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 




                         February 13, 1998             
        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)   



                      ARNOLD INDUSTRIES, INC.              
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 


                            PENNSYLVANIA               
     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

         0-10894                            23-2200465               
(Commission File Number)      (Employer Identification Number)


625 South Fifth Avenue, Lebanon, PA               17042      
(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  717/274-2521


                           No Change                    
     Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 
               if changed since last report

ITEM 5 - Other Events

     On February 13, 1998, New Penn Motor Express, Inc., a subsidiary of 
Arnold Industries, Inc. (AIND: NASDAQ), announced that New Penn and the 
Teamsters Union signed an interim agreement to accept the terms of a new labor 
pact.  The interim agreement assures there will be no work stoppage at New 
Penn.

     New Penn agreed to accept the terms and conditions of the National Master 
Freight Agreement (NMFA) that the Teamsters Union and the four national 
less-than-truckload carriers reached earlier this week.  Until the NMFA is 
ratified by the union membership, New Penn further agreed to keep the terms 
and conditions of the current contract in effect.

     In return, the Teamsters negotiating committee, on behalf of the local 
unions it represents, agreed not to engage in any strike or work stoppage 
against New Penn.

     This agreement applies to all New Penn terminals, operations and 
employees presently covered by the freight agreement that expires on 
March 31, 1998.  All terms and conditions of the new NMFA will be retroactive 
to April 1, 1998, if it is not ratified by that time.

     "We are pleased to be among the first to announce that we have reached an 
early agreement with the Teamsters Union that protects our employees and our 
customers," said Kenneth F. Leedy, President of New Penn.

     "This Agreement ends all customer concerns regarding a disruption of New 
Penn service, and stops the months of scare-tactics our loyal customers have 
endured from some competitors," Leedy added.

     New Penn is a Northeast regional less-than-truckload motor carrier 
providing next-day service through a network of 23 terminal facilities.  New 
Penn employs over 1,400 people and operates a fleet of over 700 tractors and 
1,400 trailers.


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 thereunto duly authorized.  


                              ARNOLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                   (Registrant)


Date:  February 18, 1998          By  /s/ Heath L. Allen             
                                Heath L. Allen, Secretary



Date:  February 18, 1998              /s/ Ronald E. Walborn          
                                Ronald E. Walborn, Treasurer