SAIA INC — Director's Dealing 2011

May 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SAIA INC (SAIA)
CIK: 0001177702
Period of Report: 2011-05-02

Reporting Person: Robinson Mark H (Vice President of IT)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-02	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.39	A	6040	Acquired	2018-05-01	Common Stock (6040)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9291	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$12.10	2017-02-01	Common Stock (6840)	6840	Direct
Phantom Stock	$		Common Stock (11712.357)	11712.357	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.00	2012-02-02	Common Stock (1280)	1280	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.88	2012-08-24	Common Stock (1310)	1310	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$27.38	2013-01-27	Common Stock (3570)	3570	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$26.72	2014-02-01	Common Stock (3430)	3430	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$14.71	2015-01-31	Common Stock (7970)	7970	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$11.96	2016-02-02	Common Stock (6860)	6860	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Immediate

F2: The conversion rate of this derivative security on May 2, 2011 is 0.8416 resulting in 9,857.07 shares of common stock (underlying security in column 7).

F3: The shares of phantom stock become payable, in stock, upon reporting person's termination of service as an employee, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.