Warehousing & distribution

Your inventory is only valuable if it’s delivered on time and intact. R&S delivers modernized logistics for growing businesses. Our distribution centers and warehouses combine ultra-efficient storage with cost-effective shipping solutions. We provide safe and secure 24/7 surveillance with backups. Call us today to see how R&S can deliver value to your organization.

Our dedicated team has served the Southeast as well as national and international markets for over a decade, with each distribution center prioritizing reliability and excellent customer service.

We offer a range of flexible warehouse distribution services to help your business thrive in a competitive market. As a 3PL partner, we go beyond just storage and pick-and-pack. Our experienced account managers strategize with you to find accurate, streamlined end-to-end supply chain solutions.

Warehousing Solutions for Every Industry

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Serving Every Industry

R&S Logistics operates multiple warehousing and distribution facilities throughout the Southeast. We serve every industry, including:

  • Automotive
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Chemical
  • Food and beverage

Our distribution warehouses are also equipped for raw, hazardous, and high-security materials. Whatever your needs may be, we work to meet your specific product requirements while. Our support staff and warehouse personnel ensure immediate responses and effective solutions.

Proven Methodologies

At R&S Logistics, utilize proven methodologies, emphasizing:

  • On-time delivery
  • High efficiency
  • Accuracy

We have partnered with Norfolk Southern to enhance our capabilities, with services extending to loading/unloading barges on the Tennessee River. This gives us the unique advantage of offering year-round deep water navigation, complemented by overhead cranes and heavy load-handling equipment.

Our versatility ensures that R&S Logistics is well-equipped to handle various modes of transportation. This includes rail, waterway, and interstate, facilitating the smooth transport of raw materials and finished goods.

Serving Every Industry

R&S Logistics operates multiple warehousing and distribution facilities throughout the Southeast. We serve every industry, including:

  • Automotive
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Chemical
  • Food and beverage

Our distribution warehouses are also equipped for raw, hazardous, and high-security materials. Whatever your needs may be, we work to meet your specific product requirements while. Our support staff and warehouse personnel ensure immediate responses and effective solutions.

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Proven Metholdologies

At R&S Logistics, utilize proven methodologies, emphasizing:

  • On-time delivery
  • High efficiency
  • Accuracy

We have partnered with Norfolk Southern to enhance our capabilities, with services extending to loading/unloading barges on the Tennessee River. This gives us the unique advantage of offering year-round deep water navigation, complemented by overhead cranes and heavy load-handling equipment.

Our versatility ensures that R&S Logistics is well-equipped to handle various modes of transportation. This includes rail, waterway, and interstate, facilitating the smooth transport of raw materials and finished goods.

How Our Warehousing Service Works

One of the toughest things about partnering with any other organization is making it seamless. We’ve invested heavily in technology like Infor and Dropstream to make this so much easier for our customers (and for our team!). They act as an extension of your supply chain, ensuring smooth and efficient warehousing and distribution for your business.

Once we receive your inventory and SKUs, you’ll have access to real-time inventory updates and value-added services. You can see what we see. It holds us accountable, and it allows for more accurate inventory, orders, and communication between us.

With R&S Logistics, we want you to know that you can trust our warehousing services are tailored to support and enhance your business operations.

Logistics Hub in Knoxville, TN

Founded in 1986, Toronto-based ZMC Window Covering Supplies gained a loyal customer base by producing custom-fit coil stock and rails for Venetian blinds. Our warehousing services enabled them to expand into the Southeastern US thanks to our shorter lead times and quality care for their products, investing in specialized equipment and manpower to handle non-standard, oversized items that are challenging for robotic handling.

Logistics Hub in Knoxville, TN

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Knoxville and the surrounding regions have multiple strategic advantages as a central location for a network of distribution centers. Positioned at the crossroads of major highways and railways, the city serves as a logistics hub, reducing transportation costs and transit times.

We also have multiple distribution centers in:

  • Lenoir City
  • Loudon
  • White Pine
  • Dandridge
  • Morristown


We have another distribution warehouse in Savannah, GA, with access to the Port of Savannah.

Knoxville’s central positioning enables R&S Logistics to efficiently reach markets across the Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest. We help foster economic growth and trade thanks to Knoxville’s proximity to markets such as:

  • Atlanta
  • Birmingham
  • Charlotte
  • Chicago
  • Detroit
  • St. Louis
  • Washington D.C.

This ensures a resilient and reliable distribution network for your products.

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R&S Logistics is not simply a distribution center. We go beyond traditional shipping by specializing in intricate tasks, adding significant value to your supply chain operations. We excel in:

  • Relabeling
  • Kitting
  • Repacking
  • Light assembly


Relabeling ensures the accurate identification of your products. Kitting services involve assembling customized sets of items to streamline your order fulfillment. Our repacking expertise allows us to optimize packaging for efficiency and protection. With light assembly, we can perform basic manufacturing tasks, reducing your workload.

Our team is ready to solve your unique logistics challenges with tailored solutions at our distribution warehouses. With our diverse services, we are an indispensable partner in helping your business achieve efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility in its supply chain operations.

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FAQs

What is warehousing and distribution?
Warehousing involves storing goods in a designated location to optimize inventory management. Distribution is the process of delivering those goods to customers or retailers, ensuring timely and efficient supply chain logistics. Both functions are crucial for streamlining the flow of products from production to end-users in the market.

We have distribution centers in:

  • Knoxville, TN
  • Lenoir City, TN
  • Loudon, TN
  • White Pine, TN
  • Dandridge, TN
  • Morristown, TN
  • Savannah, GA
Our warehouse management system can integrate with your existing systems — we’re familiar with SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, Manhattan, and other leading systems. With most of our clients, we use Infor. It’s a powerful, industry-specific software for accounting and financial management, business process management, as well as supply chain management.

When you work with R&S, you’ll have a dedicated point of contact who will prioritize responsiveness and embrace the accountability for your goods and services.