Daseke was noted for its divergent expectations of performance in 2023, based on its model, market position and transformation, in coverage of third-quarter earnings a recent article on freight industry news site FreightWaves.
Boyd Bros. Driver Achieves 2 Million Miles of Safe Driving
Driver receives brand new truck designed for breast cancer awareness Myron Moffett has accomplished a feat that few professional truck drivers will ever do during their careers. He recently achieved 2 million miles of safe driving as a company driver with Boyd Bros. Transportation. “It is a huge goal to work for and I’m proud […]
Today’s Trucking: Top Manitoba driver honors military roots
WINNIPEG, Man. – Every driver has a story about how they got into the trucking industry, and for Manitoba’s 2019 Driver of the Year, the how is just the beginning of what has been quite a journey. Robert Pigeau comes from a military background, having served for more than 21 years as a chef. Driving […]
Three New Directors Bring Expertise, Experience In Business Operations To Daseke Board
The three new members of Daseke Inc.’s board of directors come from diverse industries and backgrounds, but they share a wealth of experience and knowledge about supply chain and logistics and a focus on the operational details that allow companies to deliver optimal service to customers. They also share an appreciation for what Daseke has […]
Heavy Duty Trucking: 2019 Innovators: Getting Technology Right Is Tricky
by Jack Roberts Finding new ways to do things better. That is the essence of innovation, and the qualities HDT looks for in its annual Truck Fleet Innovators every year – fleet executives who are trying to find new solutions, both simple and cutting-edge, to challenges faced by trucking fleets. The 2019 HDT Truck Fleet Innovators […]
Heavy Duty Trucking: Reducing Pay Volatility Helps Fleet Keep Quality Drivers
May 20, 2019 • by Steven Martinez When John Wilbur took over as Roadmaster Group’s CEO in 2011, the Glendale, Arizona-based company was suffering from severe turnover. At times Roadmaster, the parent company of several secure truckload transportation fleets, saw turnover rise above 100%. Turnover is a major problem for most fleets, but recruiting is even harder […]
Daseke Adds Three Operationally-Focused Business Leaders to Board of Directors
Operations, Transportation Finance and Human Resources Executives Expand Daseke’s Board to 11 Members ADDISON, Texas – MAY 28, 2019 – Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE), the largest flatbed, specialized transportation, and logistics provider in North America, today announced it has added three new members to the company’s board of directors. Ena Williams, Chuck Serianni and Kim […]
Heavy Duty Trucking: 2019 Fleet Innovators: Trucking’s Best and Brightest Leaders
by David Cullen Heavy Duty Trucking has been honoring forward-thinking fleet executives for almost 15 years now with our annual Truck Fleet Innovator Awards. This year’s winners are forward-thinkers, all of whom are helping by example to lead trucking by overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities. Each year, HDT’s editors sift through nominations received from members of the […]
Dallas Business Journal: How this Daseke finance leader anticipated, then resolved software challenges
Brian Womack May 14, 2019, 2:46pm CDT Amanda Hemker is a vice president who knows finance — but she also knows her software. The VP and corporate controller at Daseke Inc. (Nasdaq: DSKE) recently took on a big project to implement a technology upgrade that took roughly six months at the company that ships goods on flat-bed […]
CCJ: Roadmaster Group unveils employee ‘Legacy Lodge’
CCJ Staff | April 9, 2019 Roadmaster Group, a specialized transportation company with operations across the U.S., unveiled its new “Legacy Lodge” at Tri-State’s headquarters in Joplin, Mo. Tri-State is a leader in high-security transportation and the largest operating division in the Roadmaster Group organization. The nearly 10,000 square foot lodge will be used as a retreat and training […]