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Form 8-K April 2005 (Munro Appointment)
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REPORT </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
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2005</FONT></DIV>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      April 1, 2005, the Board of Directors of Knight Transportation, Inc., an
      Arizona corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), upon the recommendation of its
      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, unanimously approved the
      appointment of&nbsp;Kathryn L. Munro to fill a vacancy on the Board
      created by the resignation of Matt Salmon on March 16, 2005. Ms. Munro was
      appointed as a Class II director, and qualifies as an &#8220;independent
      director&#8221; under applicable New York Stock Exchange rules. The Board of
      Directors has not yet determined the committees of the Board to which Ms.
      Munro will be named, but is expected to make committee assignments at its
      meeting scheduled for May 26, 2005. Following that meeting, the Company
      will file an amendment to this report to provide information regarding the
      committees to which Ms. Munro has been named.</FONT></DIV>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ms.
      Munro currently is a principal of BridgeWest, LLC, a private equity
      investment firm specializing in wireless technology companies, and was the
      Chairperson of BridgeWest from February 1999 until July 2003. From 1996 to
      1998, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America&#8217;s Southwest
      Banking Group, and was President of Bank of America Arizona from 1994 to
      1996. Ms. Munro has served on the boards of directors of Flow
      International Corporation, a Seattle-based manufacturer of industrial
      tools, since 1996; Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, the holding company
      of Arizona Public Service and Pinnacle West Energy, since 2000; and
      Capitol Bancorp Limited, a Michigan-based multi-bank holding company,
      since 2002.</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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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
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Form 8-K April 2005 (Munro Appointment)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 1,
2005
KNIGHT
TRANSPORTATION, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arizona
000-24946
86-0649974
(State
      or other jurisdiction
of
      incorporation)
(Commission
File
      Number)
(IRS
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
5601
      W. Buckeye Road, Phoenix, AZ
85043
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
(Zip
      Code)
(602)
269-2000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[   
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
      5.02
Departure
      of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Principal Officers.
On
      April 1, 2005, the Board of Directors of Knight Transportation, Inc., an
      Arizona corporation (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of its
      Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, unanimously approved the
      appointment of Kathryn L. Munro to fill a vacancy on the Board
      created by the resignation of Matt Salmon on March 16, 2005. Ms. Munro was
      appointed as a Class II director, and qualifies as an "independent
      director" under applicable New York Stock Exchange rules. The Board of
      Directors has not yet determined the committees of the Board to which Ms.
      Munro will be named, but is expected to make committee assignments at its
      meeting scheduled for May 26, 2005. Following that meeting, the Company
      will file an amendment to this report to provide information regarding the
      committees to which Ms. Munro has been named.
Ms.
      Munro currently is a principal of BridgeWest, LLC, a private equity
      investment firm specializing in wireless technology companies, and was the
      Chairperson of BridgeWest from February 1999 until July 2003. From 1996 to
      1998, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America's Southwest
      Banking Group, and was President of Bank of America Arizona from 1994 to
      1996. Ms. Munro has served on the boards of directors of Flow
      International Corporation, a Seattle-based manufacturer of industrial
      tools, since 1996; Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, the holding company
      of Arizona Public Service and Pinnacle West Energy, since 2000; and
      Capitol Bancorp Limited, a Michigan-based multi-bank holding company,
      since 2002.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date:
      April 7, 2005
By:
/s/ David A. Jackson
David
      A. Jackson
Chief
      Financial Officer
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