SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC
S-8, 2001-01-11
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2001
                                                    Registration No. 333-_______
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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.c. 20549

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                                    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.)

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

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                         Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
                             1999 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)

                         Calculation of Registration Fee

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                        Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum     Amount of
Title of Securities    Amount to be         Offering        Aggregate Offering   Registration
 to be Registered      Registered(1)   Price Per Share(2)        Price(2)            Fee
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<S>                      <C>               <C>                   <C>              <C>
Common Stock,            1,500,000         $22.063             $33,094,500        $8,273.63
$0.001 par value
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</TABLE>

(1)  In the event of a stock  split,  stock  dividend,  or  similar  transaction
     involving the Registrant's Common Stock, in order to prevent dilution,  the
     number of shares  registered shall be automatically  increased to cover the
     additional  shares in accordance  with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
     of 1933.
(2)  Estimated  solely  for  the  purpose  of  calculating  the  amount  of  the
     registration fee, pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act
     of 1933,  on the  basis of the  average  of the high and low  prices of the
     Registrant's Common Stock on January 5, 2001.

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<PAGE>
     This  Registration  Statement  also  relates  to the Form S-8  Registration
Statement  No.  333-81403,  the  contents  of which are  incorporated  herein by
reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. Under such Registration
Statement the Registrant  registered 750,000 shares of common stock for issuance
under  the  Swift   Transportation  Co.,  Inc.  1999  Stock  Option  Plan.  This
Registration  Statement  reflects  the  amendment  to the 1999 Stock Option Plan
increasing the number of shares  authorized to be issued thereunder from 750,000
shares to 2,250,00 shares.

                                   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
------------------            -----                             ----

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


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


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


/s/ Alphonse E. Frei          Director                          January 11, 2001
--------------------------
Alphonse E. Frei


/s/ Lou A. Edwards            Director                          January 11, 2001
--------------------------
Lou A. Edwards


/s/ Earl H. Scudder, Jr.      Director                          January 11, 2001
--------------------------
Earl H. Scudder, Jr.

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number      Description                            Page or Method of Filing
-------     -----------                            ------------------------
4.3         Swift Transportation Co., Inc. 1999    Filed herewith
            Stock Option Plan, as amended

5           Opinion of Snell & Wilmer  L.L.P.      Filed herewith

23.1        Consent of KPMG LLP                    Filed herewith

23.2        Consent of Snell & Wilmer  L.L.P.      Included as part of Exhibit 5

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