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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JACKSON DAVID A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC [KNX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 5601 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/29/2009 (Street) PHOENIX, AZ 85043 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   A   5,063 A $ 4.395 (1) 5,063 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   S   5,063 D $ 17.8042 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   A   3,375 A $ 4.8889 (2) 3,375 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   S   3,375 D $ 17.8042 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   A   3,375 A $ 8.4445 (3) 3,375 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   S   3,375 D $ 17.8042 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   A   2,362 A $ 11.4356 (4) 2,362 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   S   2,362 D $ 17.8042 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   A   7,500 A $ 12.5734 (5) 7,500 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/29/2009   S   7,500 D $ 17.8042 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock, par value, $0.01 per share

$ 4.395 (1)

05/29/2009

M

5,063

03/01/2004

02/28/2011

Common Stock

5,063

$ 4.395 (1)

0

D

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

$ 4.8889 (2)

05/29/2009

M

3,375

09/18/2004

09/17/2011

Common Stock

3,375

$ 4.8889 (2)

0

D

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

$ 8.4445 (3)

05/29/2009

M

3,375

06/15/2005

06/04/2012

Common Stock

3,375

$ 8.4445 (3)

0

D

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

$ 11.4356 (4)

05/29/2009

M

2,362

08/07/2006

08/06/2013

Common Stock

2,362

$ 11.4356 (4)

0

D

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

$ 12.5734 (5)

05/29/2009

M

7,500

12/31/2004

08/05/2014

Common Stock

7,500

$ 12.5734 (5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JACKSON DAVID A 5601 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD PHOENIX, AZ 85043			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/David A. Jackson/		06/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	An option was granted on March 1, 2001 with an exercise price of $4.395.
(2)	An option was granted on September 18, 2001 with an exercise price of $4.8889.
(3)	An option was granted on June 5, 2002 with an exercise price of $8.4445.
(4)	An option was granted on August 7, 2003 with an exercise price of $11.4356.
(5)	An option was granted on August 6, 2004 with an exercise price of $12.5734.

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