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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) Form 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) DASEKE . Commission File Number : 001-37509 DASEKE , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 15455 Dallas Parkway , Suite 550 Addison , Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 972 ) 248-0412 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Large accelerated filer DSKE 47-3913221 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 75001 Accelerated filer þ ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No þ No þ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No □ Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Capital Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ No þ Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the last sales price as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 180.0 million . 65,028,830 shares of common stock were outstanding as of February 19 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days of the Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated .