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Mary O’Connell 

Former pricing analyst, supply chain planner, and broker/dispatcher turned creator of the newsletter and podcast Check Call. Which gives insights into the world around 3PLs and Freight brokers. She will talk your ear off about anything and everything if you let her. Expertise in operations, LTL pricing and procurement, flatbed operations, dry van, tracking and tracing, reality tv shows and how to turn a stranger into your new best friend. 


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Check Call: To everything, there is a returns season

Mary O'Connell Monday, December 23, 2024

In this edition: Returns season is around the corner and the logistics of Christmas trees.

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Check Call: Rating 2024 supply chain predictions

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, December 17, 2024

In this edition: Looking back at the 2023 predictions for 2024, and freight broker tries for the Supreme Court again.

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Check Call: It’s time for the coolest tree in town to make a scene

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, December 3, 2024

In this edition: the logistics behind the Rockefeller Center tree lighting, and consumer predictions for peak season are locked in.

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Check Call: A new set of rules for freight brokers

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, November 26, 2024

In this edition: breaking down the FMCSA’s proposed rule on broker transparency and changes again at Roadrunner.

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Check Call: Q3 data promises more cargo theft issues in the future 

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, November 19, 2024

In this edition: Overhaul published Q3 cargo numbers, and layoffs come for the logistics sector.

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Check Call: The end of a bad freight market era

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, November 12, 2024

In this edition: The end of the freight recession has come, and the U.S./Mexico border gets busier.

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