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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS OF FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, CASH FLOWS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,000 U.S.DOLLARS 9-MOS Jul-01-2000 Dec-31-2000 Sep-30-2000 1 2,813 0 54,877 6,896 19,156 81,115 112,631 48,605 160,819 41,189 20,000 0 0 25,921 55,856 160,819 53,704 293,817 0 293,026 0 1,200 2,759 (1,968) (689) (1,279) 0 0 0 (1,279) (0.08) (0.08)