Knight-Swift eyes leased Pa., Va. terminal options

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Knight-Swift Transportation expects leased terminals in states such as Pennsylvania and Virginia to be the next steps in the carrier’s ambitions to build a nationwide less-than-truckload network, CEO Adam Miller said. Phoenix-based Knight-Swift began building out its LTL network in 2021 and will enter states adjacent to its existing terminal network in 2027 as part of its initial foray into the Northeast, the executive said in an interview on the sidelines of the 2026 WEX OTR Summit. “We’ll be very deliberate. We don’t want to put too much pressure on the business. There’s already a handful of facilities that we’ve identified that allow us to make that kind of creep into the Northeast,” he told Transport Topics, noting that these plans depend on a stable market, intact margins and no decrease in demand. “We wouldn’t jump into a state that’s really outside of our service area,” he added. Knight-Swift’s LTL operations, which were unified under the AAA Cooper name at the start of 2026, currently operate 180 terminals. AAA Cooper is Knight-Swift’s oldest LTL brand, and its 2021 acquisition marked Knight-Swift’s initial entry into the LTL segment after historically focusing on truckload operations. Since then, Knight-Swift has acquired Midwest Motor Express and the LTL assets of Dependable Highway Express. KNX Quotes by TradingView See more transportation stock listings However, Miller said in the interview and a speech at the conference that any further growth in the segment likely would not involve mergers, even though Knight-Swift — which ranks No. 8 on the TT Top 100 list…

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