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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: 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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Check Call: The election special

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, November 5, 2024

In this edition: Breaking down the biggest day every four years, and another strike has it feeling like Groundhog Day.

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Check Call: The Halloween supply chain

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, October 29, 2024

In this edition: Breaking down how scary freight makes its way to consumers, and the Savannah port rises to the top.

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Check Call: The future of talent in the supply chain

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, October 22, 2024

In this edition: Breaking down talent research findings, and the Port of LA looks to set a new record.

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Check Call: Freight fraud has many faces, none of them pretty

Mary O'Connell Tuesday, October 8, 2024

In this edition: TIA releases its ‘State of Fraud’ report and Forward Air remains chaotic.

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