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Daseke, Inc. (/ ˈ d æ s k i / DASS-kee; [1] is the biggest owner and a leading consolidator of flatbed and specialized transportation in North America, comprising 16 operating companies with over 5,200 trucks and over 11,000 flatbed and specialized trailers.
Covenant began operations on January 2, 1986, [2] by founders David and Jacqueline Parker, with 25 trucks and 50 trailers. The company now jointly operates over 3,000 trucks and 7,000 trailers with sister companies Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. (Texarkana, Arkansas), Star Transportation Inc. (La Vergne, Tennessee) and Landair Transportation, Inc. (Greeneville, Tennessee).
Ellen Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association in 2007. [15] She is the holder of a commercial driver's license and has been advocating for the empowerment of women in the trucking industry since 1980. [16] Voie felt the need for such an organization while working as the Manager of Recruiting and Retention Programs at Schneider National. [17]
The company was founded as Livingston Merchant's Co-op in 1958 and incorporated as Averitt Express in 1969. [2] [3] Averitt is owned by Gary Sasser, who purchased the company from its original owner, Thurman Averitt, in October 1971 at the age of 20. At the time of Sasser's purchase, Averitt operated 3 trucks and 5 trailers.
A flatbed company of approximately 370 tractors, WTI hauls freight throughout the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and East Coast. WTI’s fleet is a mixture of company drivers and owner-operators. Shipments consist mainly of roofing, building materials, and all types of aluminum, iron and steel products.
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The family of a woman who was killed in a Sept. 19 crash with an accused drunken driver spoke out for the first time this week and said they plan to file a lawsuit.. The victim, 41-year old Amanda ...
The company has grown and has over 2000 trucks and 6000 trailers. [1] Most company trucks are the Freightliner Cascadia or International LT models. In 2014, the company sued the truck stop Pilot Flying J regarding the truck stop's handling of fuel rebates for Western Express, while several other companies also had their lawsuits against the ...