<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
                              THIS   SCHEDULE    CONTAINS   SUMMARY    FINANCIAL
                              INFORMATION    EXTRACTED    FROM   THE   FINANCIAL
                              STATEMENTS   AS  OF  DECEMBER   31,  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
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
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<PERIOD-START>                                  JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                    DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                           1
<CASH>                                                1,210
<SECURITIES>                                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        78,280
<ALLOWANCES>                                              0
<INVENTORY>                                           3,997
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<PP&E>                                              370,446
<DEPRECIATION>                                       95,597
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                     0
<PREFERRED>                                               0
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<SALES>                                             562,259
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    562,259
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                       (739)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                          0
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<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  27,422
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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>