Written by Sydni Walker and approved for reprint by Addison Magazine. Entrepreneurs thrive in Addison, and Don Daseke is certainly no exception. As CEO and President of Daseke, Inc., the largest owner of flatbed, open-deck and specialized trucking capacity in North America, Daseke keeps busy. Several trucking companies make up Daseke, Inc., including: Smokey Point Distributing, […]
The Dallas Business Journal has named Scott Wheeler, Daseke Inc.’s EVP and CFO, as CFO of the Year in its middle market ($25 million to $750 million) category. The announcement was made in the journal’s Oct. 30 issue. “The award to Scott could not be more well-deserved,” said Don Daseke, CEO of Daseke Inc., which […]
*Written by Bill Hethcock and approved for reprint by Dallas Business Journal. Photography by Kye Lee. Meet DFW’s 18-Wheeling and Dealing Powerhouse The Addison company has rolled nine trucking firms into the fold in the six years it has existed, and the Daseke’s founder expects the acquisitions to continue. But M&A is only half of […]
Only Trucking Company Awarded Amongst 10,000 Suppliers Honoring Daseke and Their Drivers When one thinks of corporate sustainability, one often thinks of emissions, lowering carbon footprints or lowering costs. But Owens Corning has an out-of-the-box definition. “It can also include developing talent, training and retaining those drivers in an industry known for historically high turnover rates,” […]
*Written by Deborah Lockridge and approved for reprint by www.truckinginfo.com. Don Daseke bought his first trucking company in 2008 when he purchased Washington-based Smokey Point Distributing. A few years later, he added North Dakota-based E.W. Wylie. He soon decided to build a nationwide company focusing on flat deck and heavy haul, and has added companies such […]
Daseke Inc. and its big rigs have a big photo spread in Inc. Magazine’s September issue, which covers the 500 fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the United States. Inc. gives Daseke prominence with a three-page spread showcasing a Lone Star truck hauling a 160-foot wind turbine. Lone Star is one of the nine Daseke operating companies, with each company focused on […]
Daseke is now the largest owner of flatbed, open-deck and specialized equipment in North America. Daseke has also moved up ten spots from last year; now ranking as the 49th largest for-hire trucking company in the 2015 Transport Topics Top 100 List. Daseke was also ranked no. 4 in revenue growth, year over year. Scott Wheeler, […]
For his lifetime of entrepreneurial success, Don Daseke was recently awarded the McDermond Medal for Excellence in Entrepreneurship from DePauw University. A graduate of the DePauw class of ‘61, and a devoted alumnus, Don was joined at the ceremony by his wife, Barbara, and introduced by his grandson and DePauw University student, John Daseke. During his acceptance […]
The recognition keeps on coming as Daseke Inc. was recently named the number one fastest-growing trucking company on a list of the 50 largest U.S. trucking firms in the United States. The distinction comes after SJ Consulting Group conducted a survey for the Journal of Commerce. We had another tremendous year, and we’re pleased to […]
Daseke, Inc., North America’s second largest open-deck/specialty transportation company, has added three members to its board of directors: Tom Hund, retired EVP/CFO of BNSF Railway; Brian Bonner, retired CIO of Texas Instruments; and Ron Gafford, retired CEO of Austin Industries. We’re very excited about the new additions to our board,” said Don Daseke, CEO and […]
