On Tuesday May 6, 2014, D CEO Magazine hosted the 2014 Mergers & Acquisitions Awards, honoring a variety of Dallas-Fort Worth mergers and dealmakers in six different categories. In the category of “Midsize Deals”, Daseke Inc’s merger with Boyd Bros. Transportation in the fall of 2013 proved to be the winner. In a short speech […]
Don Daseke Named as a Finalist for Ernst & Young’s 2014 SW Entrepreneur of the Year Award
As reported on May 28th in addisonmagazine.com, Don Daseke, Chairman, President and CEO of Daseke, Inc., is one of 49 finalists for Ernst & Young’s 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Southwest Region. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recognizes leaders who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as […]
Boyd’s Lori Rustin leads ELD discussion – CCJ
When Lori Rustin accepted the position as Safety Manager for Boyd Bros. Transportation, she knew she was stepping in the middle of a major process shift as Boyd was implementing ELDs. Drivers were accustomed to supplying their hours-of-service status through mobile communications, and throwing a new technology at them could cause apprehension and push-back. “I don’t […]
Smokey Point Distributing Driver Helps Rescue Unconscious Motorist
Robert Tyler thought his shift was about over. He was literally blocks away from Smokey Point Distributing’s headquarters when he encountered a slow down on the two-lane stretch of road. “Cars in my lane were going into oncoming traffic to maneuver around a stalled vehicle,” reflected Tyler, a 30-year truck driving veteran. “When I came […]
Central Oregon Truck Company named by the Truckload Carrier Association as a Top 20 “Best Fleets to Drive For”
We’re proud to announce that the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge recently named Central Oregon Truck Company as one of the 20 Best Fleets to Drive For ® in the United States. The 6th annual survey and contest identifies for-hire trucking companies that provide the best workplace experiences for their drivers. The criteria for being named to this […]
Boyd Bros. Transportation Helps Place “Wreaths Across America”
As reported in the Dec 23 print edition of Transport Topics, truck drivers from around the U.S. helped honor veterans by taking part in an annual tradition of laying Christmas wreaths at the headstones of U.S. service members at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the Wreaths Across America organization, more than 143,000 wreaths were placed on […]
CEO Rick Williams of Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC) quoted in Kenworth news release
Excerpt here CEO Rick Williams of Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC) has discovered that he can have the best of both worlds. Williams said the performance of the Kenworth T680 equipped with a 76-inch sleeper and a 455-hp PACCAR MX-13 engine taught him that he didn’t have to sacrifice performance for fuel and weight savings […]
Boyd Bros. Transportation and Daseke Inc. Merge
Combined Flatbed Trucking Companies Create a Top 5 North American Open-Deck/Specialty Carrier CLAYTON, Ala., Nov. 14, 2013 – Daseke Inc., of Addison, Texas, and Clayton, Ala.-based Boyd Bros. Transportation have announced a merger, creating one of the largest open-deck/specialty fleets in North America. The merger also includes the Boyd Companies –WTI Transport, based in Tuscaloosa, […]
E.W. Wylie Gets Big Reward By Going Small
Small in the waistline that is. Participating in the 3rd annual Truckload Carrier’s Association’s Weight Loss Showdown, E.W. Wylie placed third, with three drivers finishing in the top 10 for best results. Similar in nature to the popular TV show “The Biggest Loser,” the TCA contest pits teams of 12 from competing trucking companies in […]
Central Oregon Truck Co. Wins Building Design Award from Central Oregon Realtors
Building a Better Central Oregon Central Oregon Truck Company was recently awarded an innovative transportation solutions award by the Central Oregon Association of Realtors (COAR) for the design of its new 28,000 square-foot office building in Redmond. “We’re really happy to have won this award because it recognizes the time and thought we spent in […]