SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2001
                                                       Registration No. 33-85940
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                         SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

           Nevada                                                86-0666860
(State or Other Jurisdiction                                  (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)                            Identification No.)

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                 2200 South 75th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85043
               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)


                         SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
                    NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

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                            Jerry C. Moyes, President
                         SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
                             2200 South 75th Avenue
                             PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85043
                     (Name and Address of Agent For Service)

                                 (623) 269-9700
          (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.
333-85940)  amends the  registration  statement  originally filed on November 2,
1994 (the "Original Filing") as amended by Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1 filed
on June 23,  1999  (the  "First  Post-Effective  Amendment").  Any  items in the
Original  Filing  not  expressly  changed  hereby  shall be as set  forth in the
Original  Filing  as  amended  by  the  First  Post-Effective   Amendment.  This
Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 2  reflects  the  amendment  to the  Non-Employee
Directors Stock Option Plan changing the manner in which grants are made.

                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.                               Description
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   4.1              Amended  and  Restated  Articles  of  Incorporation  of  the
                    Registrant  (Incorporated by reference to  Appendix C of the
                    Registrant's Notice and  Proxy Statement for its 1999 Annual
                    Meeting of Stockholders).

   4.2              Bylaws  of the  Registrant  (Incorporated  by  reference  to
                    Exhibit 3.2 of the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
                    Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-66034)).

   4.3              First   Amendment   to   the   Amended  and  Restated  Swift
                    Transportation Co., Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock Option
                    Plan  (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Notice
                    and   Proxy  Statement  for  its   2000  Annual  Meeting  of
                    Stockholders).

   5*               Opinion of Counsel.

   23.1             Consent of KPMG LLP.

   23.2*            Consent of Counsel (included as part of Exhibit 5).

   24*              Powers of Attorney.

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* Previously Filed.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Phoenix,  state  of  Arizona,  on this  11th day of
January, 2001.

                                        SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.,
                                        a Nevada corporation

                                        By: /s/ Jerry C. Moyes
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Jerry C. Moyes
                                            Chairman of the Board, President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  registration
statement has been signed by the following  persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.

Name and Signature            Title                                Date
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/s/ Jerry C. Moyes            Chairman of the Board,           January 11, 2001
-----------------------       President and Chief
  Jerry C. Moyes              Executive Officer (Principal
                              Executive Officer)


        *                     Senior Executive Vice            January 11, 2001
-----------------------       President, Secretary, Chief
 William F. Riley, III        Financial Officer and Director
                              (Principal Accounting and
                              Financial Officer)

        *                     Executive Vice President         January 11, 2001
-----------------------       and Director
  Rodney K. Sartor


        *                     Director                         January 11, 2001
-----------------------
  Lou A. Edwards


        *                     Director                         January 11, 2001
-----------------------
 Alphonse E. Frei


        *                     Director                         January 11, 2001
-----------------------
 Earl H. Scudder, Jr.


* By: /s/ Jerry C. Moyes
     ---------------------                                     January 11, 2001
     Jerry C. Moyes
     Attorney-in-Fact

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number               Description                            Page or Method of Filing
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<S>                <C>                                           <C>
     4.1           Amended and Restated Articles of              Incorporated by reference to
                   Incorporation of the Registrant               Appendix C of the Registrant's
                                                                 Notice and Proxy Statement for
                                                                 its 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

     4.2           Bylaws of the Registrant                      Incorporated by reference to
                                                                 Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's
                                                                 Registration Statement on Form S-3
                                                                 (Registration No. 33-66034)

     4.3           First Amendment to the Amended and            Incorporated by reference to the
                   Restated Swift Transportation Co.,            Registrant's Notice and Proxy
                   Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock             Statement for its 2000 Annual
                   Option Plan                                   Meeting of Stockholders

     5             Opinion of Counsel                            Previously filed

     23.1          Consent of KPMG LLP                           Filed herewith

     23.2          Consent of Counsel                            Included as part of Exhibit 5

     24            Powers of Attorney                            Previously filed
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