PITT OHIO, a leader in regional and national logistics services and sustainability in the transportation industry, has received the 2018 Platinum Carrier of the Year award from Echo Global Logistics, a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services.

The achievement recognizes strategic regional LTL carriers who demonstrate outstanding service, commitment and performance for Echo’s clients and employees. Echo Global Logistics reviews qualitative service metrics, including quality, communication, invoice accuracy, claims, customer service, responsiveness, website usability and training to determine the few platinum carriers to honor per year. 

“This is the fourth such award for PITT OHIO – a testament to how consistent and well they perform for Echo’s customers year after year,” said Mark Redini, Vice President of Pricing at Echo Global Logistics. “PITT OHIO has continuously been one of the industry’s most creative carriers and has always been willing to try new things. PITT OHIO best measures up to our high-quality standards, and as such is a carrier that Echo’s nationwide personnel most enjoy doing business with and trust with their freight. PITT OHIO is definitely a favored carrier of choice with both our shippers and our personnel…we look forward to many more years of working together.”

Geoff Muessig, Chief Marketing Officer at PITT OHIO, said, “PITT OHIO is honored to be recognized by Echo Global Logistics for our outstanding service performance in 2018. We value our long-standing business relationship with Echo and we look forward to working with them to further enhance our carrier/3PL digital communication capabilities.”

Muessig accepted the award from Redini at Echo Global Logistics’ headquarters in Chicago on March 27, 2019.

ABOUT PITT OHIO
In adhering to their “We’re Always There For You” signature commitment, PITT OHIO is dedicated to providing their customers with the best value in its SUPPLY CHAIN, GROUND, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) and TRUCKLOAD services.  Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, PITT OHIO services the entire Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West regions and the remainder of the United States and Canada with the PITT OHIO Transportation Group and additional North American service providers. To contact PITT OHIO, please visit their website at www.pittohio.com.

About Echo Global Logistics
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO) is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Headquartered in Chicago with more than 30 offices around the country, Echo offers freight brokerage and Managed Transportation solutions for all major modes, including truckload, partial truckload, LTL, intermodal and expedited. Echo maintains a proprietary, web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 50,000 transportation providers to serve clients across a wide range of industries and simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management. For more information on Echo Global Logistics, visit: www.echo.com.

For more information, please contact
Candi Cybator, Manager Marketing/Public Relations 
1-800-366-7488, extension 6313
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