Eight months after freight broker Echo Global Logistics Inc. agreed to acquire the third-party logistics provider (3PL) ITS Logistics, Chicago-based Echo said it has united ITS with another acquisition, the less-than-truckload (LTL) and cold-chain specialist Roadtex.
Those combined operations will constitute Echo’s North American Supply Chain Solutions Suite, an operation which enables shippers to replace fragmented vendor networks with one trusted partner for streamlined supply chain management and improved operational performance, the company said.
“Bringing together the proven solutions of Roadtex and ITS under Echo’s North American Supply Chain Solutions Suite creates one trusted partner our clients rely on,” said Dave Menzel, President and Chief Operating Officer at Echo. “Echo now provides distribution and fulfillment, warehousing and value-added services, temperature-controlled and food-grade transportation, retail consolidation, and parcel solutions — fully integrated.”
Roadtex, which was acquired by Echo in 2022, brings more than 30 years of experience in food-grade, temperature-controlled transportation, warehousing, and warehouse services. ITS, which was acquired by Echo in March 2026, offers omnichannel distribution and fulfillment capabilities, as well as expertise in the growing e-commerce market. The combined network spans 8 million square feet of warehousing space across more than 40 facilities connected by first, middle, and final mile transportation services, enabling next-day reach to 85% of the contiguous U.S.
