UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC 20549

                            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): September 3, 2002


              CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware              1-12149              77-0425334
  (State or other     (Commission File        (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of          Number)         Identification No.)
  incorporation)

   16400 S.E. CF Way,                             98683
      Vancouver, WA
  (Address of principal                         (Zip Code)
   executive offices)



 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (360) 448-4000


  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On  September  3, 2002, the Company issued a  press  release
announcing  the  filing  of Chapter 11 bankruptcy  petitions  for
itself and for certain of its subsidiaries with the United States
Bankruptcy  Court  for the Central District of  California.   The
Company  also  announced the filing of  its  Form  10-Q  for  the
quarter  ended  June 30, 2002.  A copy of the  press  release  is
attached  as  an  exhibit to this Form 8-K  and  is  incorporated
herein by reference.



Item  7.  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release dated September 3, 2002 (filed herewith).




                           SIGNATURES


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


                              CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS
                              CORPORATION,
                              Registrant



Dated: September 4, 2002          By:/s/Stephen Sokol
                                  Name:  Stephen Sokol
                                  Title: Executive Vice President of Finance
                                          and Chief Financial Officer






                          EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION
NUMBER

99.1      Press release dated September 3, 2002.