Daseke Reports Results for Third Quarter 2022

ADDISON, Texas, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE) (โ€œDasekeโ€ or the โ€œCompanyโ€), the premier North American transportation solutions specialist dedicated to servicing challenging industrial end-markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended Septemberย 30, 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Highlights:

  • Revenue of $462.8 million, an increase of 9.0% over third quarter 2021 revenue of $424.6 million
  • Net Income of $12.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share attributable to common stockholders, compared to net income of $20.9 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021
  • Adjusted Net Income of $24.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share attributable to common stockholders, compared to $30.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $64.8 million, compared to $68.4 million in the third quarter of 2021
  • Adjusted EBITDA was impacted by $4 million in the third quarter of 2022 and $10 million year-to-date 2022 by an unusually large, single-event insurance claim
  • Cash flows from operating activities of $54.8 million and Free Cash Flow of $54.2 million
  • Operating ratio of 93.0% and Adjusted Operating Ratio of 90.8%, compared to 90.5% and 88.7%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2021
  • Board approved $40 million share repurchase program, and the Company began repurchasing shares under this program on October 10, 2022

Management Commentary

โ€œWith year-to-date performance meeting consensus estimates and exceeding those estimates with the add-back of $10 million related to an unusually large, single-event insurance claim, our business continues to deliver on its commitment to performance for our shareholders. While this third quarterโ€™s rate environment experienced some modest inflection in some of our commodity end markets, the broader industrial-facing freight markets remain solid and largely intact relative to historical rate environments. As such, we remain confident in our ability to deliver full-year performance within our range of guidance,โ€ said Jonathan Shepko, Chief Executive Officer of Daseke. Shepko continued, โ€œWith no other publicly traded peer quite like Daseke, our differentiated model, focused on diversified, industrial end markets, as well as our continuing transformational initiatives, uniquely positions Daseke for what should be another solid year in 2023, despite macro ambiguity. We will continue to drive shareholder value through disciplined, strategic, tuck-in M&A, our transformational initiatives, further operational optimization and capital allocation strategies each intended to enhance Daseke's value proposition.โ€

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenue in the third quarter of 2022 increased 9.0% to $462.8 million, compared to $424.6 million in the third quarter of 2021. This year-over-year increase in revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in fuel surcharge revenue and growth in our brokerage and logistics service offerings. Consolidated rates improved slightly compared to the year-ago quarter due to the diversity of end markets, driven by strength within the specialized segment.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2022 was $32.2 million, compared to $40.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The change in operating income was primarily driven by an increase in fuel expense, which was more than offset by the increase in fuel surcharge revenue, driver wages and operations and maintenance, as inflation continues to pressure costs. The impact of a single-event insurance claim also contributed $4 million to the year-over-year decrease.

Net income for the third quarter of 2022 was $12.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share attributable to common stockholders, compared to a net income of $20.9 million, or $0.30 per diluted share attributable to common stockholders, in the third quarter of 2021. The year-over-year change was primarily due to the decrease in operating income discussed above. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was $64.8 million, compared to $68.4 million in third quarter of 2021. Adjusted Net Income was $24.1 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $30.1 million in the third quarter of 2021.

Segment Results

Specialized Solutions โ€“ During the third quarter of 2022, the Specialized Solutions segment continued to benefit from strength within high security cargo, aerospace and agriculture, which drove a 10.8% year-over-year improvement in revenue and more than offset lower wind energy volumes. This strength in the freight environment supported margins, despite inflationary cost pressures.

Flatbed Solutions โ€“ During the third quarter of 2022, the Flatbed Solutions segment benefitted from improvement in construction and manufacturing, which more than offset a decrease in steel. Despite softening in the overall freight market, the flatbed segment continued to capture rates at a premium to the market, contributing to a revenue increase of 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Capital Summary

At Septemberย 30, 2022, Daseke had cash and cash equivalents of $188.3 million, as well as $123.4 million available under its revolving credit facility, for total available liquidity of $311.7 million. Total debt was $638.1 million and net debt was $449.8 million. This compares to cash and cash equivalents of $147.5 million and $107.8 million available under the revolving credit facility, total available liquidity of $255.3 million, total debt of $594.5 million, and net debt of $447.0 million on Decemberย 31, 2021.

For the third quarter of 2022, net cash provided by operating activities was $54.8 million, cash capital expenditures were $8.2 million, and cash proceeds from the sale of property and equipment were $7.6 million, resulting in Free Cash Flow of $54.2 million. Additionally, capital expenditures financed with debt and finance leases were $52.4 million in the third quarter of 2022. This compares to net cash provided by operating activities of $57.6 million, cash capital expenditures of $16.2 million, and cash proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $21.3 million, resulting in Free Cash Flow of $62.7 million in the third quarter of 2021. Capital expenditures financed with debt and finance leases were $25.8 million in the third quarter of 2021. Net cash provided by operating activities and Free Cash Flow were each negatively impacted in the third quarter of 2022 by $4.5 million in incremental cash taxes, when compared to the third quarter of 2021. In addition, Free Cash Flow was negatively impacted in the third quarter of 2022 by $5.7 million in incremental net cash capital expenditures, when compared to the third quarter of 2021.

2022 Outlook

Based on strong year-to-date performance and sustained fundamentals, we are reaffirming Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Net Capital Expenditures guidance for the full year.

Conference Call

Daseke will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its third quarter 2022 results and outlook for the remainder of 2022. Investors, analysts, and members of the media interested in listening to the live presentation are encouraged to join a webcast of the call, with accompanying presentation slides available on the Companyโ€™s website at https://www.daseke.com. Interested parties may also participate in the call using the following registration link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI512b251f6d7b42b6ae5017a5f56eb301. Once registered, participants will receive a dial-in number as well as a PIN to enter the event. A participant may re-register for the conference call in the event of a lost dial-in number or PIN. A replay of the conference call will be available a few hours after the event on the investor relations section of the Companyโ€™s website, under the events section. Presentation materials will also be posted at the time of the call at investor.daseke.com.

About Daseke, Inc.

Daseke, Inc. is the premier North American transportation solutions specialist dedicated to servicing challenging industrial end-markets. Daseke offers comprehensive, best-in-class services to a diversified portfolio of many of North Americaโ€™s most respected industrial shippers. For more information, please visit www.daseke.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This news release includes non-GAAP financial measures for the Company and its reporting segments, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Operating Ratio, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt.

Please note that the non-GAAP measures described below are not a substitute for, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, operating income, revenue or any other measure prescribed by GAAP, and there are limitations to using non-GAAP measures. Certain items excluded from these non-GAAP measures are significant components in understanding and assessing a companyโ€™s financial performance, such as a companyโ€™s cost of capital, tax structure and the historic costs of depreciable assets. Also, other companies in Dasekeโ€™s industry may define these nonโ€GAAP measures differently than Daseke does, and as a result, it may be difficult to use these nonโ€GAAP measures to compare the performance of those companies to Dasekeโ€™s performance. Because of these limitations, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered a measure of the income generated by Dasekeโ€™s business or discretionary cash available to it to invest in the growth of its business. Dasekeโ€™s management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on Dasekeโ€™s GAAP results and using these non-GAAP measures supplementally.

You can find the reconciliation of these nonโ€GAAP measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the tables below.

Adjusted EBITDA

Daseke defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) interest, (iii) income taxes, and (iv) other material items that management believes do not reflect our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue.

We have not reconciled nonโ€GAAP forward-looking measures to their corresponding GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are unavailable or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable efforts. In particular, we have not reconciled our expectations as to forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to net income due to the difficulty in making an accurate projection as to stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense is affected by future hiring, turnover, and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of our common stock and performance stock units. In addition, many of our performance stock units are classified as liabilities which vest upon the achievement of specific performance-based conditions related to the Companyโ€™s financial performance over a three-year period, modified based on the Companyโ€™s Relative Total Shareholder Return, all of which is difficult to predict and require quarterly adjustments to their fair value performed by outside specialists. The actual amount of the excluded stock-based compensation expense will have a significant impact on our GAAP net income; accordingly, a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to net income is not available without unreasonable efforts.

The Companyโ€™s board of directors and executive management team use Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure of its performance and for business planning. Adjusted EBITDA assists them in comparing the Companyโ€™s operating performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because it removes from the Companyโ€™s operating results the impact of items that, in their opinion, do not reflect the Companyโ€™s core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA also allows the Company to more effectively evaluate its operating performance by comparing the results of operations against its peers without regard to its or its peersโ€™ financing method or capital structure. The Companyโ€™s method of computing Adjusted EBITDA is substantially consistent with that used in its debt covenants and also is routinely reviewed by its executive management for that purpose. The Company believes its presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it provides investors and industry analysts the same information that the Company uses internally for purposes of assessing its core operating performance.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

Daseke defines Adjusted Net Income (Loss) as net income (loss) adjusted for material items that management believes do not reflect our core operating performance. Daseke defines Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share as adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period under the two-class method.

The Companyโ€™s board of directors and executive management team use these measures as key measures of its performance and for business planning. These measures assist them in comparing its operating performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because it removes from operating results the impact of items that, in its opinion, do not reflect the Companyโ€™s core operating performance. The Company believes its presentation of these measures are useful because they provide investors and industry analysts the same information that it uses internally for purposes of assessing its core operating performance.

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted Operating Ratio

The Company uses Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted Operating Ratio as a supplement to its GAAP results in evaluating certain aspects of its business, as described below. The Company defines Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) as (a) total revenue less (b) Adjusted Operating Expenses. The Company defines Adjusted Operating Expenses as total operating expenses less material items that management believes do not reflect our core operating performance. The Company defines Adjusted Operating Ratio as Adjusted Operating Expenses, as a percentage of total revenue.

The Companyโ€™s board of directors and executive management team view these non-GAAP measures and their key drivers of revenue quality, growth, expense control and operating efficiency as very important measures of the Companyโ€™s performance. These measures assist them in comparing the Companyโ€™s performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because they remove from operating results the impact of items that, in its opinion, do not reflect the Companyโ€™s core operating performance. The Company believes its presentation of these non-GAAP measures are useful because they provide investors and industry analysts the same information that it uses internally for purposes of assessing its core operating profitability.

Free Cash Flow

Daseke defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, plus proceeds from sale of property and equipment, as such amounts are shown on the face of the Statements of Cash Flows.

The Companyโ€™s board of directors and executive management team use Free Cash Flow to assess the Companyโ€™s liquidity and ability to repay maturing debt, fund operations and make additional investments. The Company believes Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors because it is an important indicator of the Companyโ€™s liquidity, including its ability to reduce net debt, make strategic investments and repurchase stock.

Net Debt

Daseke defines net debt as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. The Companyโ€™s board of directors and executive management team use net debt to help assess the Companyโ€™s liquidity and evaluate and plan for future liquidity needs. The Company believes that the presentation of net debt is useful to investors because it provides additional information regarding the Companyโ€™s overall liquidity, financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage.
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Managementโ€™s View of Core Operating Performance

In the non-GAAP measures discussed above, management refers to certain material items that management believes do not reflect the Companyโ€™s core operating performance, which management believes represents its performance in the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of its operations. Management views the Companyโ€™s core operating performance as its operating results excluding the impact of items including, but not limited to, stock-based compensation, impairments, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and business transformation costs, severance, and all income and expenses related to the Aveda Transportation and Energy Services (โ€Avedaโ€) business. Management believes excluding these items enables investors to evaluate more clearly and consistently the Companyโ€™s core operating performance in the same manner that management evaluates its core operating performance.

Although we ceased generating revenues from our Aveda business and completed the wind-down of our Aveda operations in 2020, we continued to recognize certain income and expenses from our Aveda business in 2021 and 2022. Such income and expenses relate primarily to, but is not limited to, workers compensation claims and insurance proceeds. Previously, to provide investors with information about the Company excluding the impact of the Aveda business, the Company presented certain GAAP and non-GAAP measures appended with ex-Aveda, which represented the measure excluding the impact of the Aveda business. However, beginning in the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company no longer provides ex-Aveda measures because the impact of the Aveda business is no longer material or meaningful to a discussion of the Companyโ€™s operating results or financial condition (e.g., the comparable period in the prior year is now after the completion of the wind-down of the Aveda business). Instead, the income and expenses from our Aveda business will be considered as items that management believes do not reflect our core operating performance. Such income and expenses can be identified in the non-GAAP reconciliations under the adjustment called โ€œAveda expenses, netโ€ and โ€œAveda operating expenses, netโ€.

Forwardโ€Looking Statements

This news release contains โ€œforward-looking statementsโ€ within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as โ€œmay,โ€ โ€œwill,โ€ โ€œexpect,โ€ โ€œanticipate,โ€ โ€œcontinue,โ€ โ€œestimate,โ€ โ€œproject,โ€ โ€œbelieve,โ€ โ€œplan,โ€ โ€œshould,โ€ โ€œcould,โ€ โ€œwould,โ€ โ€œforecast,โ€ โ€œseek,โ€ โ€œtarget,โ€ โ€œpredict,โ€ and โ€œpotential,โ€ the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Projected financial information, including our guidance outlook, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may also include statements about the Companyโ€™s goals, business strategy and plans; the Companyโ€™s financial strategy, liquidity and capital required for its business strategy and plans; the Companyโ€™s competition and government regulations; general economic conditions; and the Companyโ€™s future operating results.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that the Company anticipates. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Companyโ€™s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control) that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, general economic and business risks, such as downturns in customersโ€™ business cycles, disruptions in capital and credit markets and inflationary cost pressures, the Companyโ€™s ability to adequately address downward pricing and other competitive pressures, the Companyโ€™s insurance or claims expense, driver shortages and increases in driver compensation or owner-operator contracted rates, fluctuations in the price or availability of diesel fuel, increased prices for, or decreases in the availability of, new revenue equipment and decreases in the value of used revenue equipment, impact to the Companyโ€™s business and operations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, seasonality and the impact of weather and other catastrophic events, the Companyโ€™s ability to secure the services of third-party capacity providers on competitive terms, loss of key personnel, a failure of the Companyโ€™s information systems, including disruptions or failures of services essential to our operations or upon which our information technology platforms rely, data or other security breach, or cybersecurity incidents, the Companyโ€™s ability to execute and realize all of the expected benefits of its integration, business improvement and comprehensive restructuring plans, the Companyโ€™s ability to realize all of the intended benefits from acquisitions or investments, the Companyโ€™s ability to complete divestitures successfully, the Companyโ€™s ability to generate sufficient cash to service all of the Companyโ€™s indebtedness and the Companyโ€™s ability to finance its capital requirements, restrictions in its existing and future debt agreements, increases in interest rates, changes in existing laws or regulations, including environmental and worker health safety laws and regulations and those relating to tax rates or taxes in general, the impact of governmental regulations and other governmental actions related to the Company and its operations, and litigation and governmental proceedings. Additional risks or uncertainties that are not currently known to us, that we currently deem to be immaterial, or that could apply to any company could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or future results. For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements, please see Dasekeโ€™s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov, including Dasekeโ€™s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, particularly the section titled โ€œRisk Factorsโ€.

Investor Relations:

Alpha IR Group
Joseph Caminiti or Chris Hodges
312-445-2870
DSKE@alpha-ir.com

Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operationsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(In millions, except share and per share data)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย Three Months Endedย ย Nine Months Endedย 
ย Septemberย 30,ย ย Septemberย 30,ย 
ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Revenues:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company freight$168.6ย ย $166.6ย ย $492.4ย ย $475.3ย 
Owner operator freightย 130.0ย ย ย 131.1ย ย ย 397.7ย ย ย 365.3ย 
Brokerageย 85.3ย ย ย 81.9ย ย ย 255.4ย ย ย 197.1ย 
Logisticsย 13.8ย ย ย 9.7ย ย ย 39.2ย ย ย 28.9ย 
Fuel surchargeย 65.1ย ย ย 35.3ย ย ย 180.4ย ย ย 95.9ย 
Total revenueย 462.8ย ย ย 424.6ย ย ย 1,365.1ย ย ย 1,162.5ย 
Operating expenses:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Salaries, wages and employee benefitsย 104.6ย ย ย 96.6ย ย ย 299.3ย ย ย 280.7ย 
Fuelย 40.0ย ย ย 26.8ย ย ย 120.4ย ย ย 79.1ย 
Operations and maintenanceย 43.1ย ย ย 40.5ย ย ย 117.6ย ย ย 108.1ย 
Purchased freightย 180.3ย ย ย 167.5ย ย ย 548.9ย ย ย 444.2ย 
Administrative and other expensesย 42.4ย ย ย 35.8ย ย ย 128.0ย ย ย 102.6ย 
Acquisition-related transaction expensesย 0.4ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 3.7ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Depreciation and amortizationย 23.9ย ย ย 22.3ย ย ย 68.2ย ย ย 66.7ย 
Gain on disposition of property and equipmentย (4.9)ย ย (5.4)ย ย (14.0)ย ย (13.1)
Impairmentย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 7.8ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Restructuring chargesย 0.8ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 2.0ย ย ย 0.2ย 
Total operating expensesย 430.6ย ย ย 384.2ย ย ย 1,281.9ย ย ย 1,068.5ย 
Income from operationsย 32.2ย ย ย 40.4ย ย ย 83.2ย ย ย 94.0ย 
Other expenseย 9.7ย ย ย 10.8ย ย ย 18.9ย ย ย 26.5ย 
Income before income taxesย 22.5ย ย ย 29.6ย ย ย 64.3ย ย ย 67.5ย 
Income tax expenseย 9.9ย ย ย 8.7ย ย ย 21.0ย ย ย 18.6ย 
Net incomeย 12.6ย ย ย 20.9ย ย ย 43.3ย ย ย 48.9ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Net income$12.6ย ย $20.9ย ย $43.3ย ย $48.9ย 
Less dividends to Series A convertible preferred stockholdersย (1.3)ย ย (1.2)ย ย (3.7)ย ย (3.7)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$11.3ย ย $19.7ย ย $39.6ย ย $45.2ย 
Earnings per common share:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Basic$0.18ย ย $0.31ย ย $0.62ย ย $0.70ย 
Diluted$0.17ย ย $0.30ย ย $0.60ย ย $0.68ย 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Basicย 63,535,897ย ย ย 62,583,115ย ย ย 63,301,446ย ย ย 64,159,551ย 
Dilutedย 66,270,641ย ย ย 70,000,603ย ย ย 66,266,666ย ย ย 71,207,581ย 
Dividends declared per Series A convertible preferred share$1.91ย ย $1.91ย ย $5.72ย ย $5.72ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheetsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(In millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Septemberย 30,ย ย Decemberย 31,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
ASSETSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Current assets:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Cash and cash equivalentsย $188.3ย ย $147.5ย 
Accounts receivable, netย ย 208.4ย ย ย 172.3ย 
Other current assetsย ย 36.5ย ย ย 30.3ย 
Total current assetsย ย 433.2ย ย ย 350.1ย 
Property and equipment, netย ย 456.2ย ย ย 397.7ย 
Goodwill and intangible assets, netย ย 221.0ย ย ย 227.0ย 
Other long-term assetsย ย 112.4ย ย ย 112.6ย 
Total assetsย $1,222.8ย ย $1,087.4ย 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERSโ€™ EQUITYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Current liabilities:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Accounts payableย $18.1ย ย $14.7ย 
Accrued expensesย ย 54.5ย ย ย 43.9ย 
Current portion of long-term debtย ย 68.8ย ย ย 55.5ย 
Other current liabilitiesย ย 117.0ย ย ย 98.1ย 
Total current liabilitiesย ย 258.4ย ย ย 212.2ย 
Long-term debt, net of current portionย ย 562.6ย ย ย 531.4ย 
Other long-term liabilitiesย ย 170.2ย ย ย 167.8ย 
Total liabilitiesย ย 991.2ย ย ย 911.4ย 
Stockholdersโ€™ equityย ย 231.6ย ย ย 176.0ย 
Total liabilities and stockholdersโ€™ equityย $1,222.8ย ย $1,087.4ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flowย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(In millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Nine Months Endedย 
ย ย Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesย $106.7ย ย $115.7ย 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activitiesย ย (24.5)ย ย 13.7ย 
Net cash used in financing activitiesย ย (42.5)ย ย (161.9)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalentsย ย 1.1ย ย ย (0.1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalentsย $40.8ย ย $(32.6)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Property and equipment acquired with debt or finance lease obligationsย $93.7ย ย $55.0ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flowย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(In millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesย $54.8ย ย $57.6ย ย $106.7ย ย $115.7ย 
Purchases of property and equipmentย ย (8.2)ย ย (16.2)ย ย (33.4)ย ย (34.2)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipmentย ย 7.6ย ย ย 21.3ย ย ย 28.0ย ย ย 47.9ย 
Free Cash Flowย $54.2ย ย $62.7ย ย $101.3ย ย $129.4ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of total debt to net debtย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(In millions)ย 
ย ย Septemberย 30,ย ย Decemberย 31,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Term Loan Facilityย $394.0ย ย $397.0ย 
Equipment term loansย ย 220.7ย ย ย 169.0ย 
Finance lease obligationsย ย 23.4ย ย ย 28.5ย 
Total debtย ย 638.1ย ย ย 594.5ย 
Less: cash and cash equivalentsย ย (188.3)ย ย (147.5)
Net debtย $449.8ย ย $447.0ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Supplemental Information: Specialized Solutionsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions, except rate per mile and revenue per tractor)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย 2022ย 2021ย Increaseย (Decrease)
ย ย Amountย ย %ย Amountย ย %ย Absoluteย ย Relative
REVENUE(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company freightย $127.8ย ย 47.3%ย $123.9ย ย 50.8%ย $3.9ย ย 3.1%ย 
Owner operator freightย ย 48.7ย ย 18.0ย ย ย 42.6ย ย 17.5ย ย ย 6.1ย ย 14.3ย 
Brokerageย ย 46.8ย ย 17.3ย ย ย 51.5ย ย 21.1ย ย ย (4.7)ย (9.1)
Logisticsย ย 12.8ย ย 4.7ย ย ย 8.6ย ย 3.5ย ย ย 4.2ย ย 48.8ย 
Fuel surchargeย ย 34.3ย ย 12.7ย ย ย 17.4ย ย 7.1ย ย ย 16.9ย ย 97.1ย 
Total revenueย $270.4ย ย 100.0%ย $244.0ย ย 100.0%ย $26.4ย ย 10.8%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING EXPENSES(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Total operating expensesย $235.4ย ย 87.1%ย $214.4ย ย 87.9%ย $21.0ย ย 9.8%ย 
Operating ratioย ย 87.1%ย ย ย ย ย 87.9%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 86.9%ย ย ย ย ย 86.9%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONSย $35.0ย ย 12.9%ย $29.6ย ย 12.1%ย $5.4ย ย 18.2%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING STATISTICS:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company milesย ย 38.2ย ย ย ย ย ย 36.6ย ย ย ย ย ย 1.6ย ย 4.4%ย 
Owner operator milesย ย 10.0ย ย ย ย ย ย 12.2ย ย ย ย ย ย (2.2)ย (18.0)
Total miles (in millions)(2)ย ย 48.2ย ย ย ย ย ย 48.8ย ย ย ย ย ย (0.6)ย (1.2)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Rate per mileย $3.66ย ย ย ย ย $3.41ย ย ย ย ย $0.25ย ย 7.3%ย 
Revenue per tractorย $74,000ย ย ย ย ย $70,300ย ย ย ย ย $3,700ย ย 5.3ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, at quarter-endย ย 1,982ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,835ย ย ย ย ย ย 147ย ย 8.0%ย 
Owner operator tractors, at quarter-endย ย 441ย ย ย ย ย ย 497ย ย ย ย ย ย (56)ย (11.3)
Number of trailers, at quarter-endย ย 7,181ย ย ย ย ย ย 7,059ย ย ย ย ย ย 122ย ย 1.7ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, average for the quarterย ย 1,942ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,865ย ย ย ย ย ย 77ย ย 4.1%ย 
Owner operator tractors, average for the quarterย ย 442ย ย ย ย ย ย 504ย ย ย ย ย ย (62)ย (12.3)
Total tractors, average for the quarterย ย 2,384ย ย ย ย ย ย 2,369ย ย ย ย ย ย 15ย ย 0.6ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Includes intersegment revenues and expenses, as applicable, which are eliminated in the Companyโ€™s consolidated results.ย 
(2) Miles are estimated based on information received as the date of filing. Miles may change quarter to quarter when final information is received from each operating segment.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Supplemental Information: Specialized Solutionsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย 2022ย 2021ย Increaseย (Decrease)
(Dollars in millions, except rate per mile and revenue per tractor)ย $ย ย %ย $ย ย %ย Absoluteย ย Relative
REVENUE(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company freightย $371.7ย ย 48.5%ย $345.0ย ย 52.8%ย $26.7ย ย 7.7%ย 
Owner operator freightย ย 139.1ย ย 18.1ย ย ย 117.9ย ย 18.0ย ย ย 21.2ย ย 18.0ย 
Brokerageย ย 128.2ย ย 16.7ย ย ย 119.6ย ย 18.3ย ย ย 8.6ย ย 7.2ย 
Logisticsย ย 36.2ย ย 4.7ย ย ย 25.0ย ย 3.8ย ย ย 11.2ย ย 44.8ย 
Fuel surchargeย ย 92.4ย ย 12.0ย ย ย 46.2ย ย 7.1ย ย ย 46.2ย ย 100.0ย 
Total revenueย $767.6ย ย 100.0%ย $653.7ย ย 100.0%ย $113.9ย ย 17.4%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING EXPENSES(1):ย $ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Total operating expensesย ย 692.3ย ย 90.2%ย $584.6ย ย 89.4%ย $107.7ย ย 18.4%ย 
Operating ratioย ย 90.2%ย ย ย ย ย 89.4%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 88.6%ย ย ย ย ย 88.6%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONSย $75.3ย ย 9.8%ย $69.1ย ย 10.6%ย $6.2ย ย 9.0%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING STATISTICS:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company milesย ย 112.0ย ย ย ย ย ย 112.8ย ย ย ย ย ย (0.8)ย (0.7)%
Owner operator milesย ย 31.6ย ย ย ย ย ย 36.3ย ย ย ย ย ย (4.7)ย (12.9)
Total miles (in millions)(2)ย ย 143.6ย ย ย ย ย ย 149.1ย ย ย ย ย ย (5.5)ย (3.7)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Rate per mileย $3.56ย ย ย ย ย $3.10ย ย ย ย ย $0.46ย ย 14.8%ย 
Revenue per tractorย $219,000ย ย ย ย ย $194,200ย ย ย ย ย $24,800ย ย 12.8ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, at period-endย ย 1,982ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,835ย ย ย ย ย ย 147ย ย 8.0%ย 
Owner operator tractors, at period-endย ย 441ย ย ย ย ย ย 497ย ย ย ย ย ย (56)ย (11.3)
Number of trailers, at period-endย ย 7,181ย ย ย ย ย ย 7,059ย ย ย ย ย ย 122ย ย 1.7ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, average for the periodย ย 1,867ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,876ย ย ย ย ย ย (9)ย (0.5)%
Owner operator tractors, average for the periodย ย 465ย ย ย ย ย ย 508ย ย ย ย ย ย (43)ย (8.5)
Total tractors, average for the periodย ย 2,332ย ย ย ย ย ย 2,384ย ย ย ย ย ย (52)ย (2.2)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Includes intersegment revenues and expenses, as applicable, which are eliminated in the Companyโ€™s consolidated results.ย 
(2) Miles are estimated based on information received as the date of filing. Miles may change quarter to quarter when final information is received from each operating segment.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Supplemental Information: Flatbed Solutionsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions, except rate per mile and revenue per tractor)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย 2022ย 2021ย Increaseย (Decrease)
ย ย Amountย ย %ย Amountย ย %ย Absoluteย ย Relative
REVENUE(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company freightย $42.8ย ย 22.0%ย $45.1ย ย 24.5%ย $(2.3)ย (5.1)%
Owner operator freightย ย 81.5ย ย 41.9ย ย ย 89.2ย ย 48.5ย ย ย (7.7)ย (8.6)
Brokerageย ย 38.5ย ย 19.8ย ย ย 30.4ย ย 16.5ย ย ย 8.1ย ย 26.6ย 
Logisticsย ย 0.9ย ย 0.5ย ย ย 1.1ย ย 0.6ย ย ย (0.2)ย (18.2)
Fuel surchargeย ย 31.0ย ย 15.8ย ย ย 18.2ย ย 9.9ย ย ย 12.8ย ย 70.3ย 
Total revenueย $194.7ย ย 100.0%ย $184.0ย ย 100.0%ย $10.7ย ย 5.8%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING EXPENSES(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Total operating expensesย $177.4ย ย 91.1%ย $162.9ย ย 88.5%ย $14.5ย ย 8.9%ย 
Operating ratioย ย 91.1%ย ย ย ย ย 88.5%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 90.8%ย ย ย ย ย 87.7%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONSย $17.3ย ย 8.9%ย $21.1ย ย 11.5%ย $(3.8)ย (18.0)%
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING STATISTICS:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company milesย ย 16.2ย ย ย ย ย ย 17.8ย ย ย ย ย ย (1.6)ย (9.0)%
Owner operator milesย ย 31.6ย ย ย ย ย ย 34.5ย ย ย ย ย ย (2.9)ย (8.4)
Total miles (in millions)(2)ย ย 47.8ย ย ย ย ย ย 52.3ย ย ย ย ย ย (4.5)ย (8.6)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Rate per mileย $2.60ย ย ย ย ย $2.57ย ย ย ย ย $0.03ย ย 1.2%ย 
Revenue per tractorย $51,500ย ย ย ย ย $56,000ย ย ย ย ย $(4,500)ย (8.0)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, at quarter-endย ย 817ย ย ย ย ย ย 806ย ย ย ย ย ย 11ย ย 1.4%ย 
Owner operator tractors, at quarter-endย ย 1,601ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,580ย ย ย ย ย ย 21ย ย 1.3ย 
Number of trailers, at quarter-endย ย 3,847ย ย ย ย ย ย 4,207ย ย ย ย ย ย (360)ย (8.6)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, average for the quarterย ย 806ย ย ย ย ย ย 807ย ย ย ย ย ย (1)ย (0.1)%
Owner operator tractors, average for the quarterย ย 1,607ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,591ย ย ย ย ย ย 16ย ย 1.0ย 
Total tractors, average for the quarterย ย 2,413ย ย ย ย ย ย 2,398ย ย ย ย ย ย 15ย ย 0.6ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Includes intersegment revenues and expenses, as applicable, which are eliminated in the Companyโ€™s consolidated results.ย 
(2) Miles are estimated based on information received as the date of filing. Miles may change quarter to quarter when final information is received from each operating segment.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Supplemental Information: Flatbed Solutionsย 
(Unaudited)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย 2022ย 2021ย Increaseย (Decrease)
(Dollars in millions, except rate per mile and revenue per tractor)ย Amountย ย %ย Amountย ย %ย Absoluteย ย Relative
REVENUE(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company freightย $127.2ย ย 21.0%ย $137.5ย ย 26.5%ย $(10.3)ย (7.5)%
Owner operator freightย ย 259.9ย ย 42.9ย ย ย 249.1ย ย 48.1ย ย ย 10.8ย ย 4.3ย 
Brokerageย ย 127.2ย ย 21.0ย ย ย 77.8ย ย 15.0ย ย ย 49.4ย ย 63.5ย 
Logisticsย ย 2.9ย ย 0.5ย ย ย 3.6ย ย 0.7ย ย ย (0.7)ย (19.4)
Fuel surchargeย ย 88.6ย ย 14.6ย ย ย 50.3ย ย 9.7ย ย ย 38.3ย ย 76.1ย 
Total revenueย $605.8ย ย 100.0%ย $518.3ย ย 100.0%ย $87.5ย ย 16.9%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING EXPENSES(1):ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Total operating expensesย $547.9ย ย 90.4%ย $463.3ย ย 89.4%ย $84.6ย ย 18.3%ย 
Operating ratioย ย 90.4%ย ย ย ย ย 89.4%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 90.0%ย ย ย ย ย 88.7%ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONSย $57.9ย ย 9.6%ย $55.0ย ย 10.6%ย $2.9ย ย 5.3%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
OPERATING STATISTICS:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company milesย ย 47.7ย ย ย ย ย ย 58.1ย ย ย ย ย ย (10.4)ย (17.9)%
Owner operator milesย ย 98.7ย ย ย ย ย ย 102.9ย ย ย ย ย ย (4.2)ย (4.1)
Total miles (in millions)(2)ย ย 146.4ย ย ย ย ย ย 161.0ย ย ย ย ย ย (14.6)ย (9.1)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Rate per mileย $2.64ย ย ย ย ย $2.40ย ย ย ย ย $0.24ย ย 10.0%ย 
Revenue per tractorย $164,400ย ย ย ย ย $156,900ย ย ย ย ย $7,500ย ย 4.8ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, at period-endย ย 817ย ย ย ย ย ย 806ย ย ย ย ย ย 11ย ย 1.4%ย 
Owner operator tractors, at period-endย ย 1,601ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,580ย ย ย ย ย ย 21ย ย 1.3ย 
Number of trailers, at period-endย ย 3,847ย ย ย ย ย ย 4,207ย ย ย ย ย ย (360)ย (8.6)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Company owned tractors, average for the periodย ย 771ย ย ย ย ย ย 866ย ย ย ย ย ย (95)ย (11.0)%
Owner operator tractors, average for the periodย ย 1,584ย ย ย ย ย ย 1,598ย ย ย ย ย ย (14)ย (0.9)
Total tractors, average for the periodย ย 2,355ย ย ย ย ย ย 2,464ย ย ย ย ย ย (109)ย (4.4)
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Includes intersegment revenues and expenses, as applicable, which are eliminated in the Companyโ€™s consolidated results.ย 
(2) Miles are estimated based on information received as the date of filing. Miles may change quarter to quarter when final information is received from each operating segment.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Operating Ratio to Adjusted Operating Ratioย 
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Incomeย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
ย ย Consolidatedย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย 
Revenueย $462.8ย ย $424.6ย ย $194.7ย ย $184.0ย ย $270.4ย ย $244.0ย 
Operating expensesย ย 430.6ย ย ย 384.2ย ย ย 177.4ย ย ย 162.9ย ย ย 235.4ย ย ย 214.4ย 
Operating incomeย $32.2ย ย $40.4ย ย $17.3ย ย $21.1ย ย $35.0ย ย $29.6ย 
Operating ratioย ย 93.0%ย ย 90.5%ย ย 91.1%ย ย 88.5%ย ย 87.1%ย ย 87.9%
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Stock based compensationย ย 2.4ย ย ย 2.1ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 0.3ย 
Impairmentย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Acquisition-related transaction expensesย ย 0.4ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Amortization of intangible assetsย ย 1.8ย ย ย 1.7ย ย ย 0.8ย ย ย 0.8ย ย ย 1.0ย ย ย 1.0ย 
Aveda operating expenses, netย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.1ย 
Other (1)ย ย 5.9ย ย ย 3.6ย ย ย (0.1)ย ย 0.5ย ย ย (0.7)ย ย 0.9ย 
Adjusted operating expensesย ย 420.1ย ย ย 376.7ย ย ย 176.7ย ย ย 161.4ย ย ย 235.0ย ย ย 212.1ย 
Adjusted Operating Incomeย $42.7ย ย $47.9ย ย $18.0ย ย $22.6ย ย $35.4ย ย $31.9ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 90.8%ย ย 88.7%ย ย 90.8%ย ย 87.7%ย ย 86.9%ย ย 86.9%
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Other consists of business transformation costs, restructuring and severance.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Operating Ratio to Adjusted Operating Ratioย 
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Incomeย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
ย ย Consolidatedย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย 
Revenueย $1,365.1ย ย $1,162.5ย ย $605.8ย ย $518.3ย ย $767.6ย ย $653.7ย 
Operating expensesย ย 1,281.9ย ย ย 1,068.5ย ย ย 547.9ย ย ย 463.3ย ย ย 692.3ย ย ย 584.6ย 
Operating incomeย $83.2ย ย $94.0ย ย $57.9ย ย $55.0ย ย $75.3ย ย $69.1ย 
Operating ratioย ย 93.9%ย ย 91.9%ย ย 90.4%ย ย 89.4%ย ย 90.2%ย ย 89.4%
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Stock based compensationย ย 8.8ย ย ย 5.3ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.4ย ย ย 0.5ย ย ย 0.8ย 
Impairmentย ย 7.8ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 7.8ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Acquisition-related transaction expensesย ย 3.7ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Amortization of intangible assetsย ย 5.2ย ย ย 5.2ย ย ย 2.3ย ย ย 2.3ย ย ย 2.9ย ย ย 2.9ย 
Third party debt refinancing chargesย ย โ€”ย ย ย 2.3ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Aveda operating expenses, netย ย 0.9ย ย ย 0.5ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.9ย ย ย 0.5ย 
Other (1)ย ย 12.3ย ย ย 4.1ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.7ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 1.0ย 
Adjusted operating expensesย ย 1,243.2ย ย ย 1,051.1ย ย ย 545.4ย ย ย 459.9ย ย ย 679.8ย ย ย 579.4ย 
Adjusted Operating Incomeย $121.9ย ย $111.4ย ย $60.4ย ย $58.4ย ย $87.8ย ย $74.3ย 
Adjusted Operating Ratioย ย 91.1%ย ย 90.4%ย ย 90.0%ย ย 88.7%ย ย 88.6%ย ย 88.6%
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Other consists of business transformation costs, restructuring and severance.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA by Segmentย 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin by Segmentย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Endedย ย Nine Months Endedย 
ย ย Septemberย 30, 2022ย ย Septemberย 30, 2022ย 
ย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย ย Corporateย ย Consolidatedย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย ย Corporateย ย Consolidatedย 
Net income (loss)ย $12.2ย ย $23.8ย ย $(23.4)ย $12.6ย ย $41.5ย ย $51.5ย ย $(49.7)ย $43.3ย 
Depreciation and amortizationย ย 9.9ย ย ย 12.7ย ย ย 1.3ย ย ย 23.9ย ย ย 28.3ย ย ย 37.9ย ย ย 2.0ย ย ย 68.2ย 
Interest incomeย ย (0.1)ย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.6)ย ย (0.7)ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.5)ย ย (0.8)ย ย (1.5)
Interest expenseย ย 1.0ย ย ย 1.4ย ย ย 6.8ย ย ย 9.2ย ย ย 2.6ย ย ย 3.8ย ย ย 17.4ย ย ย 23.8ย 
Income tax expense (benefit)ย ย 4.3ย ย ย 8.5ย ย ย (2.9)ย ย 9.9ย ย ย 14.1ย ย ย 18.9ย ย ย (12.0)ย ย 21.0ย 
Stock based compensationย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 2.3ย ย ย 2.4ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.5ย ย ย 8.1ย ย ย 8.8ย 
Impairmentย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 7.8ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 7.8ย 
Acquisition-related transaction expensesย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.4ย ย ย 0.4ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 3.5ย ย ย 3.7ย 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilityย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย (4.7)ย ย (4.7)
Aveda expenses, netย ย โ€”ย ย ย 1.2ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 1.2ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 2.5ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 2.5ย 
Other (1)ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.7)ย ย 6.7ย ย ย 5.9ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 12.1ย ย ย 12.3ย 
Adjusted EBITDAย $27.2ย ย $47.0ย ย $(9.4)ย $64.8ย ย $86.5ย ย $122.8ย ย $(24.1)ย $185.2ย 
Total revenueย ย 194.7ย ย ย 270.4ย ย ย (2.3)ย ย 462.8ย ย ย 605.8ย ย ย 767.6ย ย ย (8.3)ย ย 1,365.1ย 
Net income (loss) marginย ย 6.3%ย ย ย 8.8%ย ย ย 1,017.4%ย ย ย 2.7%ย ย ย 6.9%ย ย ย 6.7%ย ย ย 598.8%ย ย ย 3.2%ย 
Adjusted EBITDA marginย ย 14.0%ย ย ย 17.4%ย ย ย 408.7%ย ย ย 14.0%ย ย ย 14.3%ย ย ย 16.0%ย ย ย 290.4%ย ย ย 13.6%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Other consists of business transformation costs, restructuring and severance.ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA by Segmentย 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin by Segmentย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Endedย ย Nine Months Endedย 
ย ย Septemberย 30, 2021ย ย Septemberย 30, 2021ย 
ย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย ย Corporateย ย Consolidatedย ย Flatbedย ย Specializedย ย Corporateย ย Consolidatedย 
Net income (loss)ย $15.2ย ย $21.0ย ย $(15.3)ย $20.9ย ย $38.6ย ย $48.7ย ย $(38.4)ย $48.9ย 
Depreciation and amortizationย ย 8.8ย ย ย 13.3ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 22.3ย ย ย 26.5ย ย ย 39.4ย ย ย 0.8ย ย ย 66.7ย 
Interest incomeย ย (0.1)ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.1)ย ย 0.1ย ย ย (0.2)
Interest expenseย ย 0.9ย ย ย 1.2ย ย ย 5.2ย ย ย 7.3ย ย ย 3.5ย ย ย 4.6ย ย ย 18.0ย ย ย 26.1ย 
Income tax expense (benefit)ย ย 5.1ย ย ย 7.2ย ย ย (3.6)ย ย 8.7ย ย ย 13.3ย ย ย 16.3ย ย ย (11.0)ย ย 18.6ย 
Stock based compensationย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.3ย ย ย 1.6ย ย ย 2.1ย ย ย 0.4ย ย ย 0.8ย ย ย 4.1ย ย ย 5.3ย 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilityย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 3.4ย ย ย 3.4ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 1.2ย ย ย 1.2ย 
Third party debt refinancing chargesย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 2.3ย ย ย 2.3ย 
Aveda expenses, netย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.6ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.6ย 
Other (1)ย ย 0.6ย ย ย 1.0ย ย ย 2.1ย ย ย 3.7ย ย ย 0.6ย ย ย 1.0ย ย ย 2.5ย ย ย 4.1ย 
Adjusted EBITDAย $30.7ย ย $44.1ย ย $(6.4)ย $68.4ย ย $82.7ย ย $111.3ย ย $(20.4)ย $173.6ย 
Total revenueย ย 184.0ย ย ย 244.0ย ย ย (3.4)ย ย 424.6ย ย ย 518.3ย ย ย 653.8ย ย ย (9.6)ย ย 1,162.5ย 
Net income (loss) marginย ย 8.3%ย ย ย 8.6%ย ย ย 450.0%ย ย ย 4.9%ย ย ย 7.4%ย ย ย 7.4%ย ย ย 400.0%ย ย ย 4.2%ย 
Adjusted EBITDA marginย ย 16.7%ย ย ย 18.1%ย ย 188.2%ย ย ย 16.1%ย ย ย 16.0%ย ย ย 17.0%ย ย ย 212.5%ย ย ย 14.9%ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Other consists of business transformation costs, restructuring and severance.


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Incomeย 
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Earnings Per Shareย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions, except share and per share data)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Net incomeย $12.6ย ย $20.9ย ย $43.3ย ย ย 48.9ย 
Adjusted for:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Income tax expenseย ย 9.9ย ย ย 8.7ย ย ย 21.0ย ย ย 18.6ย 
Income before income taxesย ย 22.5ย ย ย 29.6ย ย ย 64.3ย ย ย 67.5ย 
Add:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Stock based compensationย ย 2.4ย ย ย 2.1ย ย ย 8.8ย ย ย 5.3ย 
Impairmentย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 7.8ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Acquisition-related transaction expensesย ย 0.4ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 3.7ย ย ย โ€”ย 
Amortization of intangible assetsย ย 1.8ย ย ย 1.7ย ย ย 5.2ย ย ย 5.2ย 
Debt refinancing related chargesย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย โ€”ย ย ย 3.7ย 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilityย ย โ€”ย ย ย 3.4ย ย ย (4.7)ย ย 1.2ย 
Aveda expenses, netย ย 1.2ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 2.5ย ย ย 0.5ย 
Other (1)ย ย 5.9ย ย ย 3.6ย ย ย 12.3ย ย ย 4.1ย 
Adjusted income before income taxesย ย 34.2ย ย ย 40.5ย ย ย 99.9ย ย ย 87.5ย 
Income tax expense at adjusted effective rateย ย (10.1)ย ย (10.4)ย ย (28.8)ย ย (23.3)
Adjusted Net Incomeย $24.1ย ย $30.1ย ย $71.1ย ย $64.2ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Net incomeย $12.6ย ย $20.9ย ย $43.3ย ย $48.9ย 
Less Series A preferred dividendsย ย (1.3)ย ย (1.2)ย ย (3.7)ย ย (3.7)
Net income attributable to common stockholdersย ย 11.3ย ย ย 19.7ย ย ย 39.6ย ย ย 45.2ย 
Allocation of earnings to non-vested participating restricted stock unitsย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.4)
Numerator for basic EPS - net income available to common stockholders - two class methodย $11.3ย ย $19.5ย ย $39.5ย ย $44.8ย 
Effect of dilutive securities:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Add back Series A preferred dividendsย $โ€”ย ย $1.2ย ย $โ€”ย ย $3.7ย 
Add back allocation earnings to participating securitiesย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 0.4ย 
Reallocation of earnings to participating securities considering potentially dilutive securitiesย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.4)
Numerator for diluted EPS - net income available to common shareholders - two class methodย $11.3ย ย $20.7ย ย $39.5ย ย $48.5ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
(1) Other consists of business transformation costs, restructuring and severance.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 


Daseke, Inc. and Subsidiariesย 
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Earnings Per Share (continued)ย 
(Unaudited)ย 
(Dollars in millions, except share and per share data)ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
ย ย Three Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย ย Nine Months Ended Septemberย 30,ย 
ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย ย 2022ย ย 2021ย 
Adjusted Net Incomeย $24.1ย ย $30.1ย ย $71.1ย ย $64.2ย 
Less Series A preferred dividendsย ย (1.3)ย ย (1.2)ย ย (3.7)ย ย (3.7)
Allocation of earnings to non-vested participating restricted stock unitsย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.5)
Numerator for basic EPS - adjusted net income available to common shareholders - two class methodย $22.8ย ย $28.7ย ย $67.3ย ย $60.0ย 
Effect of dilutive securities:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Add back Series A preferred dividendsย $1.3ย ย $1.2ย ย $3.7ย ย $3.7ย 
Add back allocation earnings to participating securitiesย ย โ€”ย ย ย 0.2ย ย ย 0.1ย ย ย 0.5ย 
Reallocation of earnings to participating securities considering potentially dilutive securitiesย ย โ€”ย ย ย (0.2)ย ย (0.1)ย ย (0.5)
Numerator for diluted EPS - adjusted net income available to common shareholders - two class methodย $24.1ย ย $29.9ย ย $71.0ย ย $63.7ย 
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Basic EPSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Net income attributable to common stockholdersย $0.18ย ย $0.31ย ย $0.62ย ย $0.70ย 
Adjusted Net Income attributable to common stockholdersย $0.36ย ย $0.46ย ย $1.06ย ย $0.94ย 
Diluted EPSย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Net income attributable to common stockholdersย $0.17ย ย $0.30ย ย $0.60ย ย $0.68ย 
Adjusted Net Income attributable to common stockholdersย $0.34ย ย $0.43ย ย $0.99ย ย $0.90ย 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
Basicย ย 63,535,897ย ย ย 62,583,115ย ย ย 63,301,446ย ย ย 64,159,551ย 
Dilutedย ย 66,270,641ย ย ย 70,000,603ย ย ย 66,266,666ย ย ย 71,207,581ย 
Basic - adjustedย ย 63,535,897ย ย ย 62,583,115ย ย ย 63,301,446ย ย ย 64,159,551ย 
Diluted - adjustedย ย 71,922,814ย ย ย 70,000,603ย ย ย 71,918,839ย ย ย 71,207,581ย 

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