SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-03-03

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.13</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DASEKE,&nbsp;INC.<br> 2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><u style="font-style:italic;">Purpose</u></i>.&#160; The purpose of this Daseke,&nbsp;Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to promote the interests of Daseke,&nbsp;Inc. and its stockholders by (a)&nbsp;attracting and retaining employees and directors of, and certain consultants to, the Company and its Affiliates; (b)&nbsp;motivating such individuals by means of performance-related incentives to achieve longer-range performance goals; and/or (c)&nbsp;enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><u style="font-style:italic;">Definitions</u></i>.&#160; As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<i>Affiliate</i>&#148; shall mean any entity (i)&nbsp;that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company or (ii)&nbsp;in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<i>Award</i>&#148; shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Other Stock-Based Award or Performance Compensation Award made or granted from time to time hereunder.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<i>Award Agreement</i>&#148; shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.&#160; An Award Agreement may be in an electronic medium, may be limited to notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, need not be signed by a representative of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<i>Board</i>&#148; shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<i>Cause</i>&#148; as a reason for a Participant&#146;s termination of employment or service shall have the meaning assigned such term in the employment, severance or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate.&#160; If the Participant is not a party to an employment, severance or similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate in which such term is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, &#147;Cause&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;persistent neglect or negligence in the performance of the Participant&#146;s duties; (ii)&nbsp;conviction (including pleas of guilty or no contest) for any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement, or for any criminal offense related to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Participant&#146;s service; (iii)&nbsp;any deliberate and material breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or its subsidiaries, or any other conduct that leads to the material damage or prejudice of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv)&nbsp;a material breach of a policy of the Company or its subsidiaries, such as the Company&#146;s code of conduct.</font></p>
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