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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                          U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                      Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  90338N 10 3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                Mr. Max L. Fuller
                          U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
                                4080 Jenkins Road
                          Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
                                 (423) 510-3000
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                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                November 4, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box [_].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits.  See ss. 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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. 90338N 10 3

________________________________________________________________________________
1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


                                 Max L. Fuller
________________________________________________________________________________
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

                                                                 (a)  [_]
                                                                 (b)  [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
3    SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*


                                       PF
________________________________________________________________________________
5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                   [_]



________________________________________________________________________________
6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


                            United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
               7    SOLE VOTING POWER

  NUMBER OF
                                    2,623,934
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
               8    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY

  OWNED BY                          444,916
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING
                                    2,623,934
   PERSON      _________________________________________________________________
               10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    WITH

                                    444,916
________________________________________________________________________________
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


                                   3,068,850
________________________________________________________________________________
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
     (See Instructions)

                                                                      [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)


                                     28.2%
________________________________________________________________________________
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


                                       IN
________________________________________________________________________________


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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

     This  Amendment  No. 2 ("Amendment  No. 2") to the Schedule 13D  originally
filed by the reporting  person with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on
October 14, 1994 (the  "Schedule  13D"),  as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on
April 24, 1995  ("Amendment No. 1"),  relates to the Class A common stock,  $.01
par value of U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc., the principal executive offices of
which are located at 4080 Jenkins Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

     The reporting  person,  Max L. Fuller,  is a Director,  Co-Chairman  of the
Board,  Vice  President  and  Secretary  of U.S.  Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc. The
principal  business and office  address of the reporting  person is 4080 Jenkins
Road,  Chattanooga,  Tennessee 37421.  During the last five years, the reporting
person  has not been  convicted  in a  criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic
violations or similar  misdemeanors).  During the last five years, the reporting
person  has  not  been  a  party  to  a  civil   proceeding  of  a  judicial  or
administrative body of competent  jurisdiction,  as a result of which proceeding
he could have  become  subject to a judgment,  decree or final  order  enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Mr.
Fuller is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D provided as follows:

     U.S.  Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc. was organized  under the laws of Nevada on
     January  10,  1989.  Mr.  Fuller's  shares  were  purchased  at the time of
     organization with personal funds and subsequently through the sale of stock
     in  corporations  owned in part by Mr.  Fuller  for  shares of U.S.  Xpress
     Enterprises, Inc.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:

     The reporting  person has since acquired 925,580 shares with personal funds
     in  a  series  of  open  market   transactions  at  an  aggregate  cost  of
     $8,502,504.67;  disposed  of 450,000  shares in a  secondary  offering  for
     $8,550,000.00;  and disposed of 125,000 shares as part of an over-allotment
     option granted to underwriters in a secondary offering for $2,375,000.00.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

     The shares of U.S.  Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc. owned by Mr. Fuller are held
for investment purposes.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D provided as follows:


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     The aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock  beneficially  owned
     is 2,490,854 and the  percentage  of such class of securities is 27.8%.  Of
     the above number of shares beneficially owned, all shares are held with the
     sole power to vote or direct  the vote;  no shares are held with the shared
     power to vote or direct  the vote;  and all  shares  are held with the sole
     power to dispose or to direct the disposition.

Item 5 of the  Schedule  13D was  subsequently  amended  by  Amendment  No. 1 to
provide as follows:

     The aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock  beneficially  owned
     is 2,273,354 and the  percentage  of such class of securities is 25.4%.  Of
     the above number of shares beneficially owned, all shares are held with the
     sole power to vote or direct  the vote;  no shares are held with the shared
     power to vote or direct  the vote;  and all  shares  are held with the sole
     power to dispose or to direct the disposition.

     In connection with a public offering of shares of U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,
     Inc., on October 26, 1994,  Mr.  Fuller sold 217,500  shares of the Class A
     Common Stock of U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc. to the  underwriters of the
     offering  pursuant  to the  exercise  of the  over-allotment  option by the
     underwriters.

Item 5 is hereby amended to provide as follows:

     The aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock  beneficially  owned
     is 3,068,850 and the  percentage  of such class of securities is 28.2%.  Of
     this amount, 444,916 shares are held by Fuller Family Partners, a Tennessee
     general partnership, as to which Mr. Fuller's wife, Janice B. Fuller, holds
     the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares as the Managing Partner of
     Fuller Family Partners.  Of the above number of shares  beneficially owned,
     2,623,934  shares  are held with the sole power to vote or direct the vote;
     444,916 shares are held with the shared power to vote or direct the vote as
     a result of Mr. Fuller's  relationship with his wife who holds the power to
     vote the shares held by Fuller Family  Partners;  2,623,934 shares are held
     with the sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition;  and  444,916
     shares  are held  with  the  shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
     disposition  as a result  of Mr.  Fuller's  relationship  with his wife who
     holds the power to dispose of the shares  held by Fuller  Family  Partners.
     Mr. Fuller  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of the 444,916  shares held by
     Fuller Family Partners.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to
        Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D provided as follows:

     In connection with a public offering of shares of U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,
     Inc., Mr. Fuller has agreed with Alex.  Brown & Sons  Incorporated,  Morgan
     Stanley  &  Co.  Incorporated  and  Morgan  Keegan  &  Company,   Inc.,  as
     representatives of the


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     several  underwriters,  not to sell any of his  shares  for a period of 180
     days from the effective date of the offering, which was October 5, 1994.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

The following exhibit was filed as a part of the Schedule 13D:

*    Underwriting  Agreement  among U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc., the selling
     shareholders  in the public offering and Alex.  Brown & Sons  Incorporated,
     Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

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*    Incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 1 to the  Registration  Statement on
     Form S-1 (File No.  33-79208) of U.S. Xpress  Enterprises,  Inc. filed with
     the SEC on May 20, 1994.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



    October 20, 2000                        /s/ Max L. Fuller
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         (Date)                          Max L. Fuller






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