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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Endorses Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern Merger
PHOENIX, September 02, 2025--Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE: KNX), the nation’s largest full-truckload carrier, today announced its support for the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Corporation. The company believes this historic rail merger – uniting the Western and Eastern rail networks into the first truly coast-to-coast railroad – will greatly benefit intermodal transportation by enabling seamless single-line service from coast to coast. The comb
About this update from Union Pacific Corporation
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