FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Shepko Jonathan 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Daseke, Inc. [DSKE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY #440 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ADDISON, TX 75001 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 34,609 (1) I As a member of a limited liability company (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shepko Jonathan 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY #440 ADDISON, TX 75001	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan Shepko		03/02/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Received pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 22, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the issuer, Daseke Companies, Inc. (f/k/a Daseke, Inc. and referred to herein as "Old Daseke"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuer and the Stockholder Representative (as defined therein). At the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each share of Old Daseke common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically converted into the right to receive 144.204 shares of the issuer's common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. The closing price of the issuer's common stock was $10.22 per share on the effective date of the merger.
(2)	Held of record by Lenox Hill Capital, LLC, a limited liability company of which Mr. Shepko is a member. Mr. Shepko disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held of record by Lenox Hill Capital, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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