1 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 -------------------------------------------------------- DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 58-2110729 - ------------------------ ---------------------- (State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 1201 Peachtree Street N.E. Suite 1022 Atlanta, Georgia 30361 - ---------------------------------------- ---------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 815-6717 ---------------------- 2 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. 3 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 ----------------------- ---------------------------- Lorri M. Palko President