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Swift Transportation Company Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

December 16, 2010

Swift Transportation Company (NYSE: SWFT), a multi-faceted transportation services company and the largest truckload carrier in North America, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 73,300,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $11.00 per share. Swift has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10,995,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The Class A Common Stock is expected to begin trading tomorrow at the opening of the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SWFT."

Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Investment Bank and Citi are acting as Joint Bookrunning Managers for the initial public offering.

The Class A Common Stock is being offered only by means of a prospectus. A registration statement relating to the Class A Common Stock has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of Class A Common Stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Copies of the prospectus relating to the initial public offering may be obtained, when available, for free by visiting the Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy of the prospectus related to the initial public offering may be obtained, when available, from:

Morgan Stanley Attn: Prospectus Department 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10014 Telephone: (866) 718-1649 E-mail: prospectus@morganstanley.com

BofA Merrill Lynch Attn: Prospectus Department 4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080 E-mail: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com

Wells Fargo Securities Attn: Equity Syndicate Dept. 375 Park Avenue New York, New York 10152 Telephone: (800) 326-5897 E-mail: cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com

About Swift Swift is based in Phoenix, Arizona. As of September 30, 2010, Swift operated a tractor fleet of approximately 16,200 units comprised of 12,300 tractors driven by company drivers and 3,900 owner-operator tractors, a fleet of 48,600 trailers, and 4,500 intermodal containers from 35 major terminals positioned near major freight centers and traffic lanes in the United States and Mexico. Swift offers customers the opportunity for "one-stop shopping" for their truckload transportation needs through a broad spectrum of services and equipment. Swift's extensive suite of services includes general, dedicated, and cross-border U.S./Mexico truckload services through dry van, temperature-controlled, flatbed, and specialized trailers, in addition to rail intermodal and non-asset based freight brokerage and logistics management services, making it an attractive choice for a broad array of customers.

Swift Transportation CompanyInvestor Relations OfficerAttn: Jason Bates(602) 269-9700