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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For the second year in a row, Big Freight Systems has received the Shipper’s Choice Award in the less-than-truckload (LTL) division from Canadian Shipper magazine. The win marks the seventh time overall that Big Freight has taken home this prestigious award in the LTL and truckload categories. Each year, Canadian Shipper conducts a survey asking respondents — shippers, third-party logistics […]
If you had to name a trucking company that rules the roads of Canada, two would likely come to mind: Big Freight — which celebrated its 70th anniversary in June — and Kelsey Trail Trucking, a 38-year veteran of the industry and one of the original B-train haulers. Over the years, mutual admiration has grown between […]
Character, fairness, integrity, and teamwork. Perhaps those four words describe Bharat Mahajan best. It’s those attributes, along with his laser-sharp financial abilities, which led to the appointment of Bharat as the new chief financial officer of Daseke. Bharat will assume the role of CFO from Scott Wheeler, who was named Daseke’s president earlier this year. […]
Big Freight Systems Inc. President and Chief Executive Gary Coleman isn’t one for big celebrations, but he also says “deep down I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished.” What the Coleman family and its drivers and employees have accomplished is building Big Freight from a four-truck local hauler of less-than-truckload goods in southeastern Manitoba into […]
Phil Byrd Sr.’s alma mater, Charleston Southern University (CSU), provided him with the solid academic foundation and core values that have allowed him to build a long and successful career, one that’s culminated in his rise to the position of president and chief executive of Bulldog Hiway Express, a Daseke family company. But Charleston Southern University […]
