Read this article on JOC.com. William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor Feb 19, 2019 4:36PM EST After nearly doubling in size from 2017 to 2018, heavy-freight hauler Daseke is taking a “pause” from acquisitions and mergers in 2019 to focus on the platform that allows its 17 companies to provide consistent, efficient, and complimentary services to customers. “We’re […]
Don Daseke can claim many accomplishments. Even more impressively, over the course of a business career which has seen him achieve success by overcoming setbacks and disappointments, Don Daseke has also learned a few lessons about powering through adversity. As a 2018 inductee into the Horatio Alger Association, Don recently met the scholars the organization […]
By Dale Buss Nowadays, Don Daseke is CEO of Daseke Inc., a $1.2-billion, Dallas-based leader in the open-bed trucking industry that owns and operates 16 firms across the country. He’s made it the largest player in the industry in just nine years of building it. However, Daseke wasn’t always on top. In fact, he started […]
On February 28th, 2017, Daseke officially become a publicly traded company under Nasdaq. Don Daseke joined BNN for an interview where he discusses going public and being ready to help rebuild America’s infrastructure. See this story about Daseke going public at BNN.com.
Jumps Five Spots to No. 44 The growth curve has not slowed at Daseke Inc., as the company marked a 19.5 percent increase during the calendar year and propelled Daseke to No. 44 on the Transport Topics 2016 Top 100 For-Hire Carrier List. That was a five-position jump for the company against all carriers; it […]
ADDISON — Eight years ago, the largest truck Don Daseke had ever been in was a pickup. He didn’t know the difference between an 18-wheeler and a flatbed — and he didn’t care. He does now. Since 2008, Daseke (pronounced dass-key) has purchased nine privately owned specialty trucking companies spread from the Pacific Northwest to […]
Written by David Hollis and approved for reprint by Truckers News. Consider the typical business card. Two inches by three inches. Name. Address. Phone. Email. Company logo. Pretty standard stuff. Not to the man who has built a bit of a flatbed, open-deck, heavy-haul empire. Instead, Don Daseke sees that modest bit of paper as an […]
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, […]
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 […]
Don Daseke has received the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Southwest Region Award. This prestigious business award honors entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievements. Don Daseke was among a variety of leaders in the southwest honored for their work in building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, […]
