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Echo Global Logistics opened an office in Mexico City ahead of an expected doubling of its cross-border freight business in 2025 compared with 2024, the freight broker said.

As much news has been made about new “tech-first” players entering the digital space of #freight brokering, efforts from established and newer enterprises to develop robust digital tools are being shaped by market demands and technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, experts said. 

Efforts from established and newer enterprises to develop robust digital tools are being shaped by market demands and technological innovations.

Echo Global Logistics Inc. on Feb. 3 reported higher year-over-year increases in earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Echo Global Logistics posted record revenue and higher profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 as strong freight demand boosted demand for freight brokerage services and more shippers outsourced freight management activities.

Echo Global Logistics reported record second-quarter net income of $7.7 million from a loss of $200,000 in the second quarter of 2017. The Chicago-based third-party logistics company reported earnings per share of 28 cents, up from a loss of minus 1 cent a share a year ago.

Echo Global Logistics reported record revenue in the first quarter of 2018 and posted a profit, compared with a loss a year ago, as tight capacity drove more business to third-party transportation service providers.

Echo Global Logistics revenues surged 34.6% and profits beat analysts’ expectations by a large margin in the three months ended Dec. 31.