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                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Swift Transportation Co., Inc., for the
registration of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein
of our report dated February 1, 2001, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of M.S. Carriers, Inc., included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        Ernst & Young LLP

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
May 15, 2001