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Matthew Young
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Tight Truckload Capacity a Major Tailwind for Echo and Its Logistics Peers Throughout 2018

Following a mini freight recession in 2016, the truckload, or TL, shipping landscape enjoyed a remarkable recovery in the latter half of 2017 and operating conditions proved exceptionally robust over the past year. TL capacity entered an unprecedented tightening phase on the back of strong shipment demand, widespread ELD adoption (the foremost driver of disruption), and constrained driver availability, translating into a massive uptick in carriers' pricing power. Extremely tight supply pushed sp...
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Echo Global Logistics Inc

Echo Global Logistics is a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management solutions. The company utilizes a technology platform to compile and analyze data from its multi-modal network of transportation providers. The company focuses on arranging transportation with truckload and less than truckload carriers. The company also provides intermodal, small parcel, domestic air, expedited and international transportation services. The company's logistics services include carrier selection, dispatch, load management and tracking. The company procures transportation and provides logistics services for clients across manufacturing, construction, food and beverage, consumer products and retail industries.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Matthew Young

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