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): October 6, 2000
TRISM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-23210 13-3491658
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
4174 Jiles Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 795-4600
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
The Board of Directors of Trism, Inc. ("Trism"), on the recommendation of the
Audit Committee, authorized the President and CEO and the Executive Vice
President and CFO to engage Deloitte & Touche LLP as Trism's independent
auditors to audit its consolidated financial statements for the year ending
December 31, 2000. This appointment, which was effective October 6, 2000,
represents a change in outside auditors from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to
Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements for
the past two fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 contained no adverse
opinions or disclaimers of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. During the two-year period
ended December 31, 1999 and thereafter through October 6, 2000, there have been
no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matters of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to make reference thereto in
their report on the financial statements for such years.
Trism provided PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with a copy of this disclosure
and requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish Trism with a letter
addressed to the SEC stating whether or not PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees
with the above statements. The PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP letter, dated October
13, 2000, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
16.1 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding change in
certifying auditor.
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.
Trism, Inc.
Dated: October 13, 2000 By: /S/ James G. Overley
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James G. Overley
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
16.1 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding change in certifying
auditor.
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