<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from TransFinancial Holdings, Inc.'s consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 1998, and is qualified in ite entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000719271 <NAME> TRANSFINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <CASH> 3390 <SECURITIES> 517 <RECEIVABLES> 28046 <ALLOWANCES> 1210 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 36507 <PP&E> 55452 <DEPRECIATION> 23407 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 79308 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 16542 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 76 <OTHER-SE> 50888 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 79308 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 113652 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 117117 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> (3110) <INCOME-TAX> (973) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2137) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2137) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.38) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.38)