Knight-Swift News Updates

“When you look at the margin profile of the big truckers, it’s still not exceeding your weighted average cost of capital," said Knight-Swift Transportation CEO Adam Miller. "And so we’re going to have to push that further.” 

Knight-Swift’s LTL operations, which were unified under the AAA Cooper name at the start of 2026, currently operate 180 terminals.

Knight-Swift CEO Adam Miller expressed optimism Oct. 21 that the market is shifting to better favor safe carriers after Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II.

The freight market has been quickly tightening this year, with increased federal enforcement actions accelerating an existing decline in capacity.

The Plain City, Utah, native was CEO of Knight Transportation from 1994 to 2014. He was one of four founders of the company in 1990.

The trucking industry is seeing a potential supply-driven recovery that was bolstered during the first quarter by increased enforcement.

Artificial intelligence is driving tangible improvements in fleet maintenance operations, including predicting parts failures and analyzing performance data.

Knight-Swift Transportation reported a first-quarter net loss but cited improving conditions as excess and invalid capacity exit the freight market.

The carrier’s post-market announcement April 16 is intended to reset expectations ahead of the release of earnings for the first quarter on April 22.

The final night of the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting marked the introduction of its 67th general chairman and treasurer, Mark Kennedy.