HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
10-Q, 1996-05-14
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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
                                     --------------

                                       OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the period from ____________ to ____________

                        Commission file number 0-26140
                                               -------

                    HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
          -----------------------------------------------------
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                DELAWARE                                 51-0352879
     -------------------------------       -----------------------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      incorporation or organization)


    16479 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 710, DALLAS, TEXAS               75248
    ----------------------------------------------             ----------
        (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code (214) 732-2500
                                                         --------------

                               NOT APPLICABLE
            ----------------------------------------------------
            (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                      if changed since last report.)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  X    No
                                                     ---      ---

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes 
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                                             Number of Shares Outstanding as of
      Title of each class                                May 10, 1996
  ----------------------------               ----------------------------------
  Common Stock, $.01 par value                            22,022,424


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              HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                  Form 10-Q

                                    INDEX


                                                                 PAGE
                                                                 NUMBER
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1    Consolidated Financial Statements:

          Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1996
            and December 31, 1995                                  1

          Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
            three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995             2

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
            months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995                   3

          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders'
            Equity for the three months ended March 31, 1996       4

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements               5-6


Item 2    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations          7-8



PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1    Legal Proceedings                                        9

Item 2    Changes in Securities                                    9

Item 3    Defaults Upon Senior Securities                          9

Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders      9

Item 5    Other Information                                        9

Item 6    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                         9

Signatures                                                         10


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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

              HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
                                 (in thousands)

                                     ASSETS

                                                   MARCH 31,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                     1996          1995
                                                ------------   ------------
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                         $11,393      $23,969
  Accounts receivable, net                            6,311        5,949
  Other short-term receivables                          868          803
  Inventory                                           9,637        4,199
  Prepaid expenses                                      409          506
                                                    -------      -------
    Total current assets                             28,618       35,426
Property, plant and equipment, net                    5,415        3,927
Long-term receivables                                 1,441        1,394
Deposits                                                262          112
Other assets                                          1,243        1,510
                                                    -------      -------
                                                    $36,979      $42,369
                                                    -------      -------
                                                    -------      -------

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                  $ 6,856      $ 5,028
  Telecommunications costs payable                    1,531        1,984
  Accrued interest payable to related parties           342          345
  Accrued warranty                                      773          876
  Other current liabilities                             846        1,421
                                                    -------      -------
    Total current liabilities                        10,348        9,654
Notes payable to related parties                     11,772       11,488
                                                    -------      -------
    Total liabilities                                22,120       21,142
                                                    -------      -------
Series B redeemable preferred stock                   8,736        8,126
                                                    -------      -------

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                          223          223
  Additional paid-in capital                         90,560       90,560
  Accumulated deficit                               (84,113)     (77,135)
  Treasury stock                                       (547)        (547)
                                                    -------      -------
                                                      6,123       13,101
                                                    -------      -------
    Total stockholders' equity                      $36,979      $42,369
                                                    -------      -------
                                                    -------      -------


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                      (in thousands, except per share)

                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED 
                                                         MARCH 31,     
                                                   ------------------- 
                                                     1996        1995  
                                                   -------     ------- 
Revenues:
  Product                                          $ 2,771     $ 3,881 
  Service                                            3,520       1,800 
                                                   -------     ------- 
    Total revenues                                   6,291       5,681 
                                                   -------     ------- 
Cost of revenues:
  Product                                            2,730       4,081 
  Service                                            2,558       1,838 
                                                   -------     ------- 
    Total cost of revenues                           5,288       5,919 
Gross profit (loss)                                  1,003        (238)
General and administrative expenses                  2,129       1,640 
Sales and marketing expenses                         2,284       1,533 
Engineering expenses                                   841         663 
Customer service expenses                            1,885       1,358 
                                                   -------     ------- 
  Operating loss                                    (6,136)     (5,432)
Interest income                                        306          12 
Interest expense to related parties                   (538)     (1,799)
Other (expense)                                          -         (24)
                                                   -------     ------- 
  Loss before income taxes                          (6,368)     (7,243)
Income tax provision                                     -           - 
                                                   -------     ------- 
  Net loss                                         $(6,368)    $(7,243)
                                                   -------     ------- 
                                                   -------     ------- 
Per share data:
  Net loss per share                               $ (0.32)    $ (0.41)
                                                   -------     ------- 
                                                   -------     ------- 
  Weighted average number of shares outstanding     22,022      18,711 
                                                   -------     ------- 
                                                   -------     ------- 


      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.     


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           HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (UNAUDITED)
                             (in thousands)

                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED 
                                                        MARCH 31,     
                                                   ------------------ 
                                                     1996       1995  
                                                   -------    ------- 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net loss                                         $(6,368)   $(7,243)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to 
   cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                       318       282 
    Amortization of discount on notes payable           284       875 
    (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable         (362)      180 
    (Increase) decrease in other receivables           (112)     (269)
    (Increase) decrease in inventory                 (5,438)     (703)
    (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses 
     and deposits                                       (53)      (14)
    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable           1,828     1,808 
    Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and 
     other current liabilities                       (1,134)    1,953 
    Other                                               136      (167)
                                                   --------   ------- 
      Net cash used in operating actitivies         (10,901)   (3,298)
                                                   --------   ------- 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTITIVIES:
  Capital expenditures                                 (695)      (85)
  Software development costs                            (27)     (115)
  Construction in progress                             (953)        - 
                                                   --------   ------- 
      Net cash used in investing activities          (1,675)     (200)
                                                   --------   ------- 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Net cash provided by financing activities           -         - 
                                                   --------   ------- 
Net decrease in cash                                (12,576)   (3,498)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period       23,969     4,158 
                                                   --------   ------- 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period           $ 11,393   $   660 
                                                   --------   ------- 
                                                   --------   ------- 
Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                        $255      $777 
                                                   --------   ------- 
                                                   --------   ------- 


       See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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              HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                     Three months ended March 31, 1996
                                (UNAUDITED)
                 (in thousands, except share information)

<TABLE>
                                                         COMMON STOCK     ADDITIONAL   TREASURY STOCK
                                                     -------------------   PAID-IN    ----------------   ACCUMULATED
                                                       SHARES     AMOUNT   CAPITAL     SHARES   AMOUNT     DEFICIT      TOTAL
                                                     ----------   ------  ----------  -------   ------   -----------   -------
<S>                                                   <C>           <C>     <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>
Stockholders' equity at December 31, 1995            22,333,661    $223    $90,560    311,997   $(547)    $(77,135)    $13,101
Accretion of discount -- Series B preferred stock                                                             (610)       (610)
Net loss                                                                                                    (6,368)     (6,368)
                                                     ----------    ----    -------    -------   -----     --------     -------
Stockholders' equity at March 31, 1996               22,333,661    $223    $90,560    311,997   $(547)    $(84,113)    $ 6,123
                                                     ----------    ----    -------    -------   -----     --------     -------
                                                     ----------    ----    -------    -------   -----     --------     -------

</TABLE>






        See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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              HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                 Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
                                 (Unaudited)



1.  BUSINESS OVERVIEW

     The Company operates a wireless enhanced-services network with both 
voice and data capabilities in 99% of the available cellular coverage areas 
in the United States and 100% of the A-Side cellular coverage areas in 
Canada. The Company's private network covers approximately 95% of the United 
States interstate highway system. Through this private network, the Company 
provides integrated mobile voice, data, tracking, and fleet management 
information services to trucking companies and private truck operators in the 
long-haul segment of the transportation industry.

     The HighwayMaster system includes a Mobile Communication Unit (the 
"Mobile Communication Unit" or "Unit") installed in each truck and a 
proprietary dispatch software package developed by the Company for use by 
trucking companies. The Mobile Communication Unit transmits and receives 
voice and data communication to and from long-haul trucks through the 
Company's private network. In addition, the Unit contains a sophisticated 
navigational tracking device that enables dispatchers to obtain accurate 
position reports for trucks located anywhere in the United States and Canada. 
The Company's dispatch software package enables a trucking company to 
optimize the use of its fleet by processing data transmitted by Mobile 
Communication Units and performing a variety of fleet management functions.

     The Company's revenues are derived from sales and installation of Mobile 
Communication Units and charges for its services.

2.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The unaudited consolidated financial statements presented herein have 
been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 
of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all footnote disclosures 
required by generally accepted accounting principles. These consolidated 
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited 
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995. The 
accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (all 
of which are of a normal recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of 
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial 
position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The 
results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results 
for the entire year.

     Operating expenses for 1995 have been reclassified to conform to the 
1996 presentation.

3.  INVENTORIES

                                    MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,
                                      1996            1995
                                  -----------     ------------
    Complete systems              $ 6,052,000      $2,153,000
    Component parts                 4,075,000       2,476,000
                                  -----------      ----------
                                   10,127,000       4,629,000
    Less inventory reserve           (490,000)       (430,000)
                                  -----------      ----------
                                  $ 9,637,000      $4,199,000
                                  -----------      ----------
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4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 1995 and 1996 
was computed by dividing the net loss, increased by the accretion of discount 
on Series B Preferred Stock of $494,000 and $610,000, respectively, by the 
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods.

     Stock options granted with exercise prices below the $19.75 offering 
price in the Company's June 1995 initial public offering (the "Offering") and 
shares of common stock issued during the twelve-month period preceding the 
initial filing date of the registration statement for the Offering have been 
included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for the 
three months ended March 31, 1995. The stock options were included in the 
calculation of common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method. For 
the three months ended March 31, 1996, there were no common stock equivalents.

5.  LITIGATION

     On February 16, 1996, the Company filed a lawsuit against AT&T Corp. in 
the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The 
Company is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief restraining 
AT&T from using and disclosing the Company's trade secrets and proprietary 
information relating to its mobile communications technology. The suit also 
requests actual and punitive damages, including attorneys' fees, stemming 
from AT&T's intentional and tortious conduct in violation of certain 
non-disclosure and other confidentiality agreements signed by AT&T regarding 
the Company's trade secrets.

     On December 14, 1995 and on February 23, 1996, lawsuits were filed 
against the Company and its directors, along with the lead underwriters for 
the Company's Offering, by William M. Crawford, Trustee of the Crawford 
Family Trust, in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas 
and by Steven M. Fradin, Southern District of New York, respectively. The 
plaintiff in each suit seeks securities class-action certification and 
purports to represent all similarly situated shareholders, who bought stock 
in the Company pursuant to its Offering in June 1995 or immediately 
thereafter. The plaintiffs, seeking unspecified damages, allege that the 
Company's registration statement, prospectus and other communications in its 
Offering contained false and materially misleading statements. HighwayMaster 
believes that the plaintiffs' claims are without merit and the Company 
intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.





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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
     1995

     Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were $6.3 million 
compared to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 1995. Product 
revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were $2.8 million compared 
to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 1995. Service revenues 
for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were $3.5 million compared to $1.8 
million for the three months ended March 31, 1995. The decrease in product 
revenues from the 1995 period to the 1996 period is primarily attributable to 
a 36.3% decrease in Units sold offset in part by a higher average sales price 
per Unit in the 1996 period. The decrease in Units sold in the 1996 period as 
compared to the 1995 period is due to, among other things, start-up 
inefficiencies in connection with the restructuring of the Company's sales 
force which began in the fourth quarter of 1995 and continued into the first 
quarter of 1996, and adverse economic conditions affecting the trucking
industry. The increase in service revenues from the 1995 period to the 1996
period is primarily attributable to the increase in the number of Mobile
Communication Units in service.

     Cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1996 was $5.3 
million compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 1995. 
This relationship reflects the decrease in Units sold in the 1996 period 
compared to the 1995 period offset in part by increased cost of service 
revenues in the 1996 period as a result of the increase in the number of 
Mobile Communication Units in service. Cost of revenues for the 1996 period 
was 84.1% of revenues compared to 104.2% of revenues for the 1995 period. 
Cost of product revenues for the 1996 period was 98.5% of product revenues 
compared to 105.2% of product revenues in the 1995 period. The improvement 
from a negative margin in the 1995 period to a positive margin in the 1996 
period is primarily due to higher average selling prices and lower average 
cost per Unit in the 1996 period as compared to the 1995 period. However, 
both periods reflect higher costs associated with a product installation 
infrastructure with excess capacity to support anticipated increases in 
sales. Cost of service revenues for the 1996 period was 72.7% of service 
revenues compared to 102.1% of service revenues in the 1995 period. The 
improvement from the 1995 period to the 1996 period is primarily due to (i) 
the effect of lower costs as a result of renegotiated rates with the 
Company's service providers that were in effect during the 1996 period and 
(ii) improvement in the Company's ability to monitor and control charges for 
airtime usage.

     General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 
1996 were $2.1 million compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended 
March 31, 1995. From the 1995 period to the 1996 period, the Company's 
general and administrative functions were increased to meet the growth in 
revenues as well as for the additional administrative requirements of a 
public company. Accordingly, virtually all categories of expenses increased. 
The most significant increases were payroll related costs, occupancy costs, 
insurance and legal fees. These increases were partially offset by decreases 
in bad debt expense and amortization expense.

     Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1996 
were $2.3 million compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended March 
31, 1995. The increase from the 1995 period to the 1996 period is primarily 
related to growth in the number of employees.

     Engineering expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were $0.8 
million compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 1995. 
This increase is primarily attributable to increases in payroll and research 
and development expenditures.

     Customer service expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were 
$1.9 million compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 
1995. This increase is primarily attributable to (i) payroll related costs as 
a result of growth in the number of employees and (ii) related travel and 
telephone costs in response to the increased number of Units in service. 


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     The changes in interest income and interest expense to related parties 
between the 1996 and 1995 periods reflects the income from temporary 
investments made with a portion of the proceeds from the Initial Public 
Offering and lower average outstanding indebtedness in the 1996 period as a 
result of the debt repayments made with a portion of the proceeds from the 
Initial Public Offering.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company had working capital of $18.3 million at March 31, 1996 
compared to $25.8 million at December 31, 1995. The Company's cash and cash 
equivalents balance at March 31, 1996 was $11.4 million compared to $24.0 
million at December 31, 1995.

     Net cash consumed during the three months ended March 31, 1996 was $12.6 
million due primarily to a $6.4 million loss from operations, an inventory 
build-up of $5.4 million and capital expenditures of $1.7 million.

     The Company's business historically has not required substantial capital 
expenditures. However, the Company has expended approximately $2.4 million 
through March 31, 1996 and is committed to expend an additional $2.2 million 
for the development and construction of the Company Complex to serve as an 
alternative to the AT&T Complex and to provide system architecture that could 
be modified to serve local or regional dispatchers of service vehicle or 
transportation fleets. In the event the Company elects to expand its local 
service business or to pursue other business opportunities, the Company will 
need to build additional complexes, using the Company Complex as a prototype.

     Based on the Company's most recent projection of operating results for 
1996, the Company believes that it will likely be necessary to obtain 
additional capital resources during the second half of 1996 to fund its 
currently anticipated operating needs, capital expenditures and debt service 
requirements. The need for this financing is due to, among other things, the 
recent higher than projected inventory build-up as a result of actual sales 
levels being less than projected sales levels. In order to conserve cash, the 
Company has significantly reduced its production of Mobile Communication 
Units and renegotiated payment terms with certain of its vendors. At the 
present time, the Company does not have binding commitments in place for 
additional short-term or long-term financing. However, the Company is 
currently in negotiation with certain financing sources. While there can be 
no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate a financing 
arrangement on terms that would be satisfactory to the Company, the Company 
believes that it will be able to obtain financing from these sources in an 
amount sufficient to satisfy its anticipated cash needs through the end of 
1996. The Company is closely monitoring its cash requirements and sources of 
short-term financing. However, the Company's future cash flow from operations 
and operating requirements may vary depending on a number of factors, 
including the rate of installation of Mobile Communication Units, the 
transition from the AT&T Complex to the Company Complex, the level of 
competition and general economic conditions and other factors beyond the 
Company's control. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the projected 
operating results will be achieved and that anticipated capital resources 
will be sufficient for continued operations.

INFLATION

     The Company believes that to date inflation has not had a material 
effect on its results of operations. Although inflation may in the future 
affect the cost of the Mobile Communication Units sold by the Company, the 
Company expects that economies of scale and engineering improvements are 
likely to offset any foreseeable cost increases.


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               HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                       PART II - OTHER INFORMATION





Item 1. Legal Proceedings -- 

        On February 16, 1996, the Company filed a lawsuit against AT&T Corp. 
        in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas 
        Division. The Company is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive
        relief restraining AT&T from using and disclosing the Company's trade
        secrets and proprietary information relating to its mobile 
        communications technology. The suit also requests actual and punitive
        damages, including attorneys' fees. The Company and AT&T are parties 
        to a contract (the "AT&T Contract") under which AT&T provides 
        enhanced call processing, data management services and 
        long-distance network transport services through a switching 
        complex owned and operated by AT&T. In 
        reliance upon AT&T's assurance of both confidentiality and 
        exclusivity, supported by separate non-disclosure agreements, the 
        Company provided certain trade secrets to AT&T to enable it to 
        construct and operate the AT&T Complex. In its complaint, the 
        Company alleged that AT&T threatened to terminate the AT&T Contract 
        and make available to one or more competitiors of the Company 
        services based on the Company's proprietary technology and trade 
        secrets. On March 12, 1996, AT&T provided the Company with formal 
        notice of its termination of the AT&T Contract effective as of June 
        29, 1996.
        
        On December 14, 1995 and on February 23, 1996, lawsuits were filed 
        against the Company and its directors, along with the lead underwriters
        for the Company's Offering, by William M. Crawford, Trustee of the 
        Crawford Family Trust, in the United States District Court, Northern 
        District of Texas and by Steven M. Fradin, Southern District of New 
        York, respectively. The Plaintiff in each suit seeks securities 
        class-action certification and purports to represent all similarly 
        situated shareholders, who bought stock in the Company pursuant to its
        Offering in June 1995 or immediately thereafter. The plaintiffs, seeking
        unspecified damages, allege that the Company's registration statement, 
        prospectus and other communications in its Offering contained false and 
        materially misleading statements. HighwayMaster believes that the 
        plaintiffs' claims are without merit and the Company intends to 
        vigorously defend the lawsuits.

Item 2. Changes in Securities -- None.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities -- None.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders -- None.


Item 5. Other Information -- None.


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        (a) Exhibits - See the Index to Exhibits.

        (b) Reports on Form 8-K --

            Two reports on Form 8-K were filed during the first quarter of 1996.
            The first was filed on February 16, 1996, disclosing the Company's 
            litigation against AT&T. The second was filed on March 11, 1996, 
            disclosing termination of the Company's agreement with AT&T.


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                              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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                  HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Date: May 14, 1996


                                  By: /s/  William C. Saunders 
                                      ------------------------------------- 
                                      William C. Saunders
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer




                                  By: /s/  Steven C. Whitehead
                                      ------------------------------------- 
                                      Steven C. Whitehead
                                      Executive Vice President and Chief 
                                       Financial Officer 
                                       (Principal Financial Officer)













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




                             _______________ 




                               FORM 10-Q

                            QUARTERLY REPORT
                                 UNDER
                  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                             _______________ 




                   HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
         (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)





                                 EXHIBITS




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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS
<TABLE>
                                 
  EXHIBIT               
  NUMBER                            TITLE
  -------                           ----- 
<C>           <S>                                                                         <C>          
    3.1       Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (1)

    3.2       Form of Amended By-Laws of the Company. (1)

    4.1       Specimen of certificate representing Common Stock, $.01 par   
              value, of the Company. (1)                                    

    4.2       Subscription Agreement, dated February 4, 1994, by and 
              among the Company and the Purchasers listed on the     
              Schedule thereof. (1)                                  

    4.3       Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1994,       
              among the Company, Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors, L.P.,    
              Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors II, L.P., Chase Manhattan    
              Investment Holdings, Inc., Clipper/Merban, L.P.,             
              Clipper/Merchant Partners, L.P., Clipper Capital Associates, 
              L.P., Erin Mills International Investment Corporation, F.U.  
              Enterprises, Ltd., By-Word Technologies, Inc., Robert S.     
              Folsom and Robert T. Hayes. (1)                              

    4.4       Addendum No. 1 to Subscription Agreement and                   
              Stockholders Agreement of the Company, dated March 28,         
              1994, among the Company, Carlyle HighwayMaster                 
              Investors, L.P., Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors II L.P., H.M. 
              Rana Investments Limited, TC Group, L.L.C., Chase              
              Manhattan Investment Holdings, Inc., Clipper/Merban, L.P.,     
              Clipper/Merchant Partners, L.P., Clipper Capital Associates,   
              L.P., Erin Mills International Investment Corporation, F.U.    
              Enterprises, Ltd., By-Word Technologies, Inc., Robert S.       
              Folsom and Robert T. Hayes. (1)                                

    4.5       Consent of Security Holders of the Company and Second Amendment    
              to Stockholders' Agreement, dated November 1994, among the Company,
              the former shareholders of By-Word Technologies, Inc. listed on    
              Exhibit A thereto, Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors, L.P., Carlyle  
              HighwayMaster Investor II, L.P., TC Group, L.L.C., H.M. Rana       
              Investments Limited, Chase Manhattan Investment Holdings, Inc.,    
              Clipper/Merban, L.P., Clipper/Merchant Partners, L.P., Clipper     
              Capital Associates, L.P., Erin Mills International Investment      
              Corporation, Robert S. Folsom and Robert T. Hayes. (1)             

   10.1       License Agreement, dated April 23, 1992, by and between    
              Voice Control Systems and the Company (as successor to     
              By-Word Technologies, Inc.) (1)                            


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  NUMBER                            TITLE                                      
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   10.2       Agency Agreement, dated February 1, 1993, between the      
              Company and Saunders, Lubinski & White, Inc. (1)           

   10.3       Employment Agreement, dated February 4, 1994, by and   
              between HighwayMaster Corporation and William C.       
              Kennedy, Jr., as amended. (1) (5)                      

   10.4       Employment Agreement, dated February 4, 1994, by and   
              between HighwayMaster Corporation and William C.       
              Saunders, as amended. (1) (5)                          

   10.5       Employment Agreement, dated November 23, 1994, by and 
              between HighwayMaster Corporation and Gordon D. 
              Quick. (1) (5)         

   10.6       1994 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company, dated  
              February 4, 1994. (1) (5)                               

   10.7       Agreement, dated June 29, 1993, between the Company and   
              American Telephone & Telegraph Company. (1) (2)           

   10.8       Mobile Communications (Voice and Data) Services Agreement, 
              dated as of July 15, 1993, between the Company and EDS 
              Personal Communications Corporation, as amended. (1) (2)  

   10.9       Services Agreement, dated March 14, 1995, between the   
              Company and GTE Telecommunications Services             
              Incorporated. (1) (2)                                   

   10.10      Services Agreement, dated March 20, 1996, between the   
              Company and GTE-Mobile Communications Service           
              Corporation. (3) (4)                                    

   10.11      Agreement, dated June 8, 1994, between the Company and   
              Truckstops of America, Inc. (1)                          

   10.12      Amendment dated November 16, 1995 to that certain Mobile  
              Communications (Voice and Data) Services Agreement,       
              dated as of July 15, 1995, between the Company and EDS    
              Personal Communications Corporation. (3) (4)              

   10.13      Letter Agreement, dated April 5, 1995, between the Company   
              and IEX Corporation. (1)                                     

   10.14      Product Development Agreement dated December 21, 1995,
              between the Company and IEX Corporation. (3) (4)          
 
   10.15      Form of Note Extension Option Agreement, dated March 29,    
              1996, between HighwayMaster Communications, Inc.,           


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  EXHIBIT                                                                       
  NUMBER                            TITLE                                    
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              HighwayMaster Corporation and certain noteholders of        
              HighwayMaster Communications, Inc. (3)                      

   10.16      Letter Agreement, dated February 19, 1996, between the    
              Company and IEX Corporation. (3)                          

   10.17      Form of Adoption Agreement, Regional Prototype Cash or     
              Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan and Trust Sponsored by McKay  
              Hochman Co., Inc., relating to the HighwayMaster           
              Corporation 401(k) Plan. (1)                               

   10.18      Employment Agreement, dated May 4, 1995, by and between  
              HighwayMaster Corporation and Steven C. Whitehead. (1,   
              filed as exhibit 10.21)                                  

   10.19      Note Exchange and Amendments Agreements, dated May 26, 1995, 
              between the Company and Archery Partners, Chase Manhattan 
              Investment Holdings, Inc., Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors, 
              L.P., Carlyle HighwayMaster Investors II, L.P., H.M. Rana 
              Investments Limited, TC Group, L.L.C., Clipper/Merban, L.P.,
              Clipper/Merchant Partners, L.P., Clipper Capital Associates,
              L.P., Erin Mills International Investment Corporation, 
              Robert S. Folsom, Margaret D. Folsom, R. Stephen Folsom, 
              Robert T. Hayes, Cynthia Ann Hayes, Alicia Ellen Hayes, 
              JoAnn Hayes, William C. Saunders, William C. Kennedy, Jr.,
              Donald M. Kennedy and Mark D. Ein. (1)            

   10.20      Form of Agreement, dated November 1, 1995, between the Company 
              and Rocketsports, Inc. (3) (4)

   11         Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings. (6)

   27         Financial Data Schedules. (6)
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              ______________________________________________________________
              (1)  Filed in connection with the Company's Registration 
                   Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 33-91486) effective 
                   June 22, 1995.
              (2)  Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order 
                   Granting Application for Confidential Treatment issued in
                   connection with Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 
                   33-91486) effective June 22, 1995.
              (3)  Filed in connection with the Company's 1995 Annual Report 
                   on Form 10-K.
              (4)  Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Application
                   for Confidential Treatment filed in connection with the 1995 
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K.
              (5)  Indicates management or compensatory plan or arrangement 
                   required to be identified pursuant to Item 14(a)(4).
              (6)  Filed herewith.



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                                                             EXHIBIT 11

          HIGHWAYMASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
        STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                                                           THREE MONTHS
                                                          ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     -------------------------
                                                         1996         1995
                                                     -----------   -----------
NET LOSS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS    
  Loss before accretion and extraordinary item       ($6,368,000)  ($7,243,000)
  Accretion of Series B preferred stock                 (610,000)     (494,000)
                                                     -----------   -----------
  Net loss applicable to common stockholders         ($6,978,000)  ($7,737,000)
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                     -----------   -----------

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
  Weighted average number of shares outstanding,
   net of treasury shares                             22,021,664    17,492,332
  Additional weighted average shares for assumed
   exercise of stock options, net of shares
   assumed to be repurchased with exercise
   proceeds                                                  ---     1,219,009
                                                     -----------   -----------
  Weighted average number of shares outstanding       22,021,664    18,711,341
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                     -----------   -----------
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCKHOLDERS
  Loss before accretion                                   ($0.29)       ($0.39)
  Accretion of Series B preferred stock                    (0.03)        (0.03)
                                                     -----------   -----------
  Net loss per common share applicable to common
   stockholders                                           ($0.32)       ($0.41)
                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                     -----------   -----------







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