SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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                               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):  May 5, 2010

                   PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      FLORIDA                    0-17554                  59-2924957
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  (State or other             (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction               File Number)          Identification No.)
  of incorporation)


501 Riverside Avenue                                      32206
Suite 500
Jacksonville, Florida
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(Address of principal executive offices)	        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (904) 396-5733

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    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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                   CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

              PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

                          May 5, 2010


ITEM 2.02. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

	On May 5, 2010, Patriot Transportation Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing its earnings for the second quarter of
fiscal 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

	The information in this report (including the exhibit) shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

	    (c)	    Exhibits.

	     99.1   Press Release dated May 5, 2010.





                             SIGNATURES

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

				PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.


Date:  May 5, 2010		By:  /s/ John D. Milton, Jr.

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				John D. Milton, Jr.
				Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer





                           EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
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99.1	Press Release dated May 5, 2010 issued by Patriot Transportation
        Holdings, Inc.