# Distribution Technology

> Distribution Technology is a privately held, family-owned third-party logistics company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It combines shared-client and contract warehousing, transportation management, manufacturing support, rail transloading and import-export support, with specialized ecommerce fulfillment coordinated through affiliated PDC Fulfillment.

- **Founded:** 1969
- **Headquarters:** Charlotte, United States
- **Founders:** Rock Miralia (Co-founder; acquired full ownership in 1974)
- **Products:** Warehousing, Transportation management, Rail transloading, Manufacturing support, Import-export support
- **Notable:** Company reports Sam’s Club 2026 Third-Party Partner of the Year, its ninth recognition in a 35-year relationship., Company history records North Carolina’s first Foreign Trade Zone #57 milestone in 1979., Listed company recognitions include Sam’s Club Distribution Center of the Year, Unilever Best Performer and Walmart Third Party Consolidator of the Year.

## Products & services

- **Warehousing** — Shared-client and contract distribution, with more than 1.2 million square feet across eight Charlotte buildings; food-grade, temperature-controlled and chemical storage options.
- **Transportation management** — Company-owned PDC Trucking fleet, IFB freight brokerage, full-truckload and less-than-truckload services, and regional port drayage.
- **Rail transloading** — Truck, boxcar and container transfers through rail-served distribution centers and a Norfolk Southern Warehouse Connect relationship.
- **Manufacturing support** — Just-in-time raw-material and work-in-progress supply, finished-goods storage and cloud-based inventory visibility.
- **Import-export support** — Container receiving, storage and distribution; company reports processing hundreds of containers weekly.
- **PDC Fulfillment** — Affiliated specialized ecommerce operation providing pick-and-pack fulfillment, inventory management, returns and technology integration.

## Achievements

- Company reports Sam’s Club 2026 Third-Party Partner of the Year, its ninth recognition in a 35-year relationship.
- Company history records North Carolina’s first Foreign Trade Zone #57 milestone in 1979.
- Listed company recognitions include Sam’s Club Distribution Center of the Year, Unilever Best Performer and Walmart Third Party Consolidator of the Year.
- Affiliations page lists inclusion in Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL for 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published an argument for Southeast distribution and Charlotte positioning, emphasizing total transportation costs.
- **2026-05** — Published five signs that growing ecommerce operations should consider outsourcing fulfillment.
- **2026-03** — Announced Sam’s Club 2026 Third-Party Partner of the Year recognition.

## Links

- Website: https://distributiontechnology.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/distributiontechnology

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