COUNTRY WIDE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13G

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No.   1   )*
                                        -------

                      Country Wide Transport Services, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock,  $ .01 Par Value
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                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                               222366205
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

   Check the  following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /.  (A
fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting  beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described in Item 1;  and (2)  has  filed no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

   *The remainder of  this cover  page  shall  be  filled  out  for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior page.

   The information  required in the  remainder of this  cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934  ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however, see
the Notes).



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CUSIP No.  222366205                  13G                 Page 2 of 12 Pages


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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

          Special Situations Fund III, L.P. ("The Fund")
          F13-3737427
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  / /
     of a Group*                               (b)  /X/
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
          Delaware

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Number of Shares              (5) Sole Voting
 Beneficially                       Power              609,500
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting
 Person With                        Power              None
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (7) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power              609,500
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (8) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power              None
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 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

          609,500
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

          12.1%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*

          IV
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 222366205                 13G                   Page 3 of 12 Pages


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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

          MGP Advisers Limited Partnership ("MGP")
          F13-3263120
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  / /
     of a Group*                               (b)  /X/
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 (3) SEC Use Only

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

          Delaware

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Number of Shares              (5) Sole Voting
 Beneficially                       Power              None
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting
 Person With                        Power              None
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (7) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power              609,500
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (8) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power              None
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

          609,500
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

          12.1%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*

          IA
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 222366205                 13G                   Page 4 of 12 Pages


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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

          AWM Investment Company, Inc. ("AWM")
          11-3086452
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  / /
     of a Group*                               (b)  /X/
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

          Delaware

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Number of Shares              (5) Sole Voting
 Beneficially                       Power              217,166
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting
 Person With                        Power              None
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (7) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power              826,666
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (8) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power              None
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 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

          826,666
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

          16.1%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*

          IA
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 222366205                 13G                   Page 5 of 12 Pages


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

          Austin W. Marxe
          ###-##-####
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  / /
     of a Group*                               (b)  /X/
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

          United States

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Number of Shares              (5) Sole Voting
 Beneficially                       Power              217,166
 Owned by                    --------------------------------------------------
 Each Reporting               (6) Shared Voting
 Person With                        Power              609,500
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (7) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power              826,666
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (8) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power              None
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 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

          826,666
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

          16.1%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person*

          IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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Item 1.

(a)  NAME OF ISSUER:  Country Wide Transport Service, Inc.

(b)  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

     14711 Slover Avenue, Fontana, CA  92337

Item 2.

(a)-(c)   NAME OF PERSON FILING; ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE; AND PLACE
          OF ORGANIZATION:  This statement is filed on behalf of (i) Special
          Situations Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
          "Fund"), (ii) MGP Advisers Limited Partnership, a Delaware Limited
          Partnership ("MGP"), (iii) AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware
          corporation ("AWM") and (iv) Austin W. Marxe.  Each of the foregoing
          is hereinafter individually referred to as a "Reporting Person" and
          collectively as the "Reporting Persons."  The principal office and
          business address of the Reporting Persons is 153 East 53 Street, New
          York, New York 10022.   The busines of the Fund is to acquire,
          purchase, invest in, sell, convey, transfer, exchange and otherwise
          trade in principally equity and equity related securities.  MGP is a
          general partner of and investment adviser to the Fund.  MGP is
          registered as a investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act
          of 1940, as amended.  The principal business of MGP is to act as a
          general partner of and investment adviser to the Fund.  AWM, a
          Delaware corporation primarily owned by Austin Marxe, serves as the
          sole

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          general partner of MGP.  AWM is a registered investment adviser under
          the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and also serves as the investment
          adviser to, and general partner of, Special Situations Cayman Fund,
          L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman
          Islands (the "Cayman Fund").  Austin W. Marxe is also the principal
          limited partner of MGP and is the President and Chief Executive
          Officer of AWM.  Mr. Marxe is principally responsible for the
          selection, acquisition and disposition of the portfolio securities by
          AWM on behalf of MGP, the Fund and the Cayman Fund.

2(b)      TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: See cover sheets.

2(c)      CUSIP NUMBER:  See cover sheets.

Item 3.   IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR
          13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILED IS A:

(a) ( )   Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act

(b) ( )   Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act

(c) ( )   Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a) (19) of the Act

(d) (x)   Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
          Company Act

(e) (x)   Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
          Advisers Act of 1940

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(f) ( )   Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions
          of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
          Fund

(g) (x)   Parent Holding Company, in accordance with $240.13d
          -1 (b) (ii) (G)

(h) ( )   Group, in accordance with $240.13d-1 (b) (1) (ii) (H)

See Exhibit A attached hereto.

Item 4.   OWNERSHIP:

(a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 826,666 shares of Common Stock are beneficially
     owned by Austin W. Marxe and AWM.  This amount is composed of 493,333
     shares of Common Stock; of which 359,500 shares are owned by the Fund and
     133,833 shares are owned by the Cayman Fund; and 333,333 Warrants; of which
     250,000 are owned by the Fund and 83,333 are owned by the Cayman Fund.
     Each Warrant may be exercised for one share of Common Stock at a price of
     $5.00.  609,500 shares of Common Stock are beneficially owned by the Fund
     and MGP.

(b)  PERCENT OF CLASS:  16.1 percent of the Common Stock are beneficially owned
     by Austin Marxe and AWM.  12.1 percent of the Common Stock are beneficially
     owned by MGP and the Fund.


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(c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS RIGHTS TO VOTE AND/OR DISPOSE
     OF SECURITIES:  The Fund has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote
     and to dispose or to direct the disposition of all securities reported
     hereby which are beneficially owned by the Fund.  MGP has the sole power to
     dispose or to direct the disposition of all securities reported hereby
     which are beneficially owned by MGP.  AWM has the the sole power to vote or
     to direct the vote of securities reported hereby which are beneficially
     owned by AWM by virtue of it being the Investment Adviser to the Special
     Situations Cayman Fund, L.P..  AWM has the sole power to dispose or to
     direct the disposition of all securites reported hereby which are
     beneficially owned by AWM.  Austin Marxe has the sole power to vote or to
     direct the vote of securities reported hereby which are beneficially owned
     by Austin Marxe by virtue of being the primary owner and President and
     Chief Executive Officer of AWM.  Austin W. Marxe has shared power to vote
     or to direct the vote of all shares beneficially owned by Austin Marxe by
     virtue of being an Individual General Partner of the Fund.

Item 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:  If this statement is
          being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the
          reporting person has ceased to be the

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          beneficial owner of more that five percent of the class of securities,
          check the following __.

Item 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF  ANOTHER PERSON:  The
          Fund and the Cayman Fund as owners of the securities in question,
          have the right to receive any dividends from, or proceeds from the
          sale of, such securities.

Item 7.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
          SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:  See Exhibit
          A attached hereto.

Item 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:  Not
          applicable

Item 9.   NOTICES OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:  Not applicable.

Item 10.  CERTIFICATION:  Each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best
          of its or his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
          were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were acquired
          for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
          influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
          acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
          having such purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each
of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Dated:      1/4/96
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                              SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.



                              By:/s/ Austin W. Marxe
                                 --------------------------
                                   Austin W. Marxe
                                   Individual General Parnter

                              MGP ADVISERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                              By: AWM Investment Company, Inc.



                              By:/s/ Austin W. Marxe
                                 -----------------------------
                                   Austin W. Marxe
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer

                              AWM INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.



                              By:/s/ Austin W. Marxe
                                 -----------------------------
                                   Austin W. Marxe
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer



                                   /s/ Austin W. Marxe
                                   -------------------------------
                                   AUSTIN W. MARXE



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                                    EXHIBIT A


     This Exhibit explains the relationship between the Reporting Persons.  AWM
is the sole general partner of MGP, a registered investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.  MGP is a general partner of and
investment adviser to the Fund.  AWM is a registered investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and also serves as the general partner of,
and investment adviser to, the Cayman Fund.  Austin W. Marxe is the principal
owner and President of AWM.






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