By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter, Transport Topics This story appears in the Sept. 2 print edition of Transport Topics. Trucking companies said they are adjusting 2014 health-care plans to meet federal requirements so employees have adequate time to understand enrollment changes. That was the feedback from 11 companies that responded to Transport Topics’ requests for […]
Central Oregon Truck Company Hosts First Annual Shippers Conference
REDMOND, Ore., Aug.2013 – Central Oregon Truck Company, a Daseke flatbed trucking company, recently held a three-day shippers conference at its Redmond, Ore., headquarters. According to Rick Williams, CEO of Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC), many of the flatbed company’s top customers were able to attend the event. “We were thrilled with the turnout for our […]
Daseke Inc., Announces Transaction with Central Oregon Truck Company
REDMOND, Ore., Aug. 7, 2013 – Daseke Inc., a family of premier flatbed and specialized carriers, continues to grow with the addition of Redmond, Ore.-based Central Oregon Truck Company. The transaction, which took place Aug. 1, comes on the heels of Gaffney, S.C.-based J. Grady Randolph Inc. joining Daseke (in May), making the holding company […]
Daseke Inc. Announces Transaction with J. Grady Randolph, Inc.
J. Grady Randolph Inc. Joins Daseke Inc. Joins Smokey Point Distributing and E.W. Wylie as Premier Flatbed and Specialized Carriers ADDISON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daseke Inc., a family of premier flatbed and specialized carriers, including Smokey Point Distributing and E.W. Wylie, has announced a transaction with Gaffney, S.C.-based J. Grady Randolph Inc. JGR’s addition to Daseke’s family of companies […]
Otter Tail Corporation Sells E.W. Wylie
Source: Otter Tail Corporation December 29, 2011 18:15 Otter Tail Corporation Sells E.W. Wylie FARGO, N.D., Dec. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Otter Tail Corporation (Nasdaq:OTTR) today announced it has sold its trucking business, E.W. Wylie, to Walden Smokey Point, Inc., a holding company based in Dallas, TX. Walden’s operating company, Smokey Point Distributing, is […]
Daseke Inc., Announces Transaction with Smokey Point Distributing, Inc.,
Trucking Company Sold to Dallas-based Investor DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allegiance Capital Corporation, a full-service investment banking firm servicing middle market companies worldwide, announces the sale of Smokey Point Distributing, Inc., an Arlington, Wash.-based specialty trucking and logistics company, to Dallas investor Don R. Daseke and two partners — Dan Wirkkala, president and CEO of Smokey Point Distributing, […]