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Swift Transportation Co.

is in the Transportation Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.1B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

They transport goods swiftly. Swift Transportation Co. based in Phoenix, AZ, was founded in 1965. The company is a truckload carrier operating throughout the United States. Its fleet includes over 18,000 tractors and 51,000 trailers made up of refrigerated, flatbed, and other specialized trailers. Primary freight transport includes retail and discount department store merchandise, manufactured goods, paper products, non-perishable food, beverages and beverage containers and building materials. The company's largest customer is Wal-Mart. Annual revenue is $3.2 billion and employees number 23,000. The company had the honor of receiving the 'Carrier of the Year' award for 2005 from Quaker Oats, Ryder Logistics, Wal-Mart, FedEx, Target, Dollar Tree, Lowe's and Rite Aid.

Number of Employees 21,900
Contact Information

220 S 75th Ave

Phoenix, Arizona 85043-9243

www.swifttrans....

(602) 269-9700

NAICS Code General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload: 484121

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  • Swift Transportation chief cancels stock purchase

    - 2004-05-26

    Swift Transportation Co. said Tuesday that chief executive Jerry Moyes will cancel his purchase of 203,000 shares bought before the company raised its profit forecast, pushing the stock to the biggest one-day gain. Moyes is reversing the trades "to avoid any appearance of impropriety," spokesman David Barry said...

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  • Carrier Leaders Warn Group About Overexpansion of Fleets

    - 2004-03-22

    TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONWAIKOLOA, Hawaii - A panel of truckload carrier executives said the next few years should be good ones, as demand for freight hauling grows, but cautioned strongly of the danger posed by overexpansion of fleets."Our industry should be in good shape," said Jerry Moyes, chairman and chief executive...

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  • Swift Transportation Co. expects first-quarter profit

    - 2004-03-19

    Swift Transportation Co., the third-largest U.S. trucking company, on Thursday forecast first-quarter profit of 3 cents to 8 cents a share including costs for job cuts, less than analysts' reduced estimates. The earnings are being hurt by weather, a shortage of drivers and lower-than-expected revenue, chief financial officer...

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  • Swift sues two brokers over insurance lapse

    - 2003-05-19

    Swift Transportation Co. is suing two insurance brokers, claiming they allowed the carrier's umbrella insurance policy to lapse in 2001.Swift filed a suit against the two brokers, who had also served as longstanding consultants to the truckload carrier, to recover $6.25 million of $11.0 million in damages Swift paid following...

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  • Swift says it expects fuel costs to reduce first-quarter profit

    - 2003-04-07

    Swift Transportation Co., a national truckload carrier, said firstquarter profit would probably be lower than analysts had expected because of higher fuel costs. Earnings per share for the quarter ending March 31 would be between 7 and 11 cents a share, the company said in a March 28 statement. Swift's...

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