The Daseke family had an amazing year in 2018! We are grateful for all of the exciting milestones we passed in 2018, and we are looking forward to all that 2019 holds in store. Smokey Point Distributing Adds Glass Hauling Capabilities of Belmont Enterprises In January, Belmont Enterprises joined the Daseke family under Smokey Point […]
Revenues More than Triple in the Past Ten Years Some anniversaries really are worth celebrating. For Don Daseke, hitting the 10-year mark in Daseke Inc.’s partnership with Smokey Point Distributing (SPD)— the first outfit to join the Daseke family of flatbed and specialized trucking companies — more than fits the bill. This occasion affords Daseke […]
Easter brings more than 30 years of operational leadership experience to Daseke ADDISON, Texas – Jan. 17, 2019 – Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE), the largest flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics provider in North America, today named Chris Easter as the company’s chief operating officer. Easter brings Daseke more than 30 years of operational leadership […]
“Our culture is built on safety,” said Ronnie Witherspoon, CEO of Aveda Transportation and Energy Services. “We have established standards for everyone in our operation, and just as importantly, we have an approach to build on our successes and a commitment from management to support all of our efforts. At Aveda, safety of our employees […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2018 – When Rick Williams was approached by Kenworth and the Papé Group to transport “The People’s Tree” from Oregon to Washington, D.C., in a new Kenworth W990, he had to give the project some thought. As CEO of Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC), he knew there would be a lot of paperwork, planning […]
This summer, Builders Transportation — a Daseke company — and UPS worked together to transport an 800-pound section of the valiant battleship USS Arizona. That delivery completed the final leg of a 3,600-mile journey from Pearl Harbor to Amarillo, home of the Texas Panhandle War Memorial. In recognition of this cherished artifact’s historical significance, UPS […]
By Deanne Winslett Read this story on Truckers News. WTI Transport gave away this 2014 Kenworth T660 to driver Liberato Lupo. WTI Transport, a Daseke company headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, gave away a 2014 Kenworth T660 to one of its drivers as part of its National Truck Driver Appreciation Week celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Over 200 drivers’ names were […]
Since 1958, a truck driver has always sat at the helm of Leavitt’s Freight Service. Originally, brothers Doug, Dean and Dewey Leavitt held the wheel, transporting wood poles and laminated beams. As their business grew, they left the road for the office, driving business on the West Coast with phone calls and personal visits. Today, […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REDMOND, Ore., Aug. 13, 2018 – Leavitt’s Freight Service, a specialty carrier of utility poles and engineered wood products, today announced that it has merged with Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC), a member of the Daseke family of flatbed and specialized carriers. Leavitt’s Freight, which operates a fleet of more […]
What John Phillips says to every new driver who comes on board with Builders Transportation is something he says with great pleasure. “When drivers are about to be sent off on their first delivery, I tell them to remember our DOT number — 0000531. Then I tell them to look at all the other trucks […]
