ECHO Transportation

What ECHO Transportation does

ECHO AFC Transportation (DBA: ECHO AFC) is a privately held, full-service ground transportation and logistics company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, founded in 1991 and operating with 251–500 employees. The company runs a fleet of more than 500 vehicles — spanning executive sedans, SUVs, transit vans, minibuses, school buses, minicoaches, and 56-passenger motorcoaches — strategically positioned across five locations in Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Chicago, and the Washington D.C. metro (Sterling, VA and Capitol Heights, MD). It serves a horizontally diversified set of customer segments including corporate entities, educational institutions, tour operators, military units, church and community groups, and municipalities requiring community transit and shuttle services, with stated capacity to transport groups ranging from 10 to 20,000 personnel.

The company's service portfolio is organized into eight core lines: Charter, Private Car, Transit, School Transit, Shuttle, Destination & Event Management, Evacuation & Recovery Transportation, and Contract Services. Its fleet includes a "very large" ADA-compliant inventory, and the company emphasizes a "safety culture" with extensive driver training. The underlying technology stack is described in general terms as "advanced" route optimization and safety monitoring, with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML, patents, or data-asset claims; operations appear to rely on standard fleet-management tooling.

ECHO AFC makes money primarily through two streams: (1) per-trip charter and transportation services for corporate events, school trips, tours, and group travel (transaction-fee model), and (2) recurring contract services for school transportation, community transit, and employer shuttles (multi-year subscription/recurring model). Pricing is uniformly quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with "Request a Quote" as the primary bottom-of-funnel conversion mechanism. The company is positioning for incremental demand through dedicated World Cup 2026 black-car and motorcoach charter offerings in Dallas and Houston.

Name

ECHO Transportation

Legal name

ECHO AFC Transportation

Website

https://echotransportation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ECHO AFC Transportation is a Dallas-based, privately held ground transportation and logistics operator with 500+ vehicles across five U.S. locations, providing charter, transit, school, shuttle, and event transportation services to corporate, educational, military, tour, and community clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ground Transportation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889), Other Support Activities for Transportation (48899)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Government & Military Group Transport Charters (THAIAIAH)

Keywords

• Charter bus services
• Group transportation
• Motorcoach charter
• School transportation
• Shuttle services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charter and Transportation Services: Revenue generated from providing charter services for corporate events, school trips, family reunions, and group travel. Services include fixed-route transit, shuttle services (public, private, airport), school transit, private car services, motorcoach charters, and destination/event management.
2. Contract Services: Long-term contract arrangements for school transportation, transit services to communities, and shuttle services to employers. Includes both traditional and special needs transportation with technology-enabled route optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ECHO Transportation (DBA ECHO AFC Transportation) operates a full-service ground transportation and logistics business with a fleet of over 500 vehicles across five key locations in Texas, Florida, Illinois, and the Washington D.C. metro area. The company provides charter, private car, fixed-route transit, school transit, shuttle, destination and event management, evacuation and recovery, and contract transportation services to corporate, educational, government, military, tour, and community clients, with capacity to transport groups ranging from 10 to 20,000 personnel.

Product overview

ECHO AFC Transportation is a full-service ground transportation and logistics management company operating a fleet of over 500 vehicles across Texas and Florida. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of services organized around core transportation offerings including Charter Services, Private Car, Transit, School Transit, Shuttle, Destination & Event Management, Evacuation & Recovery Transportation, and Contract Services. The vehicle fleet spans from executive sedans (Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Executive Sedan, SUV Suburban, Escalade ESV) for 1-6 passengers, to vans and minibuses (Transit Van, Sprinter Limovan, Mini Bus) for 7-29 passengers, to full-size buses (Transit Bus, Minicoach, School Bus) for 28-52 passengers, and motorcoaches for 56 passengers. The company serves diverse market segments including corporate entities, educational institutions, tour operators, church groups, military units, and local organizations, with operations in Jacksonville (FL), Dallas (TX), Houston (TX), Chicago (IL), and Washington D.C. area (Sterling VA, Capitol Heights MD).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charter Services Reliable and efficient charter services for group travel including corporate events, school trips, and family reunions, ensuring comfort and timely arrival.
• Private Car Service
• Fixed-Route Transit
• School Transit
• Shuttle Services
• Destination and Event Management
• Evacuation and Recovery Transportation
• Contract Transportation Services
• Motorcoach Fleet (56 Passengers)
• Mercedes-Benz S-Class Fleet (1-6 Passengers)
• Dallas World Cup 2026 Black Car Service
• Houston World Cup 2026 Black Car Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ vehicles in fleet across 5 locations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• First Student: Largest North American school transportation provider, operating tens of thousands of buses across the U.S. and Canada — a broad incumbent that competes for large multi-year school district contracts.
• Durham School Services: National leader in student transportation, part of National Express LLC, operating one of the largest school bus fleets in North America — a broader incumbent competing for the school transit contracts that are core to ECHO AFC.
• National Express LLC: Parent company of Durham School Services and other U.S. transit and school transport brands — a broad incumbent in the same student and ground transportation verticals as ECHO AFC.

Direct peers

• Coach USA: One of the largest privately held motorcoach and ground transportation companies in North America, operating charter, tour, and shuttle services across multiple states — directly comparable to ECHO AFC's charter and group transport model.
• Arrow Stage Lines: Mid-size private motorcoach charter and group transport operator with a multi-state fleet serving corporate, school, and tour clients — a close analog to ECHO AFC's service mix and scale.
• Krapf Coaches: Pennsylvania-based charter, tour, and school bus operator with a multi-state fleet serving corporate, education, and group travel customers — closely comparable mid-size private peer.
• Academy Bus: Northeast-based charter, commuter, and contract bus operator with a sizable fleet serving corporate, school, and government clients — directly comparable in business model and customer segmentation.
• Royal Coachman Worldwide: Florida-based charter and corporate transportation operator with a fleet of motorcoaches, minibuses, and executive vehicles serving group and corporate clients — a regional direct peer with overlapping service mix.

Emerging players

• GoGo Charters: Online charter bus booking platform offering instant quotes across a national network of operator partners — comparable competitor for the digital-first end of ECHO AFC's charter funnel.
• CharterUP: Digital marketplace for charter bus booking, aggregating operator supply with instant online pricing — an emerging competitor attacking the same charter demand pool as ECHO AFC but with a fundamentally different, self-serve GTM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ECHOAFCTransportation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/16239466/admin/feed/posts
• Instagraminstagram.com/echoafctransportation
• Xx.com/EchoCharterTX

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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