Exhibit 23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of American Freightways Corporation and Subsidiaries of our report dated January 20, 2000, included in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of American
Freightways Corporation.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of American Freightways Corporation and Subsidiaries listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-81623) pertaining to the American Freightways Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan and in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-78013) pertaining to the American Freightways Corporation 1999 Chairman Stock Option Plan and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated January 20, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated
herein by reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of American Freightways Corporation.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Little Rock, Arkansas
March 14, 2000
