This December, several Daseke drivers volunteered to deliver wreaths to veterans’ cemeteries all over the country. These wreaths were then placed on the graves to remember the veterans’ lives, honor their service and teach the value of freedom. The laying of wreaths is made possible by the Wreaths Across America volunteers, who donate the wreaths, and the truck […]
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An unexpected truck stop delivery for a COTC driver: a baby girl
It’s a slow-motion memory for Dan Leon-Guerrero, a truck driver for the Central Oregon Truck Company. On June 10, he delivered a healthy 8-pound girl at a Flying J truck stop in Ardmore, Oklahoma. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Dan, who has been driving commercial trucks for the past 33 years, the last two […]
Papé Kenworth’s Service Excellence Help Keep Central Oregon Truck Co. Rolling
Written and approved for reprint by Kenworth. REDMOND, Ore. – Papé Kenworth, led by president Dave Laird, has a vision for the kind of service Central Oregon Truck Co. and other customers need for their trucks while they’re traveling. “It’s really no secret – if their trucks have an issue on the road, our customers […]
Central Oregon Truck Company Splashes Headlines of Local Paper
Profiled for Being one of Top Companies to Drive For Trucking companies don’t often grace the pages of newspapers, but when you’re accomplishing what Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC) is accomplishing, well, people take notice. COTC, located in Central Oregon, was profiled in the Sunday, April 10 edition of the Bend Bulletin, in recognition of […]
Open-Deck Drivers Recognize WTI Transport and COTC
Selected by the Truckload Carrier Association as Top 20 Companies to Drive For If you asked Cale Pearson, President of Central Oregon Truck Company (COTC), which industry award meant the most to his company he’d supply an immediate answer, “Recognition by TCA as a Top 20 ‘Best Fleets to Drive For’ Hands down,” he said. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]