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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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Recent Articles

Check Call: The future of warehousing
Inside this edition: Warehousing automation will be key; the automotive sector is hot for 2023; and an upsetting trend hits too close to home.

Check Call: Gucci meets logistics
Inside this edition: designer brands relying more on 3PLs; Mexico gains another manufacturer; and more acquisitions.

Check Call: Year of the rabbit
Inside this edition: It’s time for Lunar New Year stoppages; rent is on the rise; and big promotions in the logistics world.

Check Call: Accessibility for all
Inside this edition: Accessibility training for visually impaired freight brokers; California continues to be complicated; and GXO sets the bar high.

Check Call: Let’s get ready to rumble
Inside this edition: FTC proposes to ban noncompetes; the nonshortage shortage of medicine; and Estes moves to hand down the family business.

Check Call: The rise of nearshoring
Inside this edition: Nearshoring to Mexico on the rise; Canada comes out on top again; Not your average Super 8-K makes headlines.