Private company

Daseke, Inc.

American transportation services company, incorporated in Delaware.

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

IndustryTransportation Services
HeadquartersDE
Incorporated inDE²
Business address15455 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 550, Addison, Tx 75001²
Filer categoryAccelerated filer²

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

2.3%Operating margin³

-1.1%Net margin³

-11.5%Revenue growth, 2023³

-11.7%Return on equity³

3.72×Debt to equity³

$88.4MFree cash flow³

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

Other costs

Other costs100¢$1.6B
Income tax0¢$7.3M

Out of $1.6B in revenue.³ The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

Capital spendingKept or used elsewhere

Capital spending26¢$30.3M
Kept or used elsewhere74¢$88.4M

Out of $118.7M of cash from operations.³

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶³$1.6B in 2023+85% since 2017

Operating income⁴⁵⁶³$36.2M in 2023+417% since 2017

Net income⁴⁵⁶³-$17.7M in 2023

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Revenue	$846.3M⁴	$1.6B⁵	$1.7B⁵	$1.5B⁶	$1.6B³	$1.8B³	$1.6B³
Operating income	$7.0M⁴	$21.9M⁵	-$312.1M⁵	$35.4M⁶	$112.8M³	$98.4M³	$36.2M³
Income tax	-$52.3M⁴	-$15.9M⁵	-$54.6M⁵	-$200.0K⁶	$26.0M³	$19.6M³	$7.3M³
Net income	$27.0M⁴	$60.8M⁵	-$306.0M⁵	$4.1M⁶	$56.0M³	$50.2M³	-$17.7M³
Earnings per share	$0.59⁴	$0.91⁵	-$4.84⁵	-$0.01⁶	$0.79³	$0.73³	-$0.59³
Earnings per share (diluted)	$0.56⁴	$0.90⁵	-$4.84⁵	-$0.01⁶	$0.77³	$0.70³	-$0.59³

Total assets⁴⁵⁹⁶³$1.1B in 2023+1% since 2017

Total liabilities¹⁰⁴⁵⁹⁶³$984.7M in 2023+27% since 2017

Shareholders’ equity⁵⁶³$151.4M in 2023−46% since 2017

Cash¹⁰⁴⁵⁹⁶³$76.6M in 2023−16% since 2017

Long-term debt¹⁰⁴⁵⁹⁶³$563.5M in 2023−2% since 2017

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Cash	$90.7M¹⁰	$46.0M⁴	$95.7M⁵	$176.2M⁹	$147.5M⁶	$153.4M³	$76.6M³
Current assets	$266.7M¹⁰	$308.1M⁴	$327.1M⁵	$365.1M⁹	$350.1M⁶	$378.2M³	$281.7M³
Total assets	$1.1B⁴	$1.4B⁵	$1.1B⁵	$1.1B⁹	$1.1B⁶	$1.2B³	$1.1B³
Current liabilities	$108.1M¹⁰	$193.9M⁴	$219.8M⁵	$190.7M⁹	$212.2M⁶	$243.8M³	$250.6M³
Long-term debt	$574.3M¹⁰	$622.7M⁴	$633.3M⁵	$618.6M⁹	$531.4M⁶	$582.3M³	$563.5M³
Total liabilities	$774.4M¹⁰	$943.9M⁴	$1.0B⁵	$988.1M⁹	$911.4M⁶	$1.0B³	$984.7M³
Shareholders’ equity	$279.5M⁵	$441.4M⁵	$134.5M⁶	$138.8M³	$176.0M³	$193.0M³	$151.4M³
Shares outstanding	48.7M shares¹⁰	64.5M shares⁴	64.6M shares⁵	65.0M shares⁹	62.5M shares⁶	45.0M shares³	46.6M shares³

Cash from operations⁴⁵⁶³$118.7M in 2023+159% since 2017

Capital spending⁴⁵⁶³$30.3M in 2023+53% since 2017

Free cash flow⁴⁵⁶³$88.4M in 2023+240% since 2017

Share buybacks⁴⁶³$0 in 2023

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Cash from operations	$45.8M⁴	$105.3M⁵	$114.1M⁵	$144.9M⁶	$144.7M³	$137.0M³	$118.7M³
Capital spending	$19.8M⁴	$66.4M⁵	$22.0M⁵	$37.2M⁶	$53.7M³	$42.1M³	$30.3M³
Free cash flow	$26.0M	$38.9M	$92.1M	$107.7M	$91.0M	$94.9M	$88.4M
Share buybacks	$36.2M⁴			$0⁶	$20.4M³	$44.9M³	$0³

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Leadership

Who has led Daseke, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Brian Bonner2019

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

20202025

Chief executive officerJonathan Shepko Jun 2, 2021 to Apr 1, 2024¹¹
Chief executive officerChristopher R. Easter Sep 10, 2019 to Apr 22, 2020¹²
Chief executive officerDaniel J. Hennessy Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015¹³
ChairBrian Bonner Sep 10, 2019 to Sep 10, 2019¹⁴
PresidentRonald Scott Wheeler May 22, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018¹⁵
PresidentKevin M. Charlton Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015¹⁶
Chief financial officerAaron Coley Nov 1, 2022 to Apr 1, 2024¹⁷
Chief financial officerBharat Mahajan Sep 6, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018¹⁸
Chief financial officerRonald Scott Wheeler Mar 2, 2017 to Jun 5, 2018¹⁹
Chief financial officerNicholas A. Petruska Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015²⁰
Chief operating officerScott Hoppe Jun 9, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024²¹
Chief operating officerChristopher R. Easter Jan 18, 2019 to Apr 22, 2020²²
Chief operating officerKevin M. Charlton Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015¹⁶

Board members and other officers (19)

VP, CAO, Controller & Asst SecAngie J. Moss Mar 1, 2017 to Jun 5, 2018²³
Board memberMelendy E. Lovett Feb 1, 2022 to Apr 1, 2024²⁴
Board memberBruce Blaise Aug 9, 2022 to Apr 1, 2024²⁵
Board memberGrant Edward Garbers Jan 11, 2021 to Apr 1, 2024²⁶
Board memberCatharine D. Ellingsen May 3, 2021 to Apr 1, 2024²⁷
Board memberChristopher R. Easter Apr 22, 2020 to Apr 22, 2020²⁸
Board memberCharles F. Serianni May 30, 2019 to Apr 1, 2024²⁹
Board memberEna Williams May 30, 2019 to Apr 1, 2024³⁰
Board memberKimberly Warmbier May 30, 2019 to Jun 3, 2020³¹
Board memberBrian Bonner Mar 1, 2017 to Apr 1, 2024³²
Board memberMark Sinclair Mar 1, 2017 to Aug 9, 2019³³
Board memberRonald J. Gafford Mar 1, 2017 to Jun 4, 2019³⁴
Board memberJonathan Shepko Mar 2, 2017 to Apr 1, 2024³⁵
Board memberRonald Scott Wheeler Mar 2, 2017 to Jun 5, 2018¹⁹
Board memberBradley J. Bell Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015³⁶
Board memberDaniel J. Hennessy Jul 22, 2015 to Jun 2, 2021¹³
Board memberKevin M. Charlton Jul 22, 2015 to Jun 3, 2020¹⁶
Board memberRichard Edward Burns Jul 22, 2015 to Aug 6, 2015³⁷
General counselSoumit Roy Apr 20, 2020 to Apr 1, 2024³⁸

Former names

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IIMay 21, 2015 to Feb 27, 2017²

Timeline

Jun 2, 2021New chief executive Jonathan Shepko becomes CEO¹¹
Sep 10, 2019New chief executive Christopher R. Easter becomes CEO¹²
Jul 22, 2015New chief executive Daniel J. Hennessy becomes CEO¹³

Filings

168 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 7 quarterly reports, 34 major events, 82 insider forms, 14 large holders, 26 other. The latest 20:

May 15, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Feb 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Nov 8, 2024SC 13G/A CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC EDGAR
Apr 12, 202415-12G EDGAR
Apr 8, 2024EFFECT EDGAR
Apr 3, 2024SC 13D/A EDGAR
Apr 2, 20248-K EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 20244 EDGAR
Apr 1, 202410-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-K EDGAR
Apr 1, 2024POS AM EDGAR

The 168 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades and holders

Large holders

Investors who own more than 5% must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively. 14 such filings since October 2021, the latest 10:

May 15, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A
Feb 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A
Nov 8, 2024SC 13G/A
Apr 3, 2024SC 13D/A
Mar 11, 2024SC 13G
Feb 14, 2024SC 13G/A
Feb 13, 2024SC 13G
Feb 13, 2024SC 13G/A
Feb 9, 2024SC 13G
Jan 22, 2024SC 13D

From Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2023
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2018
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-Q for fiscal 2023
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-Q for fiscal 2023
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARDaseke, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARJonathan Shepko, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARChristopher R. Easter, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARDaniel J. Hennessy, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARBrian Bonner, Chair
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SEC EDGARRonald Scott Wheeler, President
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SEC EDGARKevin M. Charlton, President
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SEC EDGARAaron Coley, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARBharat Mahajan, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARRonald Scott Wheeler, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARNicholas A. Petruska, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARScott Hoppe, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARChristopher R. Easter, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARAngie J. Moss, VP, CAO, Controller & Asst Sec
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SEC EDGARMelendy E. Lovett, Board member
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SEC EDGARBruce Blaise, Board member
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SEC EDGARGrant Edward Garbers, Board member
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SEC EDGARCatharine D. Ellingsen, Board member
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SEC EDGARChristopher R. Easter, Board member
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SEC EDGARCharles F. Serianni, Board member
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SEC EDGAREna Williams, Board member
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SEC EDGARKimberly Warmbier, Board member
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SEC EDGARBrian Bonner, Board member
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SEC EDGARMark Sinclair, Board member
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SEC EDGARRonald J. Gafford, Board member
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SEC EDGARJonathan Shepko, Board member
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SEC EDGARBradley J. Bell, Board member
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SEC EDGARRichard Edward Burns, Board member
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SEC EDGARSoumit Roy, General counsel