Daseke announces share buyback following activist’s encouragement

A flatbed rig on the highway

After sagging performance in its shares, flatbed truckload operator Daseke announced Friday that it would repurchase up to $40 million of its stock.

The stock will be repurchased from “time to time” in the open market or by using a Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1 plan, which sets the schedule and amount of trading in advance. The company said it will use cash on hand to fund the program.

Shares of Daseke (NASDAQ: DSKE) were up 14.6% on Friday at 12:41 p.m. EDT compared to the S&P...

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Radiant Logistics seeing high demand from every industry

Robust environment allows Radiant to pursue cash deployment initiatives

Radiant Logistics again announced record quarterly results during its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30. The third-party logistics provider reported 21 cents in adjusted earnings per share, 11 cents better than consensus and 8 cents higher year-over-year.

Every vertical Radiant (NYSE: RLGT) serves, other than the cruise line industry, is seeing significantly higher-than-normal demand.

“Everything is a firefight right now and what traditionally were easy moves [international air and ocean...

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