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: October 18, 2002
                (Date of earliest event reported)


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


Delaware                                0-19791               36-3790696

(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
 of incorporation or organization)                       Identification Number)

8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois                60631
(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

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

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












Item 5.      Other Events.

On October  18,  2002,  USFreightways  Corporation  ("USF")  announced  that GPS
Logistics,  Inc. and Seko Worldwide  Acquisition  LLC have agreed to acquire USF
Worldwide Inc. and USF Worldwide  Logistics (UK) Ltd., USF's freight  forwarding
subsidiaries.  The  transaction  is expected  to close on or before  October 31,
2002.


Item 7.      Exhibits.

The following is filed as an exhibit to this report.

Exhibit           Description
Number

99               News Release, dated October 18, 2002.



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:October 18, 2002













EXHIBIT 99


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2002                       CHRIS ELLIS  773.824.2205


               USFreightways Exits Freight Forwarding Business


Chicago ...  USFreightways  Corporation  (NASDAQ USFC)  announced today that GPS
Logistics,  Inc. and Seko Worldwide  Acquisition  LLC have agreed to acquire USF
Worldwide Inc. and USF Worldwide  Logistics (UK) Ltd., USF's freight  forwarding
subsidiaries. It is expected the transaction will close on or before October 31,
2002.  Terms of the contract  were not  disclosed,  but will be discussed in the
Company's  3rd  Quarter  conference  call,  the date of which will be  announced
shortly.

"Since early in the 3rd Quarter when we announced our decision that the
freight  forwarding  segment  did not fit our  business  strategy,  we have been
seeking an  arrangement  that would  bring  this  portion of USF's  history to a
conclusion,"  said Samuel K.  Skinner,  USFreightways'  Chairman,  President and
Chief Executive Officer.  "This agreement will free USFreightways to concentrate
on the growth and  profitability of its core LTL, TL and logistics  operations."


This release is an effort to enhance  communication  and provide guidance on the
ongoing   quarter   within  the   guidelines  of  Regulation   FD.  It  contains
forward-looking  statements that are subject to certain risks and  uncertainties
that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially.   These  risks  and
uncertainties  are  detailed  from time to time in reports  filed by the Company
with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  including  forms 8K, 10Q and 10K.

USFreightways  (NASDAQ:  USFC) provides  comprehensive  supply chain  management
services,    including    high-value    next-day,    regional    and    national
less-than-truckload  (LTL) transportation,  logistics,  and premium regional and
national truckload transportation.  For more information, contact the Company at
www.usfreightways.com.