SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D. C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2000
USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION
Delaware 0-19791 36-3790696
(State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
9700 Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number
including area code: (847) 696-0200
Not applicable
(Former name of former address, if changed since the last report)
The Exhibit Index is located on Page 2. This Report contains 4 pages.
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Item 5. Other Events.
On February 8, 2000, USFreightways Corporation (USF) and
Transport Corporation of America, Inc. (Transport) announced
that by mutual agreement of the boards of directors of their
respective companies the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
January 17, 2000 between USF and Transport to acquire
Transport has been terminated.
Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 News Release, dated February 8, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION
By: /s/Christopher L. Ellis
Christopher L. Ellis
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 9, 2000
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EXHIBIT 99
News Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tuesday, February 8, 2000 CHRIS ELLIS 847.692.0205
USFreightways Corporation And Transport Corporation Of America, Inc.
Agree To Terminate Merger Agreement
Rosemont, IL and Eagan, MN... J. Campbell Carruth, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of USFreightways Corporation ("USF") and William Slattery, Chairman of
Transport Corporation of America, Inc. ("Transport") announced today that by
mutual agreement of the boards of directors of their respective companies the
agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 17, 2000 between USF and Transport
has been terminated.
USF (NASDAQ: USFC) provides comprehensive supply chain management services,
including high-value, regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation,
logistics, domestic and international freight forwarding and premium regional
and national truckload transportation. For more information, contact the Company
at www.usfreightways.com.
Transport, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, provides a wide
range of truckload freight carriage and logistics services to customers in the
United States and Canada. Transport Canada operates over 1,250 company tractors,
820 independent contractor tractors and over 6,500 trailers. Transport America
focuses on providing time-definite and other responsive services through its
team of dedicated and committed employees supported by state-of-the-art
technology, strategically located service centers to support regional and
dedicated operations, and information technology.
