Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Announces Updated Earnings Guidance

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) today announced updates to its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 and announced earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2019.

• Based on preliminary results, the company now expects Adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter of 2018 will range from $0.91 to $0.93 (which is an update from the previously announced expectation of $0.71 to $0.75).
• The company now expects Adjusted EPS for the first quarter of 2019 will range from $0.52 to $0.55 (which is an update from the previously announced expectation of $0.50 to $0.54).
• The company expects Adjusted EPS for the second quarter of 2019 will range from $0.62 to $0.66.

Adjusted EPS reflects US GAAP diluted earnings per share after adding back the after-tax impact of intangible amortization expense, impairments, and severance expense associated with certain organizational changes at Swift.

The updates to the expected Adjusted EPS range for the fourth quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2019 are based on several factors that positively affected earnings across the company's reportable segments, including increases in revenue per loaded mile, excluding fuel surcharge, improved safety results, lower fuel costs, and meaningful improvements in the adjusted operating ratios across the Swift reportable segments.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. is a provider of multiple truckload transportation and logistics services using a nationwide network of business units and terminals in the United States and Mexico to serve customers throughout North America. In addition to operating North America's largest tractor fleet, Knight-Swift also contracts with third-party equipment providers to provide a broad range of truckload services to its customers while creating quality driving jobs for our driving associates and successful business opportunities for independent contractors.

This press release contains certain statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to expected Adjusted EPS. Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of management and current market conditions. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. Adjusted EPS is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of management, and those risks, uncertainties, and other factors identified from time-to-time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should review and consider the factors that may affect future results and other disclosures in the Risk Factors section of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and various disclosures in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, press releases, stockholder reports, and other filings with the SEC. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

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