Executive chairman of proposed Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings says merger offers opportunity to “harvest” the right freight for higher yields and to focus on improving technology investments.
Kevin Knight, executive chairman of TL carrier Knight Transportation and in line to fulfill the same role of the joint company to be formed by Knight’s proposed merger with Swift Transportation, believes the “moon and stars aligned” for this deal to occur and expects it will help position both motor carriers to benefit from expected capacity tightening at the end of the year and on into 2018.