What happened Shares of supply chain management company Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO) jumped as much as 32.4% in trading Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that easily topped expectations. The early pop gave way quickly, but shares were still up 19% at 1:50 p.m. EDT. So what Total revenue jumped 10.7% to $509.5 million, and net revenue was up 7.2% to $86.7 million. Net income was up 1.3% to $2.4 million, or $0.27 per share on a non-GAAP basis, and non-GAAP EBITDA was up 0.5% to $16.8 million. Analysts were only expecting $0.20 per share in earnings on $472.9 million of total revenue, so it was a resounding earnings beat. Image source: Getty Images. Management also increased full-year total revenue guidance to $1.855 billion-$1.895 billion, easily topping the $1.8 billion analysts were expecting. Now what The transportation business is an inherently low-margin one, so the increase in revenue will be highly leveraged to the bottom line as a logistics company like Echo Global utilizes its existing operating base. That's both the risk and upside of the business model, and in Q3 2017 it worked in investors' favor. Given the low GAAP net income growth of 1.3% in the quarter, this isn't a stock pop I'm going to jump on, but if management can keep growth going the stock could continue to march higher. 10 stocks we like better than Echo Global LogisticsWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Echo Global Logistics wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Click here to learn about these picks! *Stock Advisor returns as of October 9, 2017Travis Hoium has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.