<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
                              THIS   SCHEDULE    CONTAINS   SUMMARY    FINANCIAL
                              INFORMATION    EXTRACTED    FROM   THE   FINANCIAL
                              STATEMENTS  AS OF June 30,1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN
                              ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED>
<CIK>                                                863557
<NAME>                        SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
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<CURRENCY>                                       US DOLLARS
       
                             
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<FN>
EPS-PRIMARY  and  EPS-DILUTED  are  restated to include the impact of  Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board Statement No. 128 and the effect of a 3-for-2 stock
split payable on March 12, 1998.
</FN>