Founder Profile
Jerry Moyes
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Jerry Moyes?
Jerry Moyes is a founder of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., which was founded in 2017 with Kevin Knight.
- Company founded
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
- Founded
- 2017
- Co-founders
- Kevin Knight
Background
Jerry Moyes founded Swift Transportation in Phoenix in 1966 and built it, largely through acquisitions, into one of the largest truckload carriers in the U.S.
Founding Story
Jerry Moyes founded Swift Transportation in 1966 and led its growth into a national truckload carrier through decades of expansion and acquisitions. He took Swift private in 2007 and it returned to public markets in 2010. Swift merged with Knight Transportation in 2017 to form Knight-Swift.