---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001008886-24-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KNX"
cik: "0001492691"
company_name: "Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T11:34:34.789072+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knight-Swift names Adam Miller CEO, Andrew Hess CFO; David Jackson steps down

## Summary
- Adam Miller promoted to CEO from CFO and President of Swift; 22-year veteran of Knight-Swift.
- Andrew Hess promoted to CFO from SVP M&A and Swift Finance; led acquisitions including U.S. Xpress.
- David Jackson steps down as CEO and board member after 9 years as CEO and 24 years with company.
- Succession effective immediately as of Feb 27, 2024; executive chairman Kevin Knight commented.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001008886-24-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KNX
- cik: 0001492691
- company_name: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1492691/000100888624000059/0001008886-24-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1492691/000100888624000059/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001008886-24-000059
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001008886-24-000059.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001008886-24-000059.txt

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