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                       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):  March 1, 2001

Commission File Number:                 0-24354
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                              DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                         58-2110729
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(State of Incorporation)                                  (IRS Employer
                                                          Identification Number)

 1201 Peachtree Street N.E.
         Suite 1022
      Atlanta, Georgia                                    30361
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (404) 815-6717
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                              DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.

                                    FORM 8-K


ITEM 5.  Other Information

         As previously announced, Dorsey Trailers, Inc. (the "Company") filed a
voluntary petition for Relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama
(Bankruptcy Case No. 00-6792-WRS) on December 4, 2000. The Company is in the
process of requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") modify
the reporting requirements as they apply to the Company as permitted under SEC
Act Release No. 9660. As such the Company will report under cover of Form 8-K
the Company's monthly financial statements as required by the Bankruptcy Court.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are the Company's financial statements as of January
27, 2001 and for the month ending January 27, 2001 as filed with the Bankruptcy
Court on March 1, 2001.


ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial Statements.

                           None.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                           None.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                           99.1 Financial statements as of January 27, 2001 and
                           for the month ending January 27, 2001.


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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.

                                               DORSEY TRAILERS, INC.

Date:       March 28, 2001                     By:    /s/ Lorri M. Palko
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                                                     Lorri M. Palko
                                                     President