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© 2023 Echo Global Logistics. All rights reserved. 482615041223 800.354.7993 | echo.com Echo and Roadtex work with companies of all sizes to decrease inventory on hand, lower delivery lead times, and improve overall service performance to your customers. Contact us to learn more. Forward Product Positioning Forward Product Positioning Short-Term and Project-Based Forward Product Positioning Through its acquisition of Roadtex, Echo Global Logistics offers Forward Positioning options unique from all others. Echo understands that customer needs must be met, particularly when circumstances require immediate support. We offer a unique Forward Positioning service, which ensures that products are positioned near distribution centers well in advance of deadlines and allowing the seamless rollout of a product on the same day, at the same time across the country. Maintaining relationships allows us to know our clients' business front to back, ensuring deliveries are made consistently across the country. Our Forward Positioning offering recognizes the rigor of OTIF requirements and enables OTIF fulfillment via pre-shipping and storage at our 32 warehouse locations across the U.S. • No charge for first 2 weeks of holding display at terminal • For weeks 3-6, a percentage of revenue is charged for holding • If 6 weeks are exceeded, holding turns into warehousing services designed for long- term holds Payment Structure • Clients can store specific items in strategically-located Roadtex warehouses to ensure coordinated OTIF delivery • Nationwide, we offer storing for inventory overflow during peak periods • Forward Positioning allows clients to cross dock • Meet regional order demands and simultaneous nationwide product rollout Forward Positioning Overview • Allows clients to have products on hand and ready for release all at the same time, even in separate regions of the U.S. • Takes the mess out of figuring out the closest point location and worrying about trailer dropping • Clients can use their own dock space or ship products to a Roadtex warehouse where we will hold the product closer to the point of delivery • Storing closer to the point of delivery allows for coordinated product deployment and increases OTIF potential Benefits of Forward Positioning