ABF Statistical Information
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The following table sets forth certain statistical information regarding ABF’s operations (including inter-company operations) for the five years ended December 31, 1994.

                                            Year Ended December 31
                                   1994     1993     1992     1991     1990 
                                                    (Unaudited)

Operating ratio                    96.4%    95.8%    94.9%    96.3%    95.1%
Average length of haul (miles)    1,214    1,198    1,201    1,192    1,175
Employees (1)                    11,876   10,719   10,545   10,184   10,159
Miles per gallon                   6.32     6.12     5.87     5.65     5.62
Fuel cost per mile (2)            $.085    $.094    $.110    $.116    $.132
Terminals (at end of period)(3)     322      323      317      320      319

Tractors
    Road Tractors                 1,498    1,385    1,385    1,385    1,338
    City Tractors                 2,483    2,469    2,474    2,368    2,188

Trailers
    Road Trailers -- doubles     12,734   12,263   11,718   11,405   10,679
    Road Trailers -- long           230      231      251      274      274
    City Trailers                 1,364    1,395    1,365    1,187    1,219

Less-than-Truckload (4)
    Revenue (000’s)            $797,393 $772,872 $748,470 $697,602 $661,611
    Percent of total revenue       88.3%    88.3%    88.8%    89.1%    88.2%
    Tonnage (000’s)               2,677    2,620    2,542    2,384    2,326
    Percentage of total tonnage    76.8%    76.5%    77.2%    78.5%    76.9%
    Shipments (000’s)             4,935    4,948    4,899    4,793    4,779
    Revenue per hundredweight    $14.89   $14.75   $14.72   $14.63   $14.22
    Average weight per shipment
        (pounds)                  1,085    1,059    1,038      995      973

Truckload
    Revenue (000’s)            $105,798 $102,635 $ 94,242 $ 85,013 $ 88,917
    Tonnage (000’s)                 809      807      752      654      700
    Shipments (000’s)                98       96       89       78       82
    Revenue per hundredweight     $6.54    $6.36    $6.27    $6.50    $6.36
    Average weight per shipment
    (pounds)                     16,502   16,776   16,858   16,707   17,034

(1) At end of period for salaried employees and mid-December for 
      hourly employees. 
(2) Excludes fuel tax per mile of $.059, $.069, $.067, $.071 and 
      $.073 for 1990 through 1994, respectively. 
(3) Does not include terminals of ABF-BC, ABF Canada, Land Marine 
      Cargo, Inc. (“Land-Marine”) and ABF Cartage, Inc. 
      (“Cartage”).
(4) Defined by the ICC as shipments weighing less than 10,000 pounds.