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                      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): October 4, 1999
                                (July 19, 1999)



                              TRANSIT GROUP, INC.
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



           Florida                                             59-2576629
(State or other jurisdiction of          000-18601            (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)    (Commission File No.)    Identification No.)



                             2859 Paces Ferry Road
                                  Suite 1740
                            Atlanta, Georgia 30339
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                (770) 444-0240
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)   Financial Statements of Business Acquired
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     The R&M Enterprises, Inc. and Williams Truck Brokers, Inc. combined
financial statements and Report of Independent Accountants for the year ended
December 31, 1998 and the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999 (unaudited)
are contained in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

     (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information
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     Such required pro forma financial information is contained in Exhibit 99.2
hereto.

     (c)   Exhibits
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     23.1  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

     99.1  The R&M Enterprises, Inc. and Williams Truck Brokers, Inc. Combined
financial statements and Report of Independent Accountants for the year ended
December 31, 1998 and the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999 (unaudited).

     99.2  Pro Forma financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998
and the six months ended June 30, 1999.

                                   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.

                                         TRANSIT GROUP, INC.



Date: October 4, 1999                            /s/ Phillip A. Belyew
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                                         President and Chief Executive Officer