Zach Jecklin, chief information officer at Echo Global Logistics, spoke with FreightWaves about Echo’s pairing of people and technology and how it’s reshaping the industry.
Shippers at constant risk of damaged freight, and often only recover a fraction of the value with carrier liability, says Echo Global Logistics SVP Molly Mangan.
Echo Global Logistics leverages a variety of intelligence capabilities to provide shippers and carriers with solutions that meet them where they are in their technology adoption journeys.
Just as shippers and carriers vary in size and complexity, so too should the technology that automates their processes.
Jay Gustafson of Echo Global Logistics discusses the traits that determine if a broker’s technology can support the growth of an enterprise fleet in any market.
Echo’s CIO aims to further tech innovations, including API improvements for shippers and carriers.
CCO Sean Burke shares results from Echo’s recent survey on shipper sentiment for the RFP season.
Echo Global Logistics’ Jay Gustafson describes the best formula for managing transportation needs.
Echo Global Logistics’ Mike Mobley and Jamie Petrzelka detail the benefits of leveraging the company’s experts to manage transportation networks.
Echo’s Sean Burke advises building as much flexibility as possible into the planning process this fall.
Despite the significant drop in price, lumber remains an expensive commodity. Whether the price will continue to fall is uncertain.
With capacity tight across the board, difficulty in sourcing reefer trailers may spill into other segments as produce season continues.
Food service providers can expect to be extremely busy as COVID-19 fears subside.
Hunker down once more; things appear to be heating up for LTL demand heading into the summer months.
Many freight and logistics providers have reported weak earnings in the past few weeks. Due to the current operating environment, these totals were expected and investors have begun buying into the second half recovery story.
In a tough freight environment, the Chicago brokerage outpaced Wall Street’s expectations.
ECHO faced a tough quarter with soft spot volumes and unexpected tightness in June.
Bascome Majors says contract rates will be under downward pressure for the rest of the year, but spot rates may have already turned up.
Today on FreightWaves NOW, carriers need to take advantage of YOY rate increases happening right now. Meanwhile, the economic outlook for the freight industry isn’t pretty. Recent Wall Street reports are bullish on Uber and ECHO has a similar trajectory.
During the morning session at Transparency19 on May 6, Stifel investment banker John Larkin moderated a discussion about mergers and acquisitions between Renee Krug, CEO of GlobalTranz; Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO); and Mark Yeager, CEO of Redwood Logistics. Themes of the conversation included the differences between public and private investors’ […]
