Flatbed and specialized trucking company Daseke Inc. reported strong growth for the second quarter of 2018, as acquisitions the growing company made during the past 12 months propelled its financial results.
August 9, 2018daseke
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BTC was a recent Daseke acquisition. (Builders Transportation Company)
Daseke Reports Record 2Q 2018 Earnings, Increases Full-Year Outlook
BTC was a recent Daseke acquisition. (Builders Transportation Company)
Business, Equipment, Top 100
Moore Freight Services was a 2017 Daseke acquisition. (Daseke via Facebook)
Daseke Creates Fleet Services Unit, Continues Purchasing Trend
Moore Freight Services was a 2017 Daseke acquisition. (Daseke via Facebook)
Flatbed and specialized transportation carrier Daseke Inc., which has been in the throes of expansion — adding seven fleets last year and one so far in 2018 — has created a new unit to improve the way it buys, sells and maintains the thousands of pieces of equipment it operates.
May 21, 2018
Business, Top 100
Moore Freight Service also is a recent Daseke acquisition. (Daseke via Facebook)
Daseke Buys Canadian Energy Services Firm Aveda
Moore Freight Service also is a recent Daseke acquisition. (Daseke via Facebook)
Daseke Inc. on April 16 continued its acquisition activity, announcing it will purchase Aveda Transportation and Energy Services, a large North American oil rig moving company based in Calgary, Alberta. The deal is expected to close in June.
April 18, 2018
Business
Daseke (left) and Wheeler (Kye Lee/Daseke Inc.)
Scott Wheeler Named Daseke President
Daseke (left) and Wheeler (Kye Lee/Daseke Inc.)
Daseke Inc. named Chief Financial Officer Scott Wheeler its new president, replacing company founder Don Daseke, who will continue as CEO. Wheeler, who also is a Daseke board member, will remain the CFO.
January 16, 2018
Business
Kottke Trucking
Most Truckload Carriers Expect to Report Lower Earnings in Second Quarter
Kottke Trucking
The truckload industry continued to struggle in the second quarter and earnings are expected to be down year-over-year for most carriers, based on forecasts from industry analysts and interviews with several fleets.
July 7, 2017
Business
John Sommers II for Transport Topics (Interstate inset by Casey Royce/Interstate Driver)
Two Major Deals Mark Consolidation Trend; Heartland Buys IDC, Daseke Gets Steelman Cos.
John Sommers II for Transport Topics (Interstate inset by Casey Royce/Interstate Driver)
Two major truckload carriers have announced purchases, and one of the transactions will unite companies ranked among the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest North American for-hire carriers: Heartland Express and Interstate Distributor Co.
July 6, 2017
Business
Daseke Adds The Steelman Cos. to Its Family of Firms
Daseke Inc. has added The Steelman Cos. into its family of companies, marking the 12th operating unit to join the flatbed carrier and signaling an aggressive growth strategy after Daseke went public in late February.
July 5, 2017
Business
Daseke Inc.
Daseke to Begin Employee Stock Grants in June
Daseke Inc.
Flatbed group Daseke Inc. announced some of the details associated with its grant of publicly traded shares to employees, especially drivers.
May 24, 2017
Business
Daseke Inc.
Daseke Inc. Posts Net Loss in First Quarter, Sees Market Improvement in 2017
Daseke Inc.
Daseke Inc. reported a net loss in its first earnings report since going public in February. However, company executives said the results were consistent with expectations and that recent gains in pricing and demand should bolster revenue and profits later in the year.
May 10, 2017
Business
Daseke
Daseke Adds Schilli, Big Freight to its Portfolio of Trucking Companies
Daseke
Flatbed carrier Daseke Inc. said May 1 that it has added two more companies to its portfolio of trucking companies: the Schilli Cos. and Big Freight Systems.
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