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2139-0002
Expires 1/31/99

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 1996
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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)		 1996

(B)

 1996

(C)

 1996

(D)

 1995

(E)
1 Freight revenue -- Intercity Common carrier 273,722 240,748    
2 Freight revenue -- Intercity contract carrier        
3 Freight revenue -- Local cartage        
4 Intervity transportation for other motor carriers        
5 Other Operating Revenues 74 89    
6 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES (Lines 1-5) 273,796 240,837    
7 Household Goods Carriers Revenues        
8 Private Carriers & C Intercorporate Hauling Revenues        
9 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 279,852 230,764    
10 Household Goods Carriers Expenses        
11 NET CARRIER COPERATING INCOME (Lines 6,7,8 - Lines 9,10) (6,056) 10,073    
12 Interest and Dividend Income 31 828    
13 Lease of distinct operating unit-net debit / credit        
14 Other non-operating income & deductions, unusual items, etc. (660) (455)    
15 Non-operating gains / losses on disposition of assets        
16 Interest expense (1,524) (1,590)    
17 TOTAL OTHER INCOME / EXPENSE (Lines 12-16) (2,153) (1,217)    
18 ORDINARY INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES (Lines 11 +/- Line 17) (8,209) 8,856    
19 Income taxes payable currently (Federal, State, & Other) (2,748) 3,846    
20 Deferred taxes        
21 TOTAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Lines 19-20) (2,748) 3,846    
22 INCOME / LOSS AFTER TAXES (Line 18 +/- Line 21) (5,461) 5,010    
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) 0 0    
28 NET INCOME / LOSS (Line 22 +/- Line 26) (5,461) 5,010    
29 OPERATING RATIO (Line 9 + Line 6 [General Frieght]) 102.2% 95.8%    
30 TOTAL OPERATING RATIO (Lines 9 & 10 + Lines 6 & 7) 102.2% 95.8%    
  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
31 Intangibles, end of period (22,488) 55,753 XXX XXX
32 Total assets 389,202 336,921 XXX XXX
33 Total liabilities 276,183 190,762 XXX XXX
34 Shareholders' equity 113,019 146,159 XXX XXX
  OPERATING STATISTICS:(ALL CARRIERS-EXC HHG)        
35 Intercity miles of power vehicles in freight service-
  Common and Contract(1)		 72,456,966 71,404,302   XXX
36 Tons of revenue freight carried in intercity service (Actual Weight)- Common and Contract(2) 974,633 911,447   XXX
  FUEL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
37 Fuel purchase including Fuel Tax (Whole Dollars) 15,248,338 13,828,157   XXX
38 Gallons of Fuel Purchased 14,299,469 14,026,752    
  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 25,758 2,305 200 98
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 118,214 41,664 33,959 8,032
47 Other Fringes 54,231 15,114 15,883 2,633
48 Oper Supplies & Exp 19,617 13,741 4,150 XXXXXX
49 General Supplies & Exp 13,265 751 99 2,077
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses 11,770 8,392 2,629 83
51 Insurance 5,704 1,166 1,563  
52 Communications & Utilities 4,360 375 772 820
53 Depreciation & Amortization 9,674 4,222 2,896 55
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp 12,328 11,778 550  
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 3,875 282 230 125
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets (286) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
57 Misc Expenses 1,342 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
58 GRAND TOTAL 279,852 99,790 62,881 13,923
           
    PLATFORM-4
(F)		 TERMINALS-5
(G)		 MAINTENCE-6
(H)		 ALL OTHERS-9
(I) 7,8,0 (3)
45 Salaries -- Officers & Supivisory Personnel 6,905 5,073 813 10,364
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 30,975 1,193 200 2,191
47 Other Fringes 15,361 1,677 311 3,252
48 Oper supplies & Exp 36 1,464 212 14
49 General Supplies & Exp 471 2,763 417 6,687
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses 298 3 117 248
51 Insurance 2,968     7
52 Communications & Utilities 425 1,269 259 490
53 Depreciation & Amortization 997 1,082 130 292
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 3,014 15 171 38
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX (286)
57 Misc Expenses XXXXXX     1,342
58 GRAND TOTAL 61,450 14,539 2,630 24,639


OPERATING STATISTICS: (GENERAL FRIEGHT CARRIERS ONLY)

Line No. DESCRIPTION
(A)		 QUARTER (B) CUMULATIVE (C)
59 Total miles operated -- Owned vehicles 72,456,966  
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) 72,456,966  
64 Miles -- Rail, water, and air services 5,968,515  
65 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Motor carrier highway service(5) 1,039,571,108  
66 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Rail, water, and air services 82,080,523  
67 TOTAL TON-MILES 1,121,651,631  
68 Hours in pickup & delivery service by linehaul vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 71,855  
69 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
70 Miles in linehaul service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 87,573  
71 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
72 Hours in pickup & delivery service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 1,445,269  
73 (b) Vehicles -- Rented 5,020  
74 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- 10,000 lbs. & over 27,889  
75 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 245,833  
76 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - 10,000 lbs. & Over(2) 210,480  
77 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - Up to 10,000 lbs.(2) 764,153  
78 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- 10,000 lbs. & over 25,946  
79 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 1,504,718  

 

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.

 

     
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