Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Check Call: Long live Convoy
In this edition: Breaking down the Convoy sale to DAT and the rail merger of the century.
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Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Check Call: Shippers and 3PLs not seeing eye to eye
In this edition: Breaking down the annual NTT Data study and Mexico becomes top trading partner again.
Mary O'Connell
Monday, December 30, 2024
Check Call: The 2025 crystal ball
In this edition: Predictions for 2025, and import fees rise for Asia in Mexico.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Check Call: Rating 2024 supply chain predictions
In this edition: Looking back at the 2023 predictions for 2024, and freight broker tries for the Supreme Court again.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Check Call: Gains find their way into the 3PL space
In this edition: The TIA’s report has positive findings, and Jack Cooper is back in the limelight.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Check Call: The rise of cross-border struggles – and the response
In this edition: Complications mount with cross-border freight, and the FMCSA wants input on guidance.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Check Call: Shippers spell out expectations for 3PLs
In this edition: The Inbound Logistics annual survey results have been released, and Werner celebrates 25 years in Mexico.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Check Call: Long live the tale of Coyote Logistics
In this edition: Coyote finds another home, and another firm closes its doors.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Check Call: IPO calls to logistics companies
In this edition: The rise of logistics companies looking to go public and the evolution of Denim.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Check Call: Study highlights lingering disconnect between shippers, 3PLs
In this edition: The 2024 3PL study findings are out, and Convoy’s legacy lives on.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Check Call: The effects of nearshoring in Mexico
In this edition: Cross-border is here to stay and the cleanup for the Port of Baltimore.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Check Call: Q1 earnings did most carriers no favors
In this edition: First-quarter earnings hit some harder than others, and Cargado had a successful seed round of funding.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Check Call: Baltimore mounts a comeback
In this edition: The aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge destruction, and UPS and the U.S. Postal Service form a partnership.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Check Call: AB5 takes a body blow
In this edition: Another hit to AB5, and the Southern gold rush has come.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Check Call: Mexico rises to the top
In this edition: Mexico comes for the top spot and a partnership to automate LTL.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Check Call: ESG initiatives make a stand
In this edition: Why ESG initiatives matter now and the teamsters pull home another W.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Take me to the ports
In this edition: Port roundup and the Teamsters are holding strong.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Check Call: Broker liability still remains questionable
In this edition: The Supreme Court rejected hearing another case on broker liability; spot rates on the decline in Phoenix; and the settlement heard round the world.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Check Call: Might have missed the 2023 mark a little
In this edition: looking back at 2023 predictions and one more labor dispute to close out the year.
Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Check Call: The brink of broker-carrier relationships
In this edition: Carriers are left with empty promises of payment; Yellow passes on a lifeline; and putting a book into action.