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

Should you wind down operations in a hot market? — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com.

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Tony Mulvey and Anthony Smith continue the discussion around Central Freight Lines’ decision to cease operations. 

They talk about why a large business would decide to shut its doors during such a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/should-you-wind-down-operations-in-a-hot-market-great-quarter-guys

More M&A activity to end the year — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO.  Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com.

This year has been huge in the mergers-and-acquisition space, particularly for transportation and logistics companies. 

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Tony Mulvey looks at the latest mergers announced, including Knight-Swift’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-ma-activity-to-end-the-year-great-quarter-guys

Cyber Monday falls short — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

This episode of Great Quarter, Guys is brought to you by DDCFPO. Best known for freight billing, DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Now offering customs brokerage processing, discover how DDC can help you clear customs faster at ddcfpo.com.

Anthony Smith and Tony Mulvey sit down to co-host this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, the first episode after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 

The two look at where retail sales might have come up short on the big...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cyber-monday-falls-short-great-quarter-guys