The Bloomberg of Freight with Mary O'Connell

Mary O’Connell and Joe Lynch discuss the Bloomberg of Freight. Mary is a podcast host and writer for FreightWaves, the leader in global supply chain market intelligence.

About Mary O’Connell

Mary O’Connell is a former pricing analyst, supply chain planner, and broker/dispatcher turned creator of the newsletter and podcast Check Call. Check Call gives insights into the world around 3PLs and freight brokers. When she’s not writing about 3PLs you can find her in the cold chain world hosting Running on Ice. 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. Outside the office she can be found chasing after her dogs and trying any snack she can get her hands on.

About FreightWaves

FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. FreightWaves.com, the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the transportation and logistics space. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates.

Key Takeaways: The Bloomberg of Freight

Mary O’Connell is a podcast host and writer at FreightWaves, the Bloomberg of Freight.
In the podcast interview, Mary and Joe discuss some of the challenges facing transportation and logistics companies:
- Sustainability. As shippers struggle to comply with carbon mandates and Scope 3 emissions reporting, 3PLs, brokers, and shippers will be expected to become more sustainable.
- Modernizing the logistics back office. Many of the top players in transportation and logistics are leveraging technology to reduce costs and streamline process.
- Access to freight pricing insights. FreightWaves isn’t called the Bloomberg of Freight for nothing – they have actionable data that enables better decision making for carriers, shippers, and 3PLs.
FreightWaves provides current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. FreightWaves is made up of three interconnected pillars:
- FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse.
- FreightWaves.com, the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the space, serving up over 2.5M pageviews a month and over 1.5B monthly impressions. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates.
- FreightWaves TVand audio podcasts provide up-to-the-minute freight industry news provided by hosts who understand the freight business. FreightWaves TV and podcasts are informed by FreightWaves’ freight data analytics and presented in interesting and engaging shows.