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

0000912728 LANDAIR SERVICES, INC. 1,000 U.S. DOLLARS 3-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 MAR-31-1997 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,611 0 19,845 3 0 207 1,556 592 964 (194) 0 0 770 .13 .13