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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LANDAIR SERVICES, INC. FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 12-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 686 0 29,699 928 721 35,829 115,130 35,933 118,331 33,900 0 0 0 60 50,400 118,331 0 190,402 0 173,599 (2,718) 0 2,622 14,085 5,491 8,594 0 0 0 8,594 1.44 1.39