Daseke Inc. reported a net loss in its first earnings report since going public in February. However, company executives said the results were consistent with expectations and that recent gains in pricing and demand should bolster revenue and profits later in the year.

Flatbed carrier Daseke Inc. said May 1 that it has added two more companies to its portfolio of trucking companies: the Schilli Cos. and Big Freight Systems.

One of the first projects for flatbed group Daseke Inc. since going public on Feb. 28 will be to create a stock ownership plan for more than 2,300 drivers in the corporation’s nine operating companies, Chairman and CEO Don Daseke said in an interview.

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida — Daseke Inc. will become a publicly traded company on Feb. 28, costing $10 per share, which will raise capital for more acquisitions during 2017, the company announced at the Stifel 2017 Transportation & Logistics Conference here in Key Biscayne, Florida.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Flatbed entrepreneur Don Daseke continues to build his company by hunting for merger candidates even though the current business environment does not favor an initial public offering for what is now the second-largest company in his sector of trucking.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Flatbed entrepreneur Don Daseke continues to build his rapidly growing company by hunting for merger candidates, even though the current business environment does not favor an initial public offering for what is now the second-largest company in his sector of trucking.

Daseke Inc. has continued its rapid expansion in the flatbed sector with the addition of Hornady Transportation, the companies announced.

Bulldog Hiway Express is merging with Daseke Inc., a group of flatbed, open-deck and specialty carriers, the companies announced.

Daseke Inc. announced Oct. 3 that it is buying Lone Star Transportation, which it called one of the premier open-deck carriers in North America, with nearly 500 tractors and 1,500 diverse open-deck trailers.