The Company operates in five defined business segments: 1) LTL operations, which includes ABF and G.I. Trucking; 2) Intermodal operations, including the Clipper Group and CaroTrans; 3) Truckload operations,

which includes Cardinal; 4) Logistics, which includes the Company’s three logistics subsidiaries, and 5) Tire operations, which includes the operation of Treadco. The segment information for 1994 has been restated to reflect the Company’s current reported business segments.

Intersegment sales are not significant. Operating profit is total revenue less operating expenses, excluding interest. Identifiable assets by business segment include both assets directly identified with those operations and an allocable share of jointly used assets. General corporate assets consist primarily of cash and other investments.

The following information reflects selected business segment data (information relative to revenues is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations):

    

                                               Year Ended December 31
                                           1996        1995        1994  
                                                    ($ thousands)

OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)
  Less than truckload motor 
   carrier operations                  $ (18,160)  $ (32,915)  $  35,622
  Truckload motor carrier operations       4,371       3,031           -
  Intermodal operations                     (546)      2,821         695
  Logistics operations                    (2,782)     (2,611)       (968)
  Tire operations                         (4,821)      4,424      11,079
  Other                                    4,699)     (3,393)        719 
TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)            (26,637)    (28,644)     47,147
  Interest expense                        31,869      17,046       6,985
  Minority interest                       (1,768)      1,297       3,523 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES      $ (56,738)  $ (46,987)  $  36,639 

IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS
  Less than truckload motor 
   carrier operations                  $ 520,644   $ 675,412   $ 374,128
  Truckload motor carrier operations      37,566      31,365           -
  Intermodal operations                   74,549      75,754      73,816
  Logistics operations                    23,166      25,062       7,120
  Tire operations                        108,058      94,658      89,231
  Other                                   34,449      36,014       5,487 
                                         798,432     938,265     549,782
  General corporate assets                44,768      47,572      19,263 
TOTAL ASSETS                           $ 843,200   $ 985,837   $ 569,045 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
  Less than truckload motor 
   carrier operations                  $  44,640   $  40,045   $  26,630
  Truckload motor carrier                  3,574       1,249           -
  Intermodal operations                    3,079       2,779         609
  Logistics operations                     3,847       2,598         501
  Tire operations                          5,315       4,082       3,444
  Other                                    4,283       2,053         931 
                                       $  64,738   $  52,806   $  32,115 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
  Less than truckload motor 
   carrier operations                  $  14,105   $  61,250   $  58,110
  Truckload motor carrier operations         838       2,127           -
  Intermodal operations                      374         426          19
  Logistics operations                     3,080       5,532         116
  Tire operations                         23,082       5,429       5,684
  Other                                      120          44         169 
                                       $  41,599   $  74,808   $  64,098