Swift Transportation Company Announces Enhancements to Its Investor Relations Communication Strategy, Including Addition of Mid-Quarter Conference Call

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

With the goal of increasing consistency, frequency and clarity of communication with the investment and analyst communities, Swift Transportation Company SWFT ("Swift"), is updating its investor relations communication strategies and policies. On a quarterly basis, Swift will begin hosting a brief one-way mid-quarter call to provide general commentary around key trends and developments in the current quarter, as well as provide updates to the future outlook, when applicable. In conjunction with this addition, Swift will begin a more proactive and strategic investor outreach program, designed to provide enhanced access to management for the key decision makers at investment firms – ensuring clarity of messaging and communication from the company. Management believes these changes will enrich investor and analyst interaction with the company, and augment the consistency, frequency and clarity of the key messages.

The first mid-quarter call will be held on Tuesday, March 8^th at 4:30pm Eastern. Participants may access the call using the following dial-in numbers:

U.S./Canada: (877) 897-8479

International/Local: (706) 501-7951

Conference ID: 62561755

A transcript of the call, as well as a link for the replay, will be available via our investor relations website: http://investor.swifttrans.com/ as soon as possible following the call.

As a reminder, Swift's quiet period begins the middle of the third month of each quarter and extends through the company's subsequent quarterly earnings release.

About Swift

Swift is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and operates a tractor fleet of approximately 18,000 units driven by company and owner-operator drivers. The company operates more than 40 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/Canada service, 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.

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