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SmartDrive is deploying its video-based safety program across Swift Transportation’s entire fleet, the company announced June 16.

The $6 billion Swift-Knight truckload merger is racing to completion as shareholders of both companies approved the transaction Sept. 7, and the carriers said it would close Sept. 8.

Knight Transportation Inc. profits declined 28% in the second quarter, the latest in a series of unfavorable earnings reports from truckload carriers matching what was anticipated to be a tough first half of 2017.

Swift Transportation Co., North America’s largest truckload carrier, saw its profits and freight revenue decrease during the second quarter compared with the same time in 2016.

The multibillion-dollar merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation received a speedy federal antitrust approval May 1, clearing the way for shareholders to vote on the proposed transaction to form the largest truckload carrier in the United States.

Transport Topics' Joe Howard and Daniel Bearth discuss the April 10, 2017, Knight-Swift merger news: Why it happened and what it means for the truckload sector. Read more at bit.ly/TTKnightSwift (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)

Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard talks with Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth about the April 10 merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation, forming the nation's largest full truckload company. What prompted the move between the carriers that rank No. 29 and No. 6 on the  for-hire TT100 list? Watch this short video analysis.

Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation are merging to create what they say will be the trucking industry's largest full truckload company: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

In this video posted April 10 on Knight Transportation's Facebook page, Knight Executive Chairman Kevin Knight says Swift Transportation and Knight Transportation will remain independent brands and operations after their merger announcement.

Knight Transportation Inc. reported profits plummeted 24% in the fourth quarter, blaming the results on low gas prices, a poor used-truck market and two class-action lawsuits.