SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Vander Ploeg David (Last) (First) (Middle) 2936 FOXFORD DRIVE (Street) GREEN BAY WI 54313 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2010	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO [ SWFT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right-To-Buy)	(1)	02/28/2020	Class A Common Stock	4,000(2)	$8.8(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Subject to certain acceleration, forfeiture, and termination provisions and the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, the options vest as to 1,333 shares on each of February 28, 2013, and February 28, 2014, and the remaining 1,334 shares on February 28, 2015. Upon exercise, the options convert to the Issuer's Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis.

2. Reflects a four-for-five reverse stock split effected on November 29, 2010, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering.

Remarks:

No securities beneficially owned.

	/s/ David Vander Ploeg, by James Fry, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA filed herewith	12/13/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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