Year Ended December 31
                                          1996         1995         1994  
                                                    ($ thousands)
LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD
 MOTOR CARRIER OPERATIONS
  Salaries and wages                $   832,474  $   779,453  $   613,187
  Supplies and expenses                 130,330      120,439       96,210
  Operating taxes and licenses           47,552       45,906       35,928
  Insurance                              28,393       24,122       18,237
  Communications and utilities           29,897       26,776       22,639
  Depreciation and amortization          41,755       37,822       24,302
  Rents and purchased transportation     95,169       76,823       67,550
  Other                                  12,296        8,219        4,298 
                                      1,217,866    1,119,560      882,351
TRUCKLOAD MOTOR CARRIER OPERATIONS
  Salaries and wages                     27,483        9,746            -
  Supplies and expenses                  13,552        4,530            -
  Operating taxes and licenses            7,060        2,571            -
  Insurance                               2,208          980            -
  Communications and utilities            1,038          420            -
  Depreciation and amortization           3,580        1,249            -
  Rents and purchased transportation     14,880        5,348            -
  Other                                     434          108            - 
                                         70,235       24,952            -
INTERMODAL OPERATIONS
  Cost of services                      151,799      117,455       26,817
  Selling, administrative and general    27,658       18,711        3,542 
                                        179,457      136,166       30,359
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
  Cost of services                       50,612       30,588        7,100
  Selling, administrative, and general    7,081        3,711        1,388 
                                         57,693       34,299        8,488
TIRE OPERATIONS
  Cost of sales                         109,673      108,686      100,909
  Selling, administrative and general    37,491       31,642       26,206 
                                        147,164      140,328      127,115

SERVICE AND OTHER                         9,097        5,433        1,993 

                                    $ 1,681,512  $ 1,460,738  $ 1,050,306