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Swift Corporation Names Richard Stocking as President and Chief Operating Officer

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Posted 09 January 2009 @ 04:53 pm ET

PHOENIX, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 01/09/09 -- Swift Corporation ("Swift") announced onTuesday that, effective immediately, Richard Stocking is being promoted tothe position of President and Chief Operating Officer of its truckingsubsidiary, Swift Transportation Co., Inc., a truckload carrierheadquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Stocking joined Swift over 17 yearsago and served in various operations roles before moving into operationsand sales management positions. Over the last five years, Mr. Stocking hasserved as Regional Vice President of Operations of the Central Region fromOctober 2002 to March 2005, as Executive Vice President of the CentralRegion from March 2005 to June 2007, and most recently as Executive VicePresident of Sales since June 2007. Initially, Mr. Stocking will haveoverall responsibility for Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Dedicated,Temperature Controlled, Mexico Operations and Information Technology, withadditional functions transitioning to him in a timely manner. Jerry Moyeswill continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the truckingsubsidiary, Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Mr. Moyes will also remain theChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Swift Corporation.

Swift Corporation is the holding company for Swift Transportation Co.,Inc., a truckload carrier headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Swift'strucking subsidiary operates the largest fleet of truckload carrierequipment in the United States, operating from 37 major terminals in 26states and Mexico. Swift Transportation provides strong, regionaloperations, an expanding intermodal division, and various specialty anddedicated services to its customers while focusing on safety and service.

Forward-looking statement disclosure:

This press release contains statements that may constitute forward-lookingstatements, usually identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes,""estimates," "plans," "projects," "expects," "intends" or similarexpressions which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Suchforward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisionsof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statementsinclude, but are not limited to, statements concerning the transition ofduties in the future.

Contact:Jason BatesVice President Finance, Treasury & Investor RelationsOffice: 623-907-7335


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