Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC) has been breathing rarefied air over the past five years, consistently being named a Top 20 winner in the Best Fleets to Drive For program produced by the TCA and CarriersEdge. While that’s a great honor unto itself, nothing is quite as nice as being named the best of the best. […]
– One of the Largest Oil Rig Moving Companies in North America to Join Daseke’s Operations – – Management to Discuss Acquisition via Conference Call Today at 11:00 a.m. ET – ADDISON, Texas, April 16, 2018 –Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE) (NASDAQ: DSKEW), the largest owner of flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics solutions in North […]
When it comes to losing sleep over how to recruit and retain skilled employees in the trucking industry, fleet managers and directors certainly aren’t alone. Shop managers and fleet maintenance directors share in this insomnia due to the growing shortage of truck and equipment technicians and diesel engine specialists. Heavy Duty Trucking, which has been […]
By: Jeff Crissey Bison Transport and Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC) were named the overall Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge during TCA’s 2018 Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. The companies received the recognition based on their comprehensive programs to create positive work cultures through compensation packages, operational strategy, career development and work-life […]
CCJ Innovators profiles carriers and fleets that have found innovative ways to overcome trucking’s challenges. If you know a carrier that has displayed innovation, contact CCJ Editor Jeff Crissey at jcrissey@ccjmagazine.com or 800-633-5953. In 1992, Rick Williams shifted gears in his transportation career from being a truck driver to an owner of Central Oregon Truck Co., which he launched with […]
ADDISON, Texas – Jan. 12, 2018 – Daseke Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE) (NASDAQ: DSKEW), the leading consolidator and largest flatbed and specialized transportation company in North America, today announced the appointment of its chief financial officer, Scott Wheeler, as the company’s new president. Wheeler assumes the role of president from company founder Don Daseke, who will continue to serve […]
This past year was full of exciting news for both Daseke Inc. and all of the companies in the Daseke family. 2017 got off to an incredible start with Daseke going public, which led to the implementation of the Employee Stock Program as well as many new companies joining the Daseke family. Over the following […]
Dan Wirkkala, president/CEO of Smokey Point Distributing (SPD), has known Jack Belmont and his company, Belmont Enterprises, for 20-plus years. During that time, SPD and Belmont have developed a mutual admiration. And each company has continued to operate according to the right philosophy: putting people first, be it their customers or employees. Not surprisingly, says […]
Wreaths Across America is an incredible organization that is fueled by volunteers to deliver wreaths to veterans’ cemeteries across the country. Laying these wreaths is a way for us to remember our country’s veterans, honor their service and teach the value of freedom. This year, drivers from Boyd Bros. Transportation, Smokey Point Distributing, Central Oregon Truck […]
Some trucking executives aspire to be known for their service not only to their own companies but also to the industry as a whole. One such executive, Seaton “Red” Coleman, founder of what was to become Big Freight Systems Inc. — a Daseke company — is now literally synonymous with the concept of service to […]
