Echo Global Logistics

Borderlands México: los aranceles podrían llevar a México a la recesión, según el informe

Borderlands es un resumen semanal de desarrollos en el mundo del transporte y el comercio transfronterizo de los Estados Unidos-México. Esta semana en Borderlands: los aranceles podrían llevar a México a la recesión, dice el informe; Echo Global Logistics amplía las operaciones en México; Americold adquiere instalaciones de logística cerca de Houston; y GM acepta […]

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Borderlands Mexico: Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands: Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says; Echo Global Logistics expands operations in Mexico; Americold acquires logistics facility near Houston; and GM agrees to 10.25% wage increase at Mexican plant.

Tariffs could lead Mexico into recession, report says

Mexico’s economy could be the most affected by an escalating global trade war, leading...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-tariffs-could-lead-mexico-into-recession-report-says

Focus on relationships is the key to navigating market downturns

As a well-established 3PL in the transportation management and brokerage space, Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics has proved that focusing on customer relationships and strategy is the best way to navigate a freight market downturn.

Zach Jecklin, chief information officer at Echo, has been with the company 17 years and has experienced every part of the market cycle.

“We’re ready for a tailwind,” Jecklin said. “It’s been a long bottom part of the market, for longer than we’ve seen in the history...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/focus-on-relationships-is-the-key-to-navigating-market-downturns

Honoring contracts puts brokers in position to take advantage of the spot market

When Doug Waggoner became the CEO of Echo Global Logistics in 2006, the company was a small startup with just 30 employees. Today, Echo is an industry leader, employing nearly 3,000 people and working with over 50,000 carriers. 

Echo started its life with venture capital as a true startup, spent several years as a publicly-traded organization, and is now privately owned again and still growing. 

Reflecting on the environment in which Echo was founded, Waggoner says there was a transition period...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/honoring-contracts-puts-brokers-in-position-to-take-advantage-of-the-spot-market

Another win for brokers: no liability for Echo Global in SC fatal crash

Another recent court case is adding to the growing pile of legal precedents protecting brokers from any liability created from a crash involving a carrier hired by a 3PL.

In the most recent case, Echo Global Logistics was granted its request for summary judgement to be removed as a defendant from a case in the U.S. District Court for South Carolina. In the Nov. 15 ruling, Judge Jacquelyn Austin granted that motion, citing the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (F4A) as the basis...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/another-win-for-brokers-no-liability-for-echo-global-in-sc-fatal-crash

Echo exec meets Mexico challenges with integrated logistics model

The Stockout Show: Logistics challenges abound in Mexico

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On Monday’s The Stockout show, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Troy Ryley, president, Mexico, at Echo Global Logistics. Ryley joined Echo in his current role 10 months ago with the objective of turning a basic truck brokerage model into an integrated logistics model. What that means is he intends for Echo to serve as a single point of accountability to shippers – one that is well equipped to handle the many challenges that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/echo-exec-meets-mexico-challenges-with-integrated-logistics-model

Shippers need expert help navigating the growing Mexican market

Cross-border freight to and from Mexico has long been a hassle that many shippers and manufacturers avoid when possible. Customs processing, infrastructure failures, crime and delays are especially difficult to navigate for traditionally domestic companies. 

Echo Global Logistics is able to leverage its network retailers, suppliers and top-notch logistics expertise to help shippers avoid the perilous pitfalls of transportation through Mexico. 

Troy Ryley, President of the Mexico division for Echo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippers-need-expert-help-navigating-the-growing-mexican-market

Consolidated full truckloads change the game for shippers

Shippers have to be laser-focused on service and quality in order to maintain positive relationships with their customers. This is even more true for companies sending their products into big box retailers. 

Too often, however, the transportation options available to shippers make it difficult to meet the stringent must arrive by dates (MABD) and required arrival dates (RAD) laid out by these large retailers. This can result in fines, damaged relationships and even lost end cap display space,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/consolidated-full-truckloads-change-the-game-for-shippers

Selecting a provider you can trust 

Ray Sciuckas, president at Fastmore Logistics, joined FreightWaves to talk about how Fastmore pairs technology with people and processes to tackle challenges across a variety of modes. Sciuckas began his multidecade career in the international freight forwarder space, focusing on expedited freight. What led him to found Fastmore Logistics in 2005 was the premise that “growth of on-demand inventory created a new expedited segment, but service levels offered by carriers didn’t meet customer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/selecting-a-provider-you-can-trust

Technology at your fingertips, experts by your side

At the Future of Supply Chain event in Atlanta, Zach Jecklin, chief information officer at Echo Global Logistics, spoke with FreightWaves about Echo’s dynamic pairing of people and technology and how it’s reshaping the industry. 

Echo Global Logistics was founded in 2005 with a focus on creating its own proprietary transportation management system, which Jecklin notes is a key differentiator from other companies that use off-the-shelf technologies. As an added advantage, having its own tech...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology-at-your-fingertips-experts-by-your-side

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