SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington D. C. 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) July 24, 2000




                            USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION


Delaware                       0-19791                 36-3790696
(State of Incorporation)      (Commission             (IRS Employer
                               File Number)            Identification No.)



8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago Illinois                  60631
____________________________________________                  _____
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number including area code: (773) 824-1000


                        Not applicable
       (Former name of former address, if changed since the last report)







  The Exhibit Index is located on Page 2. This Report contains 4 pages.






Item 5.  Other Events.

                  On July 24, 2000, USFreightways Corporation announced that its
                  Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up
                  to 1,000,000  shares of its common stock.  This is in addition
                  to  the  500,000   shares  of  common  stock   authorized  for
                  repurchase on June 7, 2000. That program has been completed.


Item 7.           Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 99 News Releases, dated July 24, 2000.










                                   SIGNATURES


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

                           USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION


           By:   /s/Christopher L. Ellis
                 ______________________
                   Christopher L. Ellis
                   Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  July 25, 2000






                                EXHIBIT 99


                                                                News Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
JULY 24, 2000                                CHRIS ELLIS (773) 824-2205


                USFreightways Corporation Announces Stock Buyback

Chicago,  Ill...  USFreightways  Corporation (NASDAQ: USFC) announced today that
its Board of Directors has authorized  the repurchase of up to 1,000,000  shares
of its Common Stock,  from time to time,  commencing July 24th, in either public
market or private  transactions.  A stock buyback authorized on June 7, 2000 for
the repurchase of 500,000 shares has been completed.  The Company  currently has
approximately 26.3 million shares outstanding.

The  share  repurchase  program  does not  include  specific  price  targets  or
timetables  and may be suspended at any time.  Depending on financial and market
conditions, the program could be terminated prior to completion.

USFreightways provides comprehensive supply chain management services, including
high-value,   regional  less-than-truckload  (LTL)  transportation,   logistics,
domestic and international  freight forwarding and premium regional and national
truckload  transportation.   For  more  information,   contact  the  Company  at
www.usfreightways.com.