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KNX vs MRTN

Side-by-side comparison of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) and Marten Transport Ltd. (MRTN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KNX and MRTN operate in Trucking Freight/Courier Services (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • KNX is the larger of the two at $13.11B, about 8.9x MRTN ($1.48B).
  • Over the past year, KNX is up 81.9% and MRTN is up 37.6% - KNX leads by 44.3 points.
  • KNX has hit the wire 9 times in the past 4 weeks while MRTN has been quiet.
  • KNX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for MRTN).
PerformanceKNX+81.87%MRTN+37.59%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricKNXMRTN
Company
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
Marten Transport Ltd.
Price
$80.77+0.14%
$18.12+0.03%
Market cap
$13.11B
$1.48B
1M return
+25.93%
+16.27%
1Y return
+81.87%
+37.59%
Industry
Trucking Freight/Courier Services
Trucking Freight/Courier Services
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2017
1986
News (4w)
9
0
Recent ratings
25
8
KNX

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides truckload transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Trucking, Logistics, and Intermodal. Its trucking services include irregular route, dedicated, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited, dry van, drayage, and cross-border transportation of various products, goods, and materials. The company also provides logistics and intermodal services, such as brokerage, intermodal, and certain logistics; freight management; and non-trucking services. In addition, it offers various support services, including repair and maintenance shop services, warranty, insurance, and equipment leasing; and trailer parts manufacturing and warehousing services, as well as engages in the driving academy activities. The company operates a total of 18,448 tractors, which comprises 16,379 company tractors and 2,069 independent contractor tractors, as well as 57,722 trailers; and 577 tractors and 10,604 intermodal containers. It serves retail, food and beverage, consumer products, paper products, transportation and logistics, housing and building, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

MRTN

Marten Transport Ltd.

Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The Dedicated segment offers customized transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Intermodal segment transports customers' freight utilizing its temperature-controlled trailers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, as well as using tractors and contracted carriers. The Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for customers in temperature-controlled trailers and dry vans. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a fleet of 3,331 tractors, including 3,188 company-owned tractors and 143 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.

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