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 6, 2000 TRISM, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-23210 13-3491658 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.) 4174 Jiles Road, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 795-4600 ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT The Board of Directors of Trism, Inc. ("Trism"), on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, authorized the President and CEO and the Executive Vice President and CFO to engage Deloitte & Touche LLP as Trism's independent auditors to audit its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2000. This appointment, which was effective October 6, 2000, represents a change in outside auditors from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Deloitte & Touche LLP. The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements for the past two fiscal years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 contained no adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. During the two-year period ended December 31, 1999 and thereafter through October 6, 2000, there have been no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such years. Trism provided PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with a copy of this disclosure and requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish Trism with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the above statements. The PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP letter, dated October 13, 2000, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 16.1 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding change in certifying auditor. 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 hereunto duly authorized. Trism, Inc. Dated: October 13, 2000 By: /S/ James G. Overley ------------------- James G. Overley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. 16.1 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding change in certifying auditor.