UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 3, 2001



                              KANEB SERVICES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



      Delaware                  001-05083                       74-1191271
(State of Organization)    (Commission File No.)             (I.R.S. Employer
                                                            Identification No.)



2435 North Central Expressway
       Richardson, Texas                                             75080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 699-4000






Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

         On  January  3,  2001,  the  Registrant  ,  through  its   wholly-owned
subsidiary,  Kaneb Pipe Line  Company,  as general  partner for and on behalf of
Kaneb Pipe Line  Partners,  L.P.  ("KPP"),  completed the  acquisition  of Shore
Terminals LLC. Shore Terminals owns seven terminals,  four in California  (three
in the San  Francisco  Bay area and one in Los  Angeles) and one each in Tacoma,
Washington,  Portland, Oregon and Reno, Nevada, with a total tankage capacity of
7.8 million barrels.  All of the terminals  handle petroleum  products and, with
the exception of the Nevada terminal, have deep water access. The purchase price
was   approximately   $107,000,000  in  cash  and  1,975,090  units  of  limited
partnership interest of KPP. The acquisition, which will become a part of the ST
Services terminaling operations of KPP, will significantly increase ST Services'
presence on the West Coast. Financing for the cash portion of the purchase price
was supplied under KPP's  $275,000,000  unsecured  revolving  credit with a bank
group headed by SunTrust Bank.

         On November 27, 2000, the Registrant announced a plan to distribute its
pipeline,  terminaling and product  marketing  businesses to its stockholders in
the form of a new limited liability  company.  Following the announcement of the
anticipated  distribution,  the Registrant began accounting for these businesses
as "Discontinued Operations".  Since the acquisition of Shore Terminals was made
by an entity classified as discontinued operations by the Registrant,  pro forma
financial  information  for the Registrant  with respect to the  acquisition has
been omitted. Pro forma condensed  consolidated financial information for KPP is
included in its Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 19, 2001.







Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)      Audited financial statements of acquired business.
                  Independent Auditors' Report.
                  Shore Terminals LLC Financial Statements
                     Balance Sheets - December 31, 2000 and 1999 (As Restated)
                     Statements of  Operations - Years ended
                        December 31, 2000 and 1999 (As restated)
                     Statements  of Members  Equity - Years ended
                        December 31, 2000 and 1999 (As Restated)
                     Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended
                        December 31, 2000 and 1999 (As Restated)
                     Notes to Financial Statements

                  filed with KPP's Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed March 19,
                  2001, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference.

(c)      Exhibit 23 - Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP; filed herewith.



                                   SIGNATURES

                                        KANEB SERVICES, INC.



Date:    March 19, 2001                 By:       //s//
                                        Name:  Michael R. Bakke
                                        Title: Controller




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description
    23              Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP