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 […]
The Daseke family of open-deck specialized carriers has built a reputation for handling the biggest, bulkiest and heaviest of cargos efficiently and safely. Lately, they’ve been hauling away items you won’t ever see on their diversified fleet of trailers, but for what they represent to drivers, customers and others on the highway, they might be […]
Bulldog Hiway Express was recently awarded three safety awards at American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Safety Security and Human Resources national convention, held in Oklahoma City. Bulldog, a Daseke company, took home first-place honors in the “general commodity/local haul” (up to 25 million miles) and “heavy haul – unlimited” categories. The company came in second in […]
This story appears in the Sept. 5 print edition of Transport Topics. America’s long-running military conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have been a boon to the trucking industry, providing a supply of experienced men and women who can help alleviate the ongoing driver shortage. The match between veterans and fleets has been recognized by […]
Written by Seth Skydel and approved for reprint by Fleet Equipment Magazine. It’s no mystery what’s most important to Phil Byrd, president and chief executive officer of Bulldog Hiway Express. “All of our employees know that we will never, ever compromise on safety or compliance,” he says. “We will always operate as a safety-first company.” What’s […]
Receives Highest Safety Honor from Specialized Carriers and Rigging Assoc. Ask leaders in the military, and they’ll tell you the safety of their people is always top of mind. And for the leadership team at Bulldog Hiway Express, that mantra is no different: Safety – for their own team and the motoring public – is […]
*Reprinted with approval from the Journal of Commerce Daseke Inc., the fastest growing U.S. trucking company, is merging with Bulldog Hiway Express, an open-deck and flatbed carrier with extensive port drayage operations in the Southeast. The combination gives Daseke, which specializes in heavy haul, oversized and specialized freight, a bigger footprint in the Southeast and […]
