-gradeTemp-controlledPallet + parcel

Step four

Save your shortlist

Keep the providers that fit and line them up for outreach — your quote is your quote.

  • Shortlist the providers worth a conversation
  • Compare them side by side, on your terms
  • No referral fees, no middle layer

Saved shortlist

  1. Meridian Cold Chain

    Southern California

    #1
    Verified ProviderNetwork Veteran
    Reefer racking, 36' clear24/7 guarded gate, CCTV

    Cold storage in both target regions

  2. Gulf Crossing Logistics

    Texas & Gulf

    #2
    Network VeteranCold Chain Certified
    Reefer cross-dock + rackingCCTV + alarm, fenced yard

    Refrigerated cross-dock, multi-region lanes

Step five

Request quotes

Message saved providers, request a quote, and track every reply — without leaving the platform.

  • Message saved providers and request a quote
  • Track every reply in one place
  • No broker hand-off, no referral fee

Meridian Cold Chain

Saved · Southern California

Quote requested

Hi — saw Coastline matched your cold-chain capacity. Can you handle 25k–50k refrigerated orders/mo across CA + NJ?

We can. Both campuses run reefer today. Happy to share a capacity snapshot and pricing.

Quote received

New

Reefer racking · 25k–50k orders / mo

Capacity snapshot and pricing attached.

You start every conversation. Providers can't message you first — ever.

Decide with confidence

Compare your finalists.

Put the providers that made your shortlist side by side.

Side by side

Illustrative

Meridian Cold Chain

94 / 100
Region
Southern California
Capacity
Reefer racking, 36' clear
Security
24/7 guarded gate, CCTV
Earned badges
Verified ProviderNetwork Veteran

Gulf Crossing Logistics

88 / 100
Region
Texas & Gulf
Capacity
Reefer cross-dock + racking
Security
CCTV + alarm, fenced yard
Earned badges
Network VeteranCold Chain Certified

Before you reach out

See the actual facility.

Facility and dock photos from the provider, with verified specs, before you ever reach out.

Meridian Cold Chain

Southern California

Illustrative

Dock photos

Surfaced by Eleanor

Follow your shortlist.

Follow the providers you're weighing and Eleanor surfaces their updates — new capacity, certifications, open docks.

  • Meridian Cold Chain

    Southern California

    Following

    Posted refrigerated capacity

    Available this week · refrigerated · through Friday

  • Gulf Crossing Logistics

    Texas & Gulf

    Following

    Added SQF food-grade certification

Illustrative. Updates appear only for the providers you follow.

Your profile

What providers see.

A complete profile is the brief Eleanor ranks on — and the first thing a provider reads when you reach out.

Coastline Snacks Co.

Verified shipper

DTC + retail food brand · refrigerated

About

DTC and retail refrigerated snack brand shipping from Southern California. Short shelf windows, food-grade handling, and a Q4 peak that roughly doubles weekly volume.

Shipping profile

Regions you ship to
Southern California · Northeast USA
Monthly volume
25k–50k orders / month
What you ship
Refrigerated snacks, food-grade
Requirements
Temp-controlled, SQF-certified sites

Lanes & regions

Southern CaliforniaNortheast USA25k–50k orders / month

What they ship

Refrigerated snacksFood-gradeTemp-controlledPallet + parcel

Illustrative example. Profiles you create stay yours.

Who searches here

Whatever you move, there's a fit.

  • Growing brands

    Outgrew your garage or your first 3PL. Find capacity that scales with you.

  • Cold-chain & food

    Filter to food-grade, temperature class, and the certifications you require.

  • Multi-region shippers

    Place inventory where your customers are — scored against the regions you ship to.

  • Switching providers

    Compare verified options side by side before you ever pick up the phone.

Your shortlist is minutes away.

Start free. Tell Eleanor what you ship and watch the ranking build.

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