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: November 13, 1998 ----------------- AMERITRUCK DISTRIBUTION CORP. ----------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 33-99716 75-2619368 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) CITY CENTER TOWER II, SUITE 1101 301 COMMERCE STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76102-5384 ---------------------------------------------- Address of principal executive offices Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (817) 332-6020 -------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On November 9, 1998, the Company announced it filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. A copy of the information release is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The petition has been assigned Case No. 398-39559-HCA-11. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 10.1 Information Release dated November 9, 1998 SIGNATURE 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. AMERITRUCK DISTRIBUTION CORP. Dated: November 13, 1998 By: /s/ Kenneth H. Evans, Jr. ------------------------- Kenneth H. Evans, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer