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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LANDAIR SERVICES, INC. FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1,000 U.S. DOLLARS 9-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 SEP-30-1996 1 26 0 23,014 199 0 26,461 95,163 24,735 97,423 19,583 0 0 0 59 39,781 97,423 0 115,167 0 108,672 (26) 0 2,288 4,233 1,616 0 0 0 0 2,617 .43 .43