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<TYPE>EX-23.3
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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF THOMPSON DUNAVANT PLC
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement of Swift Transportation Co., Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June
25,  2001  on the  financial  statements  and  supplemental  schedules  of  M.S.
Carriers,  Inc.  Retirement  Savings Plan  appearing in the Annual Report of the
M.S.  Carriers,  Inc.  Retirement  Savings  Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.


                                        /s/ Thompson Dunavant PLC
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                                        Thompson Dunavant PLC


Memphis, Tennessee
August 3, 2001

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