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Knight Transportation is a truckload transportation company focusing on dry van truckload, temperature-controlled truckload, and dedicated truckload services. They provide efficient movement of full trailer or container loads of freight from origin to destination for a single customer. With a nationwide network of service centers, one of the country's largest company-owned tractor fleets, and access to thousands of third-party equipment providers, Knight Transportation offers a broad range of solutions to truckload shippers.They transport general commodities for customers throughout the United States, as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.

Founded in 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona, Knight Transportation has grown into a large telecommunication company with 7,500 employees and an annual revenue of $7.4 billion. The company boasts a diverse workforce with 16.6% female employees and 37.7% ethnic minorities. However, turnover rates are relatively high with employees staying an average of 2.7 years before leaving. Despite this, Knight Transportation remains competitive in the industry, offering average employee salaries of $52,940 per year.

Knight Transportation's mission statement

To operate truckload businesses that are industry leading in both margin and growth, while providing cost-effective solutions for our customers.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Good job 4 younger drivers.new Truck your color & kind when u hit a million miles.also raises every 100,000 miles.

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Changes Driver managers alot . Hard to build good relationship in the long turn . shortage of MT trailers.

Knight Transportation benefits

Bonus program is good when there's enough miles.

What do you like best about Knight Transportation's CEO and the leadership team?

Don't know just got a new one.

How would you improve Knight Transportation's culture?

More DM s. On the weekend.no one can make a decision.

How did you prepare for the Knight Transportation interview?

Didn't ,came over from delicated account.

How does your compensation at Knight Transportation compare to the industry average?

When there's enough miles to go around it's good 👍 when it's not.......

What's the diversity at Knight Transportation like?

We have a good mix.

What brings you the most joy at Knight Transportation?

Being productive after 4 decades of driving

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Tool reimbursement was nice, and scheduling wasn't bad most of the time

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

the pay was crap, benefits were mediocre at best, coworkers (drivers) were terrible to the mechanics

Knight Transportation benefits

Tool Reimbursement.

What do you like best about Knight Transportation's CEO and the leadership team?

I never met the guy, so honestly I don;t know

How would you improve Knight Transportation's culture?

A great improvement would be Better Pay and benefits.

How does your compensation at Knight Transportation compare to the industry average?

In my experience, the pay was crap. In retrospect the industry is struggling, but they could do much better to take care of their guys.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

They promised very realistic and expected things, made Knight seem like a great place to work....

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

They never made good on any of the things they said, worked you to the bone and either deliberately attempted to bankrupt me or where so incompetent with their use of my services that it nearly accomplished the same end result

Knight Transportation benefits

The "Walk Away Lease" (which, through "creative accounting", they also didn't uphold). I'd prefer to work for the Mob. At least there's some honor and decency with the Mob.

What do you like best about Knight Transportation's CEO and the leadership team?

He's studied how to angle and edge the legal risks of the company so the drivers individually burden them for the most part. Funding the company off of the drivers financial lives rather than relying on running a "good" company. - You've got to respect the business man who can do that, and somehow make it seem legal.

How would you improve Knight Transportation's culture?

Class Action Law Suit against the Corporate company aimed at restoring the lives of drivers such as myself who've lost 4+ years of their lives being abused, starved and in many ways tortured to artificially make Knight seem like a well-to-do trucking company sucking in more unsuspecting victims.

How did you prepare for the Knight Transportation interview?

I checked on Knight's safty score, reviews, and prior interactions over the phone seemed good and on the up-and-up, then I drove to Knight's terminal in Phoenix, AZ.

How does your compensation at Knight Transportation compare to the industry average?

Less by orders of magnitude. I'd make more working as a School's bus driver.

What's the diversity at Knight Transportation like?

It's sufficiently diverse. But that should never be the factor. People shouldn't be hired because the company needs more [Insert the minority] representation. A company should hire the best people for the job. If someone feels a company is discriminating based on [insert the minority], then a review should be done then and the company should be encouraged to hire the more qualified personnel.

What brings you the most joy at Knight Transportation?

Not being under Knight's thumb anymore.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2023
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Good miles but small terminals outside of Phoenix, AZ

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Tiny terminals

Knight Transportation benefits

Decent miles little down time

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2023
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Thought it was a good company until I worked there a while. Leadership is HORRIBLE!

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Dreadful place. Management is clueless.

Knight Transportation benefits

None. Run from this place. Don't say I didn't tell you...

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Thee infrastructure of advancement

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Too unsociable with new recurits

Knight Transportation benefits

Squire benefits

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Time in the seat for experience.

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Low weekly pay no monthly bonus pay.

Knight Transportation benefits

Terminals

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2022
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Getting experience

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Low pay, minimal home time and constant review/corrections/new counseling of past assignments

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Good benefits, good starter company for people new to trucking. Decent facilities.

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Long work hours, rotating weekends, work holidays. Micromanagement

Knight Transportation benefits

5 days vacation a year

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019
Pros of working at Knight Transportation

Start of great but seen alot of angry drivers lately expecially out of Lakeland . I can understand why

Cons of working at Knight Transportation

Decreased pay, no trailers. Poor planning. Having to fight for detention /layover pay severe miscommunication between planners dispatch and drivers. .

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The team at Knight Transportation

  • The founders of Knight Transportation is Kevin P. Knight.
  • The key people at Knight Transportation is Kevin P. Knight.
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Kevin P. Knight

Knight Transportation rankings

Knight Transportation is ranked #88 on the Best Telecommunication companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Knight Transportation salaries

Average Knight Transportation salary
$52,940
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$25.45 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Knight Transportation diversity

9.8
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We calculated Knight Transportation’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Knight Transportation’s workforce.
Knight Transportation diversity summary. Zippia estimates Knight Transportation's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Knight Transportation's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Knight Transportation's workforce.
  • Knight Transportation has 7,500 employees.
  • 17% of Knight Transportation employees are women, while 83% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Knight Transportation is White (62%).
  • 16% of Knight Transportation employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of Knight Transportation employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Knight Transportation makes $52,940 per year.
  • Knight Transportation employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Knight Transportation stay with the company for 2.7 years on average.

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Knight Transportation is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ

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Knight Transportation financial performance

9.9
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Knight Transportation currently has 7.4B in revenue. Knight Transportation's most recent quarter produced 2.0b (q3'2023).

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Highest paying Knight Transportation competitors

Compare Knight Transportation salaries to competitors, including Prime, Western Express, and CRST International. Employees at Prime earn the highest average yearly salary of $70,821. The salaries at Western Express average $57,980 per year, and the salaries at CRST International come in at $56,861 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$70,8210
2$57,9800
3$56,8610
4$56,1860
5$56,0460
6$55,7910
7$55,4040
8$54,8790
9$54,6210
10$53,9390

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Knight Transportation may also be known as or be related to KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC, Knight Transportation, Knight Transportation Inc, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. and swift transportation.