Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 27, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Daseke, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Catharine Ellingsen to the Board, effective as of such date. Also on April 27, 2021, the Board appointed Ms. Ellingsen to the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee") and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board (the "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee").

Ms. Ellingsen will receive compensation for service on the Board, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in a manner consistent with the Company's non-employee director compensation policies and programs in effect from time to time. Currently, the Company's non-employee directors receive an annual cash retainer of $75,000, which is paid in equal installments quarterly. Also in connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Ellingsen entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company in the same form that the Company has entered into with its other directors.

There are no current or proposed transactions in which Ms. Ellingsen has or will have a direct or indirect material interest and in which the Company is or will be a participant that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, there are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Ellingsen and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed as a director.

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