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.
Nov - 2022 -
29 November
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December market update with David Spencer

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell David Spencer, director of business development at Arrive Logistics, cover the December market update.

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22 November
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Check Call: All that for a box, with Scott Lord

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Scott Lord, senior vice president of parcel at Redwood Logistics, discuss all things parcel shipping.

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08 November
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Check Call: Warehouse yard improvements

Mary O’Connell and Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider, sit down to talk about all things warehousing and automation

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Oct - 2022 -
18 October
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Check Call: Data never lies with Arrive Logistics

Mary O’Connell and Alex Schwarm, head of data at Arrive Logistics, sit down to talk about all things tech innovation and integration.

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11 October
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Check Call: Everyone on the same page with Eric Rempel

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Redwood Logistics Chief Innovation Officer Eric Rempel, sit down to talk about all things tech innovation and integration.

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04 October
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One big roundabout with Leaf Logistics’ Anshu Prasad

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Leaf Logistics CEO and co-founder Anshu Prasad sit down to talk about carrier compliance and the role technology plays.

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Sep - 2022 -
27 September
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Check Call: September market update with an Arrive Logistics executive

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Arrive Logistics’ David Spencer dive into the September market update.

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20 September
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Check Call: Modern problems require modern solutions with Anaid Chacón

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Nuvocargo’s Anaid Chacón sit down to talk about all things U.S.-Mexico cross-border and the rise of women in logistics and leadership positions.

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15 September
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The August market update with David Spencer

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and David Spencer from Arrive Logistics dive into the August market update.

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13 September
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Check Call: Look at all those boats with Brian Glick

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Brian Glick from Chain.io, dive into all things ocean freight.

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Check Call: Electronic data interchanges not so standard

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Vector.ai’s James Coombes sit down to talk about all things concerning electronic data interchanges.

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Aug - 2022 -
25 August
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Check Call: Stop in the name of Brake Safety Week

Inside this edition: CVSA Brake Safety Week; Canada is No. 1; and robots and hot dogs come together.

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23 August
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Staying ahead of the pack with JP Wiggins

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and JP Wiggins from 3G dive into market corrections, the benefits of a good TMS and being a resource to customers.

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Check Call: Call the fire department

Inside this edition: Preventing daily fires … the pessimistic outlook on carrier retention … The newest fixer-upper.

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18 August
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Check Call: Remember, time is money

Inside this edition: What is everyone upgrading? … 2021 was the MVP year … More acquisitions in Q3

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16 August
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Check Call: Can you ever have too much technology?

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Kyle Ingraham from AFC Logistics dive into technology upgrades, when to abandon a legacy system and whether you can have too much technology.

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Check Call: When is enough enough?

Inside this edition: Getting just the right amount of Tech upgrades; A rift among former customer and service provider; and a newbie joins Nuvocargo’s ranks.

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11 August
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Check Call: The circle of trust

Inside this edition: Getting ahead of claims, the task force with the hottest acronym, and someone just leveled up.

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09 August
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Check Call: Don’t stake a claim

Inside this edition: Know what the claims team needs to be successful; LTL quarterly results come in hot; and the tribe has spoken.

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04 August
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Check Call: There’s gold in them prospecting hills   

Inside this edition: being a better prospector, transportation costs at a minimum, and FedEx has new toys.

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