Kenco is one of the largest family-owned and privately-held third-party logistics (3PL) providers. Since its founding in 1950, Kenco has grown to over 100 facilities and more than 25 million square feet of warehouse space in 30 states and Canada. Kenco’s core competencies include not only logistic services and transportation, but also real estate management and material handling equipment. The Kenco ‘Family of Companies” consists of Kenco Logistic Services, Kenco Transportation, Kenco Toyota-Lift, Kenco Management Services and JDK Real Estate. Kenco Group Headquarters is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Kenco Management Services (KMS) group, based in Chattanooga, provides and maintains an information technology platform to support warehouse, inventory and transportation management for a variety of manufacturers nationwide. These 3PL services are provided for both dedicated and multi-tenant facilities.
Kenco has custom developed a warehouse management solution for use by its various clients. The Warehouse Efficiency System (WES) is designed to track inventory throughout the Kenco managed supply chain. WES is currently integrated with a hosted Transportation Management System (TMS) provided by Lean Logistics (aka “Lean”). The TMS manages load and route planning, as well as truck dispatch for delivery to and pickup from Kenco warehouses
