UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2004
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 0-24806 | 62-1378182 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4080 Jenkins Road Chattanooga, TN | 37421 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(423) 510-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On Monday, November 22, 2004, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Max L. Fuller has been appointed as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fuller has served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1994 and as Vice President, Secretary, and a director since the formation of the first U.S. Xpress entity in 1985.
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is the fifth largest publicly owned truckload carrier in the United States, measured by revenue. The Company provides dedicated, regional, and expedited team truckload services throughout North America, with regional capabilities in the West, Midwest, and Southeastern United States. The Company is one of the largest providers of expedited and time-definite services in the truckload industry and is a leader in providing expedited intermodal rail services. Xpress Global Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a provider of transportation, warehousing, and distribution services to the floorcovering industry and provides airport-to-airport transportation services to the airfreight and airfreight forwarding industries through a network of 81 locations in North America. The Company also offers logistics services through its joint ownership of Transplace, an Internet-based global transportation logistics company. Please visit the Company’s website at www.usxpress.com.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| November 22, 2004 | | U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
BY: /S/ Ray M. Harlin
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Ray M. Harlin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
