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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
Year 1996
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XX
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)

 1995

(C)

 1996

(D)

 1995

(E)
1 Freight revenue -- Intercity Common carrier 272,818 284,867 1,102,371 1,005,319
2 Freight revenue -- Intercity contract carrier        
3 Freight revenue -- Local cartage        
4 Intervity transportation for other motor carriers        
5 Other Operating Revenues 70 95 290 343
6 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES (Lines 1-5) 272,888 284,962 1,102,661 1,005,662
7 Household Goods Carriers Revenues        
8 Private Carriers & C Intercorporate Hauling Revenues        
9 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 270,858 311,391 1,111,048 1,012,100
10 Household Goods Carriers Expenses        
11 NET CARRIER COPERATING INCOME (Lines 6,7,8 - Lines 9,10) 2,030 (26,429) (8,387) (6,438)
12 Interest and Dividend Income 37 55 135 2,414
13 Lease of distinct operating unit-net debit / credit        
14 Other non-operating income & deductions, unusual items, etc. (1,221) (484) (2,791) (1,978)
15 Non-operating gains / losses on disposition of assets        
16 Interest expense (2,226) (670) (8,786) (5,749)
17 TOTAL OTHER INCOME / EXPENSE (Lines 12-16) (3,410) (1,099) (11,442) (5,313)
18 ORDINARY INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES (Lines 11 +/- Line 17) (1,380) (27,528) (19,829) (11,751)
19 Income taxes payable currently (Federal, State, & Other) (20) (15,897) (3,602) (5,873)
20 Deferred taxes 0 5,642 (2,243) 3,021
21 TOTAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Lines 19-20) (20) (10,255) (5,845) (2,852)
22 INCOME / LOSS AFTER TAXES (Line 18 +/- Line 21) (1,360) (17,273) (13,984) (8,899)
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 0 0
28 NET INCOME / LOSS (Line 22 +/- Line 26) (1,360) (17,273) (13,984) (8,899)
29 OPERATING RATIO (Line 9 + Line 6 [General Frieght]) 99.3% 109.3% 100.8% 100.6%
30 TOTAL OPERATING RATIO (Lines 9 & 10 + Lines 6 & 7) 99.3% 109.3% 100.8% 100.6%
  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
31 Intangibles, end of period 52.825 (6,211) XXX XXX
32 Total assets 383.019 425,599 XXX XXX
33 Total liabilities 217.542 307,120 XXX XXX
34 Shareholders' equity 165.477 118,479 XXX XXX
  OPERATING STATISTICS:(ALL CARRIERS-EXC HHG)        
35 Intercity miles of power vehicles in freight service-
  Common and Contract(1)		 68,028,158 83,775,565 283,381,628 XXX
36 Tons of revenue freight carried in intercity service (Actual Weight)- Common and Contract(2) 938,513 1,031,367 3,871,390 XXX
  FUEL DATA:(ALL CARRIERS)        
37 Fuel purchase including Fuel Tax (Whole Dollars) 17,738,137 17,481,525 64,412,600 XXX
38 Gallons of Fuel Purchased 14,574,431 16,915,808 56,725,013 57,270,151
  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 23,485 2,112 195 37
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 115,337 40,249 32,467 8,267
47 Other Fringes 52,446 14,286 15,827 2,775
48 Oper Supplies & Exp 22,569 15,861 4,778 XXXXXX
49 General Supplies & Exp 11,963 747 105 2,091
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses 9,884 7,126 2,334 24
51 Insurance 6,239 1,035 1,414 1
52 Communications & Utilities 3,873 353 736 669
53 Depreciation & Amortization 7,403 2,630 2,420 56
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp 13,775 12,613 1,162 XXXXXX
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 2,950 240 175 91
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets (956) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
57 Misc Expenses 1,890 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
58 GRAND TOTAL 270,858 97,252 61,613 14,011
           
    PLATFORM-4
(F)		 TERMINALS-5
(G)		 MAINTENCE-6
(H)		 ALL OTHERS-9
(I) 7,8,0 (3)
45 Salaries -- Officers & Supivisory Personnel 6,242 4,564 768 9,567
46 Salaries, Wages, & MPTO 31,170 1,154 188 1,842
47 Other Fringes 15,111 1,354 278 2,815
48 Oper supplies & Exp 52 1,656 206 16
49 General Supplies & Exp 450 2,249 271 6,050
50 Oper Taxes & Licenses (22) 3 116 303
51 Insurance 3,770     19
52 Communications & Utilities 348 1,100 216 451
53 Depreciation & Amortization 1,185 719 89 304
54 Equip Rents & Purch Transp XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
55 Bldg & Off Equip Rents 2,250 16 145 33
56 Gain/Loss on Disp of Assets XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX (956)
57 Misc Expenses XXXXXX     1,890
58 GRAND TOTAL 60,556 12,815 2,277 22,334


OPERATING STATISTICS: (GENERAL FRIEGHT CARRIERS ONLY)

Line No. DESCRIPTION
(A)		 QUARTER (B) CUMULATIVE (C)
59 Total miles operated -- Owned vehicles 68,028,158 283,381,628
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) 68,028,158 283,381,628
64 Miles -- Rail, water, and air services 8,956,269 31,032,584
65 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Motor carrier highway service(5) 996,175,974 4,114,833,543
66 Ton-miles -- Intercity revenue freight -- Rail, water, and air services 107,360,480 402,795,789
67 TOTAL TON-MILES 1,103,536,454 4,517,629,332
68 Hours in pickup & delivery service by linehaul vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 54,845 252,805
69 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
70 Miles in linehaul service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 151,978 367,471
71 (b) Vehicles -- Rented    
72 Hours in pickup & delivery service by pickup & delivery vehicles:
(a) Vehicles -- Owned		 1,128,021 5,254,803
73 (b) Vehicles -- Rented 250,619 431,643
74 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- 10,000 lbs. & over 29,029 113,704
75 Freight revenue Intercity serv. -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 243,789 988,667
76 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - 10,000 lbs. & Over(2) 201,411 823,694
77 Tons of Intercity freight carried -- (Act. Wt.) - Up to 10,000 lbs.(2) 737,102 3,047,696
78 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- 10,000 lbs. & over 24,941 102,092
79 Number of Intercity shipments carried -- Up to 10,000 lbs. 1,440,320 5,999,481

 

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> President February 21, 1997
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