Home/American Shipper/VELANT NAMES HESS MARKETING DIRECTOR American Shipper VELANT NAMES HESS MARKETING DIRECTOR FreightWaves Staff · Thursday, February 27, 2003 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedInVELANT NAMES HESS MARKETING DIRECTOR Velant Inc., a provider of transportation planning solutions, has appointed Allan M. Hess as director of marketing. Hess was a principal of Tessera Resources LLC, a marketing consultant.