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Swift Tansportation Company Profile Swift Transportation Co., Inc. is the holding company for several operating and other corporations. The Company is a truckload carrier in the United States operating a fleet of 18,000 tractors, 50,000 trailers and 5,000 intermodal containers while employing some 25,000 individuals. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. operates out of 31 terminals in 26 states and Mexico combining strong regional operations, an expanding intermodal operation and various specialty services. The principal commodities that it transports include retail and discount department store merchandise, manufactured goods, paper products, non-perishable and perishable food products, beverages and beverage containers and building materials. The Company operates in one industry, road transportation, as a truckload motor carrier. The Company provides transportation solutions for customers. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. creates value for its customers by providing a variety of transportation services. Services offered include dry van, refrigerated van, flat-bed, container, and heavy hauling trailers and are offered on a for-hire basis or in an operation specific to a customer. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. offers its services on a local, regional or North American basis. It has established a network of regional terminals and facilities located in areas. The terminals are located in close proximity to major customers, who provide the Company with traffic volume. Its terminal network establishes a local market presence and is designed to enable the Company to respond to its customers' and drivers' changing requirements. Swift Transportation Co., Inc.'s regional terminal network and operating systems also enable it to enhance driver recruitment and retention by maintaining open communication lines with its drivers and by planning loads that will regularly return drivers to their homes. The Company's operating systems provide access to information regarding driver and equipment status and location, special load and equipment instructions, routing and dispatching. These systems enable its operations personnel to match available equipment and drivers to available loads and plan future loads based on the intended destinations. Swift Transportation Co., Inc.'s operating systems also facilitate scheduling regular equipment maintenance and fueling at its terminals or other locations.
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