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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LANDAIR SERVICES, INC. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000912728 LANDAIR SERVICES, INC. 1,000 U.S. DOLLARS YEAR DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 DEC-31-1996 1 158 0 14,334 337 212 14,871 15,934 1,984 121,179 21,708 0 0 0 60 41,204 121,179 0 80,737 0 72,221 (2) 0 743 7,775 2,891 4,884 (905) 0 0 3,979 .67 .66