UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC 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): September 5, 2002


              CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware              1-12149              77-0425334
  (State or other     (Commission File        (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of          Number)         Identification No.)
  incorporation)

   16400 S.E. CF Way,                             98683
      Vancouver, WA
  (Address of principal                         (Zip Code)
   executive offices)



 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (360) 448-4000


  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On  September  5, 2002, the Company issued a  press  release
announcing that it received approval from the Bankruptcy Court to
pay  pre-petition wages to its employees.  On September 6,  2002,
the  Company  issued a press release announcing that it  received
interim  approval from the Bankruptcy Court for $225  million  in
debtor-in-possession financing.  The Company also announced  that
it  is  re-opening certain terminals and bringing  back  as  many
drivers  and terminal employees as necessary to expedite customer
shipments  remaining in the system. The Company filed Chapter  11
bankruptcy   petitions  for  itself  and  for  certain   of   its
subsidiaries  with  the United States Bankruptcy  Court  for  the
Central  District of California on September 3, 2002.  Copies  of
the  press releases are attached as exhibits to this Form 8-K and
are incorporated herein by reference.


Item  7.  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release dated September 5, 2002 (filed herewith).

     99.2 Press release dated September 6, 2002 (filed herewith).





                           SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934,  Consolidated Freightways Corporation has  duly  caused
this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                              CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION,
                                           Registrant



Dated: September 6, 2002          By: /s/Stephen Sokol
                                  Name:  Stephen Sokol
                                  Title: Executive Vice President of Finance
                                           and Chief Financial Officer






                          EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION
NUMBER

99.1      Press release dated September 5, 2002.

99.2      Press release dated September 6, 2002.