Driver receives brand new truck designed for breast cancer awareness Myron Moffett has accomplished a feat that few professional truck drivers will ever do during their careers. He recently achieved 2 million miles of safe driving as a company driver with Boyd Bros. Transportation. “It is a huge goal to work for and I’m proud […]
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Truckers News Joins Donald Norton of Boyd Bros. Transportation on the Road
Have you ever wondered what a typical day looks like for a flatbed truck driver? In August, Ian Palmer of Truckers News had the opportunity to hitch a ride with Boyd Bros. Transportation driver Donald Norton on his way to Knoxville from Chattanooga. This may have been a standard trip, but Donald isn’t your average […]
Boyd Bros. Transportation’s David Baker Joins Dave Nemo for Tech Talk with TMC
Daseke’s impressive growth over the last few years has been driven by strategic partnerships with successful companies run by experts in the trucking industry. It’s no surprise when those experts are often tapped to share their knowledge with the world, just like when David Baker, Vice President of Maintenance at Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc., was […]
HDT Explores How Boyd Bros. Recruits and Keeps Top Drivers
When your industry is responsible for more than 70 percent of all freight moved in the country, you’re dependent upon the qualified and trusted people doing the actual heavy lifting and moving. That means when you find the right person for the job, you do what it takes to keep them happy and show them you’re […]
Boyd Bros. Transportation Steps Up to Help End Human Trafficking
It’s called taking a stand. And when the subject is human trafficking, Boyd Bros. Transportation has stepped up to be a sentry on the road. It’s supporting the nonprofit group “Truckers against Trafficking” (TAT) by teaching its drivers how to spot illegal activity and report it to authorities. It’s estimated that the number of human […]
Three Million Safe Miles – Congratulations to Willie Brown
July 25, 2014, was a great day here at the Boyd Bros. Birmingham Terminal. We were blessed to be able to celebrate an outstanding achievement. Mr. Willie Brown, driver of Boyd Bros. truck 8347, celebrated driving three million accident free miles. Our celebration started with some of our corporate representatives (Wade Gunter, Birmingham Terminal Manager; […]
Employees Say Family-Oriented Culture Makes Boyd Bros. Transportation One of the Best Companies to Work for in Alabama
Boyd Bros. Transportation, one of the flatbed trucking companies that make up the Daseke family of trucking companies, was recently named as one of the best companies to work for in Alabama in 2014 by Business Alabama Magazine. This is the second time the company has earned the award in the annual competition, which ranks companies […]
Boyd Bros. Transportation CEO Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Like father, like daughter. While that may not be the usual saying, for Gail Cooper and her late father, Dempsey Boyd, it’s an appropriate one. Particularly given that the Alabama Trucking Association recently honored the Boyd Bros. Transportation CEO with the H. Chester Webb Award for lifetime achievement and service to the trucking industry. It’s […]
Daseke Inc.’s Merger with Boyd Bros. Transportation is D CEO Magazine’s Midsize ‘Deal of the Year’
On Tuesday May 6, 2014, D CEO Magazine hosted the 2014 Mergers & Acquisitions Awards, honoring a variety of Dallas-Fort Worth mergers and dealmakers in six different categories. In the category of “Midsize Deals”, Daseke Inc’s merger with Boyd Bros. Transportation in the fall of 2013 proved to be the winner. In a short speech […]
Boyd’s Lori Rustin leads ELD discussion – CCJ
When Lori Rustin accepted the position as Safety Manager for Boyd Bros. Transportation, she knew she was stepping in the middle of a major process shift as Boyd was implementing ELDs. Drivers were accustomed to supplying their hours-of-service status through mobile communications, and throwing a new technology at them could cause apprehension and push-back. “I don’t […]