Echo Global Logistics CEO: Freight recession may ease by end of 2024

Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics, said he believes the freight market has bottomed out, shed excess trucking capacity and could stabilize by the end of the year.

Founded in 2005 by Bradley Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, Echo Global Logistics is a global provider of technology-enabled supply chain management services. Waggoner has served as CEO of the Chicago-based company since December 2006.

“The number of trucks is declining, so not only the number of carriers, but the number of trucks...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/echo-global-logistics-ceo-freight-recession-may-ease-by-end-of-2024

3PLs can guide shippers through complexities of cross-border trade

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves 3PL Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The future of cross-border freight and third-party logistics providers.

DETAILS: Cargado’s Matt Silver breaks down the changing role of 3PLs and how they can help shippers as more manufacturers move their supply chains to Mexico.

SPEAKERS: Silver, co-founder and CEO of Cargado, a FreightTech firm that is building software to simplify the cross-border shipping process, and FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pls-can-guide-shippers-through-complexities-of-cross-border-trade

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