Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings subsidiaries AAA Cooper Transportation, Midwest Motor Express, and DHE Transportation expanded their network with service centers in Enid, Oklahoma; Fort Payne, Alabama; and Yakima, Washington, according to a recent LinkedIn post.
The sites include:
- The Oklahoma facility, located at 1801 N. Fourth St. in Enid, has 16 dock doors and more than 1,000 square feet of office space, according to a LoopNet listing.
- The Alabama center, located at 2309 Terminal Drive Northwest, was formerly home to Little River Transportation, per the city’s chamber of commerce.
- In Washington, where Midwest Motor Express has five sites, the 1928 Rudkin Road location was previously operated by Reddaway, subsidiary of bankrupt Yellow Corp.
MME also opened a service center for Parkersburg, West Virginia, the carrier noted on LinkedIn last month.
During an Q4 earnings call last month, CEO Adam Miller said Knight-Swift is experiencing shipment growth and steady rate increases, due in part to its expanding network.
“Our significant network growth rate is a function of the unique opportunities in the marketplace to attain properties over the past 18 months, as well as our desire to extend the reach of our service offering as soon as we were able to in order to pursue volume in the corresponding coverage areas as bids are conducted,” he said.
Knight-Swift added 51 facilities and 1,400 doors to its network in 2024 alone, an increase of over 30%. Fourth quarter revenue for the company’s LTL business grew 20% year over year, including its acquisition of DHE Transportation.
Together, AAA Cooper Transportation, Midwest Motor Express and DHE Transportation operate 173 service centers across 35 states, offering a variety of services for LTL shipments, according to the company’s website.
Miller declined to disclose specific targets, but said Knight-Swift sees additional M&A opportunities in the Northeast.
“Certainly, we know the Northeast is the kind of next big area to take on, but right now, we’re kind of working on optimizing what we currently have,” he said during the earnings call. “And hey, when we get to a point where we think it makes sense to start exploring what those options could be, then we’ll do so.”
