FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 14, 2002


                           KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC.
             (Exact name or registrant as specified in its charter)


           Arizona                    000-24946                  86-0649974
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


                  5601 W. Buckeye Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85043
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 269-2000


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant.

     Not applicable.

Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

     Not applicable.

Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.

     Not applicable.

Item 4. Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

     Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Events.

     Concurrently with the filing of the Knight Transportation, Inc., an Arizona
corporation (the "Company"),  Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002,
Kevin P. Knight, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Timothy M. Kohl, the
Company's  Chief  Financial  Officer,  provided  to the SEC  the  certifications
required  pursuant  to Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  and 18
U.S.C.  Section  1350.  Please  see the  Company's  Form  10-Q  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission for the period ended September 30, 2002, for
more information.

Item 6. Resignation of Registrant's Directors.

     Not applicable.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Exhibits.

     99.1      Certification  by Kevin P. Knight,  the Company's Chief Executive
               Officer,  of the  Company's  Form 10-Q for the three month period
               ended September 30, 2002, as required  pursuant to Section 906 of
               the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

     99.2      Certification  by Timothy M. Kohl, the Company's  Chief Financial
               Officer,  of the  Company's  Form 10-Q for the three month period
               ended September 30, 2002, as required  pursuant to Section 906 of
               the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.

     Not applicable.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     See Item 5, above.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC.


Dated: November 14, 2002                /s/ Timothy M. Kohl
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                                        Timothy M. Kohl
                                        Executive Vice-President, Secretary, and
                                        Chief Financial Officer