LeadQuasar's Transportation & Storage category holds 135,162 person-level contacts, and every record has an email address, a phone number, a website and a named person. It covers 51 states. The category is broad: warehousing, third-party logistics, courier and delivery firms, freight forwarding, and carriers all sit here, so the first job is narrowing it to the kind of operator you actually sell to.
What is inside the category
"Transportation & Storage" is an umbrella, not a niche. A useful way to split it:
| Segment | How to spot it | Who usually buys |
|---|---|---|
| Warehousing and distribution centers | Names with warehouse, distribution, storage, fulfillment | Operations Manager, Director of Operations |
| Third-party logistics (3PL) | Names with logistics, supply chain, solutions | VP, COO, business development |
| Courier and last-mile delivery | Names with courier, delivery, express | Owner, President |
| Trucking carriers | Names with trucking, freight, lines, transport | Owner, President |
Carriers are the one segment with its own guide. If trucking companies are your market, read how to find trucking leads, which covers owner-operators, fleets and the company-name terms that pick carriers out of this category. The rest of this guide is about the other operators: the ones that store, pick, pack and hand off goods.
Follow the freight hubs
The state totals look like a population ranking at first:
| State | Contacts |
|---|---|
| Texas | 12,477 |
| Florida | 11,450 |
| California | 11,410 |
| Illinois | 7,806 |
| Tennessee | 7,516 |
| Ohio | 5,664 |
Tennessee is the outlier. It has more contacts than Ohio, New Jersey or New York, and the city list shows why: Memphis has 2,998 contacts and nearby Collierville another 1,451. That is a distribution hub, not a big-city effect.
The same pattern runs through the other top cities. Jacksonville (3,441) is a port and rail town. Fort Worth (3,273) outranks Houston (2,632) and Dallas (1,288). Long Beach (1,292) has a port, Omaha (1,630) sits on the rail network, and Phoenix (3,028) and Atlanta (2,515) are regional distribution centers.
If you sell something that a warehouse or logistics operator buys, those hub cities are where the density is. A sales rep can cover a whole metro of warehouses in a day, which is rarely true of retail or services.
Who signs off
The top titles in the category:
- Owner (9,973)
- President (8,867)
- Manager (7,989)
- Vice President (6,111)
- Chief Operating Officer (2,607)
- Chief Executive Officer (2,469)
- Operations Manager (2,270)
- Director (2,256)
- Marketing Manager (1,812)
- Director of Operations (957)
Compared with most categories, this list is heavy on managers and operations roles. That fits how warehouses and 3PLs run. The owner or president sets strategy and signs large contracts. The operations manager or director runs the building, and they feel every problem first: missed pick rates, dock congestion, forklift downtime, temp labor that does not show up.
Operations people are usually the right first conversation for anything that touches the floor: racking, material handling, warehouse management software, labor staffing, safety training, pallets and packaging. They will not always sign, but they decide what gets escalated. For bigger commitments such as a new WMS, a facility lease or a multi-year freight contract, expect the VP or COO to get involved.
Pitches that land with logistics operators
Logistics people talk in throughput, cost per unit and service levels. Frame the pitch in their terms:
- Throughput. More orders picked and shipped per shift with the same headcount.
- Accuracy. Fewer mis-picks, fewer chargebacks from retail customers.
- Labor. Filling shifts reliably, especially in peak season.
- Space. Getting more out of the square footage they already pay for.
- Visibility. Knowing where inventory and shipments are without phone calls.
Their year has a shape, too. Peak season is when they cannot take on a new system or a vendor change. The months after peak are when they review what broke and budget to fix it. Ask about their peak and plan your follow-up around it.
Keep emails plain and short. Our cold email guide covers the structure, and you should follow CAN-SPAM and any state rules that apply.
Build your transportation & storage list
- Browse transportation and storage leads by state and city. Search and filtering are free.
- Pick your hubs. Start with the cities above if your offer suits warehouses and distribution.
- Scan company names for the segment you want: warehouse, logistics, courier, delivery.
- Choose titles by deal size. Operations titles for floor-level products, VP and COO for strategic ones.
- Check the tier. 135,038 records in this category are VERIFIED and 124 are STANDARD, and every record shows its score before you unlock it.
A free account unlocks 50 contacts a day with no card. For a category this size, go unlimited for $3.99/month and export CSV files straight into your CRM. Adjacent lists include logistics and movers.
Frequently asked questions
How many transportation and storage contacts does LeadQuasar have?
135,162 across 51 states. Every record includes an email, a phone number, a website and a person's name, and 135,038 are VERIFIED.
Which cities have the most warehouse and logistics contacts?
Jacksonville (3,441), Fort Worth (3,273), Phoenix (3,028) and Memphis (2,998) lead the category. Memphis plus Collierville gives Tennessee more contacts than Ohio or New York.
Who should I contact at a warehouse or 3PL?
For products used on the warehouse floor, start with Operations Manager (2,270 contacts) or Director of Operations (957). For contracts that change how the company runs, go to the President, VP or COO.
Does this category include trucking companies?
Yes. Carriers are filed here too, often under names with freight, transport or lines. The trucking guide explains how to separate them from warehouses and couriers.
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