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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. Post-college, Andy worked for Menlo Worldwide in their managed transportation group before moving to the startup Echo Global Logistics. Andy is a graduate of Iowa State University’s Supply Chain Management program.

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

Freight Plus

Logistics Management. “In It has been very beneficial for improving communications with carriers as well as internally to our own team,” said Janelle Ballerstedt, Sensata’s global logistics and TMS project lead. parcel shipping. or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics! TMS technology.

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Lest We Forget

Kinaxis

The only story I ever remember hearing was about the night he thought they were about to be attacked by an enemy ship – only to find out they were preparing to go to war with an iceberg. He had been part of the Normandy invasion, the ship he was stationed on involved in the seaborne attack at Omaha Beach.

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