Abstract — Logistics has been an important part of every economy and every business entity. The worldwide trend in
globalization has led to many companies outsourcing their logistics function to Third-Party Logistics (3PL) companies,
so as to focus on their core competencies. This paper attempts to broadly identify and categorize the challenges faced by 3PL
companies and discover potential gaps for future research. Some of the challenges will be related with the experience and
information collected from interviews with two 3PL companies.