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BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
K-27
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590

Motor Carrier Querterly Report
FORM QFR

Quarter 1
XX
Year 1994
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MC No MC-029910

Full Name and Address of Reporting Carrier:

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.
Name of Company
P.O. BOX 10048
Address
FORT SMITH AR 72903-0048 (501)785-6000
City State Zip Telephone No.
STATES OF OPERATIONS
(Use two letter postal abbreviation.)		 TYPE OF OPERATION BASED ON
MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUES
Continental USA ( X ) General Freight
(    ) Household Goods
(    ) Dual Authority Carriers
(    ) Specialized
If respondent is a consolidated group, list and describe all entities making up the consolidation.
If a merger, consolidation or change in the company or consolidated group occurred during the year, please describe.
THIS REPORT SHALL BE COMPLETED BY ALL CLASS I COMMON MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY (49 CFR 1249)

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS: (ALL CARRIERS)

    Figures for this quarter Cumulative figures
Line No. Description
(A)		 1994

(B)

 1993

(C)

 1994

(D)

 1993

(E)
1 Freight revenue -- Intercity Common carrier 230,251 202,681    
2 Freight revenue -- Intercity contract carrier        
3 Freight revenue -- Local cartage        
4 Intervity transportation for other motor carriers        
5 Other Operating Revenues 78 74    
6 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES (Lines 1-5) 230,329 202,755    
7 Household Goods Carriers Revenues        
8 Private Carriers & C Intercorporate Hauling Revenues        
9 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 220,030 197,860    
10 Household Goods Carriers Expenses        
11 NET CARRIER COPERATING INCOME (Lines 6,7,8 - Lines 9,10) 10,299 4,895    
12 Interest and Dividend Income 170 25    
13 Lease of distinct operating unit-net debit / credit        
14 Other non-operating income & deductions, unusual items, etc. (471) (450)    
15 Non-operating gains / losses on disposition of assets        
16 Interest expense (956) (1,319)    
17 TOTAL OTHER INCOME / EXPENSE (Lines 12-16) (1,257) (1,744)    
18 ORDINARY INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES (Lines 11 +/- Line 17) 9,042 3,151    
19 Income taxes payable currently (Federal, State, & Other) 3,834 1,450    
20 Deferred taxes        
21 TOTAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Lines 19-20) 3,834 1,450    
22 INCOME / LOSS AFTER TAXES (Line 18 +/- Line 21) 5,208 1,701    
23 Gain (loss) from operations and disposal of discontinued segment        
24 Extraordinary items including income taxes (net)        
25 Provisions for deferred taxes - extraordinary items        
26 Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles        
27 TOTAL EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES (Lines 23-26)        
28 NET INCOME / LOSS (Line 22 +/- Line 26) 5,208 1,701    
29 OPERATING RATIO (Line 9 + Line 6 [General Frieght]) 95.5 97.6    
30 TOTAL OPERATING RATIO (Lines 9 & 10 + Lines 6 & 7) 95.5 97.6    
  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
31 Intangibles, end of period 57,457 59,134 XXX XXX
32 Total assets 273,697 246,729 XXX XXX
33 Total liabilities 142,033 135,653 XXX XXX
34 Shareholders' equity 131,664 111,076 XXX XXX
  OPERATING STATISTICS:(ALL CARRIERS-EXC HHG)        
35 Intercity miles of power vehicles in freight service-
  Common and Contract(1)		 63,316,846 61,911,528    
36 Tons of revenue freight carried in intercity service (Actual Weight)- Common and Contract(2) 892,843 798,382    
  FUEL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
37 Fuel purchase including Fuel Tax (Whole Dollars) 12,624,846 11,815,706    
38 Gallons of Fuel Purchased 12,607,769 11,884,556    
  HOUSEHOLD GOODS DATA:(HHG ONLY)        
39 Carrier Intercity Revenue        
40 Contract Carriage Intercity Revenue        
41 Total Carrier Operating Revenue        
42 Total Tons        
43 Total Shipments        
44 Total Vehicle Miles        


OPERATING EXPENSES AND STATISTICS*

This page to be completed by general frieght carriers. (See instruction 8 on instruction page for definition of general frieght carrier.)

Line No. DESCRIPTION
(A)		 TOTAL
(B)		 LINEHAUL-1
(C)		 PICKUP & DEL-2
(D)		 BILL & COLL-3
(E)
45 Salaries -- Officers & Supervisory Personnel 21,471 1,784 139 93
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 92,776 35,208 25,030 5,900
47 Other Fringes 40,446 11,659 12,001 2,099
48 Oper Supplies & Exp 16,346 11,673 3,444 XXXXXX
49 General Supplies & Exp 11,011 633 90 1,825
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses 9,008 6,709 1,800 48
51 Insurance 4,294 996 1,310 3
52 Communications & Utilities 3,029 301 467 602
53 Depreciation & Amortization 4,859 1,896 1,821 19
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp 12,064 11,323 741 XXXXXX
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 3,888 277 222 111
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets (434) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
57 Misc Expenses 1,272 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
58 GRAND TOTAL 220,030 82,459 47,065 10,700
           
    PLATFORM-4
(F)		 TERMINALS-5
(G)		 MAINTENCE-6
(H)		 ALL OTHERS-9
(I) 7,8,0 (3)
45 Salaries -- Officers & Supivisory Personnel 5,374 4,815 728 8,538
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 24,185 720 180 1,553
47 Other Fringes 10,239 1,422 225 2,801
48 Oper supplies & Exp 89 979 148 13
49 General Supplies & Exp 293 2,123 232 5,815
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses 172 3 68 208
51 Insurance 1,973   1 11
52 Communications & Utilities 277 851 183 348
53 Depreciation & Amortization 333 437 120 233
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 3,011 8 170 89
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX (434)
57 Misc Expenses XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 1,272
58 GRAND TOTAL 45,946 11,358 2,055 20,447


OPERATING STATISTICS: (GENERAL FRIEGHT CARRIERS ONLY)

Line No. DESCRIPTION
(A)		 QUARTER (B) CUMULATIVE (C)
59 Total miles operated -- Owned vehicles 63,316,846  
60 Total miles operated -- Vehicles rented with drivers    
61 Total miles operated -- Vehicles rented without drivers(4)    
62 Driveaway -- Miles operated in intercity service    
63 TOTAL MILES OPERATED -- INTERVITY HIGHWAY SERVICE (Lines 59-62) 63,316,846  
64 Miles -- Rail, water, and air services 6,397,575  
65 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Motor carrier highway service(5) 982,080,463  
66 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Rail, water, and air services 82,038,426  
67 TOTAL TON-MILES 1,064,118,889  
68 Hours in pickup & delivery service by linehaul vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 48,930  
69 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
70 Miles in linehaul service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		    
71 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
72 Hours in pickup & delivery service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 1,184,911  
73 (b) Vehicles -- Rented 20,051  
74 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- 10,000 lbs. & over 27,142  
75 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 203,109  
76 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - 10,000 lbs. & Over(2) 207,995  
77 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - Up to 10,000 lbs.(2) 684,848  
78 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- 10,000 lbs. & over 25,209  
79 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 1,279,937  

 

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that this report was prepared by me or under my supervision, that I have examined it, and that the items herein reported on the basis of my knowledge are correctly shown.

 

<SIGNATURE> Comptroller April 29, 1994
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