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: January 23, 2004
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                                 USF 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 December  23,  2003,  Idealease  Services,  Inc.  ("Idealease")  filed a
     complaint against USF Logistics Services, Inc. ("Logistics"),  a subsidiary
     of USF  Corporation,  in the  Circuit  Court  of Cook  County  in  Chicago,
     Illinois.   Idealease   is  asking  the  court  to  require   Logistics  to
     specifically  perform an alleged  contractual  obligation  to buy back from
     Idealease a fleet of vehicles  it claims is valued at  approximately  $14.5
     million or to pay  Idealease  that amount.  Idealease  also  contends  that
     Logistics is liable for $556,710 in lease  payments and that certain riders
     to a lease agreement are invalid due to a lack of consideration.  Logistics
     intends to deny the material  allegations  in the  Idealease  complaint and
     vigorously contest the lawsuit in court.




                                   SIGNATURES


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

                                                              USF CORPORATION


Date:  January 23, 2004            By:  /s/ Richard C. Pagano
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                                   Name:    Richard C. Pagano
                                   Title:   Senior Vice President,
                                            General Counsel & Secretary