Jerry Moyes

Jerry Moyes
Born (1944-01-15) January 15, 1944 (age 80)
Plain City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materWeber State College
OccupationCEO of Swift Transportation
Years active1966 - 2016 [1]
SpouseVickie Moyes [2]

Jerry Moyes is the founder, former chairman, and CEO of Phoenix-based Swift Transportation, one of the largest trucking companies in the United States.[3][4] Moyes also owns charter airline Swift Air and FBO Swift Aviation at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Moyes is the controlling owner of SME Steel Contractors Inc., a steel erector company based in Utah, and Texas-based LTL freight carrier Central Freight Lines.[5] He has invested in several Arizona sports teams, most notably the Arizona Coyotes, which he owned from 2006 until 2009.

  1. ^ "Jerry Moyes and family". Forbes. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transforming Pediatric Care in the West Valley". Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "It's Official And Knight-Swift Is The Largest Trucking Company In The US". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ The Optimistic American (2022-04-30). From One Truck to the Biggest American Fleet! - Jerry Moyes. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Central Freight Lines (1 December 2020). "Central Freight Lines Announces Transition Plan to Increase Focus on Streamlined Customer Services" (Press release). Waco, Texas: Business Wire. Retrieved 23 August 2021.