SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 24, 1998
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KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-14759 64-0412551
(State or other juris- (Commission File (I.R.S. Employe
diction of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
135 Riverview Drive, Richland, Mississippi 39218
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (601) 939-2545
Item 5. Other Events.
On July 23, 1998, KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (the "Company") announced
the resignation of Steven K. Bevilaqua as President, Chief Executive Officer
and a Director of the Company.
Concurrently, the Company announced the appointment of William J. Liles, III
to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Liles, son of
the late William J. Liles, Jr., one of the Company's founders, was formerly
Vice President - Sales and Marketing at the Company. He has been with the
Company since 1974 and a member of the Board of Directors since April 1998.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
Date: July 24, 1998 By: s/Benjamin C. Lee, Jr.
Benjamin C. Lee, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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