Benzinga | Oct 18, 2021 03:39PM EDT

AAA Cooper Transportation Adds St. Louis, Missouri Service Center

* Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE:KNX) subsidiary AAA Cooper Transportation to expand its LTL capacity by opening a St. Louis, Missouri service center this fall.

* This company expects the expansion to connect AAA Cooper's existing 15-state network with the largest metropolitan area in Missouri.

* Knight-Swift, which services five states that share a border with Missouri - Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, expands its service capacity for LTL and Dedicated Services in the Midwest.

* This expansion follows recent capacity additions and investments in the Dallas and Indianapolis Service Centers and is the first expansion since Knight-Swift acquired AAA Cooper in July 2021.

* Price Action: KNX shares are trading higher by 1.88% at $50.38 on the last check Monday.