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Arizona
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000-24946
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86-0649974
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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5601
W. Buckeye Road, Phoenix, AZ
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85043
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers.
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On
February 8, 2006, Timothy Kohl resigned as a member of the Board
of
Directors of Knight Transportation, Inc., an Arizona corporation
(the
“Company”). Mr. Kohl’s resignation was effective immediately. Kevin
Knight, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, thanked
Mr.
Kohl for his valuable contributions to the Board and stressed that
Mr.
Kohl is stepping down voluntarily, in order to assist the Company
in
increasing the number of outside directors who have no affiliation
with
the Company and to help the Company improve its corporate governance.
Mr.
Knight stated that Mr. Kohl will continue to serve as President and
attend
Board meetings and provide input.
On
February 8, 2006, Richard Lehmann was elected to replace Mr. Kohl
as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Currently, Mr. Lehmann
serves as the founding principal of The Biltmore Bank of Arizona,
which
opened in June of 2003, and is Chairman of Bank Capital Corporation,
the
holding company for the Bank. Until December 31, 1999, Mr. Lehmann
served
as Vice Chairman of Bank One, when it acquired FCNBC, creating the
fifth
largest bank in the United States, with responsibility for all consumer
banking and credit card operations.
Mr.
Lehmann’s previous positions include Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Valley National Bank, before it was sold to Bank One in 1993.
Prior to
that, Mr. Lehmann had spent 20 years with Citigroup in various positions,
including 10 years in the International Division, with 3-1/2 years
as a
Senior Corporate Officer in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Mr.
Lehmann also serves on the Board of Trustees at Thunderbird, The
Garvin
School of International Management and e-Funds Corporation and is
active
in various civic matters.
Mr.
Lehmann was appointed to replace Michael Garnreiter as a member of
the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors
of
the Company. Mr. Garnreiter will maintain his position as Chairman
of the
Audit Committee.
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KNIGHT
TRANSPORTATION, INC.
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Date:
February 14, 2006
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By:
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/s/
David A. Jackson
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David
A. Jackson
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Chief
Financial Officer
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