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Everything you own, from your cell phone to your shoes, once traveled on a truck. In fact, transportation is almost
10 percent of the U.S. GDP, forming a $1.5 trillion industry. Even the energy drinks you grab from your university
library for your study session leverage the transportation industry.
WHAT IS THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS?
Echo Global Logistics is a 3PL, or a third-party provider of transportation services.
That means we connect our clients with the right carriers (the folks who do the transporting)
to ship their goods. We are non-asset-based, so we don’t own any trucks, trains, planes, or
ships. Instead, we maintain a network of over 30,000 carrier partners.
The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture
their new energy drink are located all over the country, but
their manufacturing plant is in Dallas, TX.
Pulp mill paper
Energy Drink Co.
Aluminum cansAluminum coils
Energy drink mix
Cardboard packaging
Juice concentrate
After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client
rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain
shipping rates from carriers and coordinate
Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory.
Once the new energy drink is
manufactured, packaged and
grouped into pallets, Energy
Drink Co. gets back on the
phone with Echo!
As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel
across the country, Echo tracks each one
and provides real-time status updates. If
there is a transportation issue, the client
rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right
away and provide a solution.
Our client and carrier representatives work
together to ensure carriers pick up shipments
from the Dallas factory and transport them to
beverage distributors across the country.
Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange
shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience
Store to the vending machine in your university’s library,
giving you the fuel to ace your nals!
Inforgraphic created by Echo Global Logistics. Apply now at echo.com/careers
Everything you own, from your cell phone to your shoes, once traveled on a truck. In fact, transportation is almost
10 percent of the U.S. GDP, forming a $1.5 trillion industry. Even the energy drinks you grab from your university
library for your study session leverage the transportation industry.
WHAT IS THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS?
Echo Global Logistics is a 3PL, or a third-party provider of transportation services.
That means we connect our clients with the right carriers (the folks who do the transporting)
to ship their goods. We are non-asset-based, so we don’t own any trucks, trains, planes, or
ships. Instead, we maintain a network of over 30,000 carrier partners.
The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture
their new energy drink are located all over the country, but
their manufacturing plant is in Dallas, TX.
So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with
a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo
client representative.
Pulp mill paper
Energy Drink Co.
Aluminum cansAluminum coils
Energy drink mix
Cardboard packaging
Juice concentrate
After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client
rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain
shipping rates from carriers and coordinate
Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory.
Once the new energy drink is
manufactured, packaged and
grouped into pallets, Energy
Drink Co. gets back on the
phone with Echo!
As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel
across the country, Echo tracks each one
and provides real-time status updates. If
there is a transportation issue, the client
rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right
away and provide a solution.
Our client and carrier representatives work
together to ensure carriers pick up shipments
from the Dallas factory and transport them to
beverage distributors across the country.
Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange
shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience
The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture
their new energy drink are located all over the country, but
their manufacturing plant is in Dallas,TX.
So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with
a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo
client representative.
Pulp mill paper
Energy Drink Co.
Aluminum cansAluminum coils
Energy drink mix
Cardboard packaging
Juice concentrate
After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client
rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain
shipping rates from carriers and coordinate
Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory.
Once the new energy drink is
manufactured, packaged and
grouped into pallets, Energy
Drink Co. gets back on the
phone with Echo!
As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel
across the country, Echo tracks each one
and provides real-time status updates. If
there is a transportation issue, the client
rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right
away and provide a solution.
Our client and carrier representatives work
together to ensure carriers pick up shipments
from the Dallas factory and transport them to
beverage distributors across the country.
Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange
shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience
Store to the vending machine in your university’s library,
giving you the fuel to ace your nals!
Inforgraphic created by Echo Global Logistics. Apply now at echo.com/careers
So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with
a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo
client representative.
Nowthatyouknowallaboutthird-partylogistics,
jointhewinningteam!Echoislookingforcompetitive,
motivatedandgoal-orientedchampions.
Areyouupforthechallenge?Applynowatecho.com/careers

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What is third party logistics?

  • 1. Everything you own, from your cell phone to your shoes, once traveled on a truck. In fact, transportation is almost 10 percent of the U.S. GDP, forming a $1.5 trillion industry. Even the energy drinks you grab from your university library for your study session leverage the transportation industry. WHAT IS THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS? Echo Global Logistics is a 3PL, or a third-party provider of transportation services. That means we connect our clients with the right carriers (the folks who do the transporting) to ship their goods. We are non-asset-based, so we don’t own any trucks, trains, planes, or ships. Instead, we maintain a network of over 30,000 carrier partners. The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture their new energy drink are located all over the country, but their manufacturing plant is in Dallas, TX. Pulp mill paper Energy Drink Co. Aluminum cansAluminum coils Energy drink mix Cardboard packaging Juice concentrate After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain shipping rates from carriers and coordinate Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory. Once the new energy drink is manufactured, packaged and grouped into pallets, Energy Drink Co. gets back on the phone with Echo! As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel across the country, Echo tracks each one and provides real-time status updates. If there is a transportation issue, the client rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right away and provide a solution. Our client and carrier representatives work together to ensure carriers pick up shipments from the Dallas factory and transport them to beverage distributors across the country. Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience Store to the vending machine in your university’s library, giving you the fuel to ace your nals! Inforgraphic created by Echo Global Logistics. Apply now at echo.com/careers Everything you own, from your cell phone to your shoes, once traveled on a truck. In fact, transportation is almost 10 percent of the U.S. GDP, forming a $1.5 trillion industry. Even the energy drinks you grab from your university library for your study session leverage the transportation industry. WHAT IS THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS? Echo Global Logistics is a 3PL, or a third-party provider of transportation services. That means we connect our clients with the right carriers (the folks who do the transporting) to ship their goods. We are non-asset-based, so we don’t own any trucks, trains, planes, or ships. Instead, we maintain a network of over 30,000 carrier partners. The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture their new energy drink are located all over the country, but their manufacturing plant is in Dallas, TX. So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo client representative. Pulp mill paper Energy Drink Co. Aluminum cansAluminum coils Energy drink mix Cardboard packaging Juice concentrate After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain shipping rates from carriers and coordinate Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory. Once the new energy drink is manufactured, packaged and grouped into pallets, Energy Drink Co. gets back on the phone with Echo! As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel across the country, Echo tracks each one and provides real-time status updates. If there is a transportation issue, the client rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right away and provide a solution. Our client and carrier representatives work together to ensure carriers pick up shipments from the Dallas factory and transport them to beverage distributors across the country. Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience The raw ingredients Energy Drink Co. needs to manufacture their new energy drink are located all over the country, but their manufacturing plant is in Dallas,TX. So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo client representative. Pulp mill paper Energy Drink Co. Aluminum cansAluminum coils Energy drink mix Cardboard packaging Juice concentrate After talking to Energy Drink Co., the Echo client rep works with Echo carrier reps to obtain shipping rates from carriers and coordinate Energy Drink Co.’s shipments to the Dallas factory. Once the new energy drink is manufactured, packaged and grouped into pallets, Energy Drink Co. gets back on the phone with Echo! As Energy Drink Co.’s shipments travel across the country, Echo tracks each one and provides real-time status updates. If there is a transportation issue, the client rep will contact Energy Drink Co. right away and provide a solution. Our client and carrier representatives work together to ensure carriers pick up shipments from the Dallas factory and transport them to beverage distributors across the country. Those distributors then call up Echo to arrange shipments everywhere from Mom & Pop’s Convenience Store to the vending machine in your university’s library, giving you the fuel to ace your nals! Inforgraphic created by Echo Global Logistics. Apply now at echo.com/careers So how does third-party logistics work? It all begins with a conversation between Energy Drink Co. and their Echo client representative.