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)  October 1, 1998




                            USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION


Delaware                            0-19791                  36-3790696
(State of Incorporation)           (Commission              (IRS Employer
                                   File Number)           Identification No.)



9700 Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois                                  60018
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)


                          Registrant's telephone number
                       including area code: (847) 696-0200


                                 Not applicable
             (Former name of former address, if changed since the last report)



                      This   Report   contains  3 pages.






Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year.

                  On  October  1,  1998,  USFreightways  Corporation  approved a
                  change in its fiscal year from a 52-53 week year ending on the
                  Saturday  closest to  December  31, to a  calendar  year basis
                  ending on  December  31 of each  year.  Since  this  change in
                  fiscal  year  consists  only of a  change  to the  last day of
                  December from a 52-53 week year ending on the Saturday closest
                  to  December  31 which for this year is January  2,  1999,  no
                  additional filing of financial  information on Form 10-Q for a
                  transition period is required.












                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant  has duly caused this Current  Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION


                                    By:     /s/ Christopher L. Ellis
                                            Christopher L. Ellis
                                            Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                            Chief Financial Officer


Date:  October 6, 1998