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Top Trends in Supply Chain Tech with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

He lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his beautiful wife and three strapping young sons. Dehoney has also held executive roles in several high growth and venture capital-backed logistics businesses. Charley earned a BS in Sociology from the San Jose State University where he also played on the varsity football team.

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Three Sisters, my Wife, and a Nun….

BlueYonder

I was born in Omaha, Nebraska and spent the first 14 years of my life there. In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, Mark Nordick, senior vice president, customer success at Blue Yonder, writes about the most impactful woman in his life and the lessons he’s learned and applied to his life and career.

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Veterans Day with Gratitude

BlueYonder

On June 6 he boarded a Higgins Boat (landing craft), circled for 45 minutes and then proceeded to land on Dog Red Beach part of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Roughly 4,400 allied troops died during the D Day invasion, of which 1,200 died that day on Omaha Beach. Once again, he got very sea sick.

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Level Up: Freight-Tech for SMB Freight Brokers with Andy Tomka

The Logistics of Logistics

He got his start during college dispatching trucks for Hills Brothers Trucking in Omaha, NE. About Andy Tomka Andy Tomka is the Vice President of Product at MVMNT, a freight-tech company that build transportation managemt systems (TMS) for SMB freight brokers.

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How Will You Compete with Amazon with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

He lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his beautiful wife and three strapping young sons. Previously, Dehoney served as CEO of Manning’s Truck Brokerage, a 50-year-old, logistics company acquired in 2020 by Fitzmark, Inc. Dehoney has also held executive roles in several high growth and venture capital-backed logistics businesses.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

FedEx Freight Direct will offer heavy and hard-to-handle item delivery to last-mile destinations in Atlanta, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas with a two-hour delivery window. FedEx Freight drivers are now delivering large items to homes in 5 cities as part of the pilot program.

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Early winter storms could cause freight schedules to slip

DAT Solutions

It also snowed in Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City, but nobody gets quite so worked up about that. Ten inches of white stuff covered Lubbock, Tex. There are black ice warnings for Alabama and Georgia. Those cities tend to have systems in place to plow the roads and keep them safe. Storms freeze freight flows.