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Dennis Kuhlman, Chief Operating Officer

Professional Experience:

  • Seasoned operational executive with 40 years of service to the transportation industry.
  • Blended background of employment with asset based integrated carrier United Parcel Service for 21 years combined with 19 years in the freight forwarding and truck brokerage industries.
  • Member of the operational planning team in the creation of the UPS airline.
  • Career path includes experience and assignments in Operations, Sales, and Industrial Engineering.
  • Known as a turnaround artist with continuous assignments to “Most Help Needed Operations”
  • Practicing operational experience in the movement of next flight out critical shipments on a global platform, inclusive of aircraft charters.
  • Developed Aircraft on the Ground 24 x 7 x 365 call center environment.
  • Crafted Ground Distribution Model for the Entertainment Industry. This model delivered to thousands of movie theatre locations on a national basis merging the shipment with the installer on a time specific basis.
  • Practicing member of the Aerospace Logistics Operations Group to better service the Aerospace industry on a global basis.
  • Participating member of the Boeing Supplier Group.
  • Membership and participation in the Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Group.

Don Lafferty, President of Sales

Professional Experience:

  • Self-starter, self-driven individual with over 50 years’ experience in the industry.
  • Over 30 years in the LTL business with Bartz Cartage and Fore-Way Express, and over 20 years in the Brokerage and Logistics side of our Industry.
  • Experience, driver, middle management, upper management, Executive, and eventually Owner.
  • Part of the management team that developed and implemented a line haul program that literally saved thousands of dollars for Fore-Way Express.
  • Managed two terminals for Fore-Way Express, Peoria, IL and Rhinelander, WI. The Rhinelander Terminal consistently had the best O/R of all other locations.
  • Opened a brokerage office in 1994 with great success, increased revenues for a ten year period, we consistently outperformed most asset based companies by developing programs that gave us total control of drivers that were handling our customers shipments.
  • The company was recognized as one of the top brokers in the country, and received such accolades as Best Broker of the year as awarded by the National Association of Small Trucking Companies, (NASTC)
  • Member of associations that created a positive image of the Industry as well as the Drivers in our industry, belonged to Delta Nu Alpha, and the Wisconsin Valley Traffic Associations, served as President for two years.
  • Civic Minded, served as the President of the Rhinelander Wisconsin Ambassadors Club, two terms, President of the Rhinelander Recreation and Convention Center, advisor to City Council in developing the bypass around the city. Was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau.

Lanny Lafferty, Operations Manager

Professional Experience:

  • Well rounded transportation manager with 15 years of dedication to the industry.
  • An extensive history of versatility simultaneously managing both the asset based trucking, and brokerage division of Uniexpress Systems, Inc.
  • Career goals and subsequent achievements have been in operations, sales, supply chain management, and logistics training.
  • Current operations manager of the dispatch operations team in Sun City AZ.
  • Extensive experience in the full truckload transportation of billions of dollars’ worth of electronics, pharmaceutical, and health and beauty aid products.
  • Enrolled Uniexpress as a practicing member of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies to accredit our status as a “Best Broker” award recipient.
  • Pivotal in creating a covert gps asset tracking system that has been implemented by several current customers to obtain visibility of their product while at the same time saving them money.

 

At UniExpress, we like to work very closely with our clients. Whether your product moves on our fleet or one of our preferred providers, we will monitor your shipment every step of the way.  You can rest assured that we perform our due diligence and put our service providers through rigorous examination. UniExpress trucks meet our very strict requirements well before we dispatch them on a customer’s shipment.  We provide the best logistics and transportation solutions and services.

In addition to the Operations Center in Sun City, Arizona, UniExpress also has an administrative office in Lighthouse Point, Florida, with satellite offices in California, New York, and Virginia.

UniExpress Systems and YOU building long-lasting relationships one load at a time.