8-K

                  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)  January 7, 1998




                       USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION


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



9700 Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois                      60018
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


                     Registrant's telephone number
                  including area code: (847) 696-0200


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







                          The Exhibit Index is located on
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Item 5.  Other Events.

                  On  January  7,  1998,   USFreightways   Corporation
announced the appointment of a President and Chief Operating Officer.


                                                                    Exhibit
Item 7.  Exhibits.                                                   Index

   Exhibit 99        News Release, dated January 7, 1998.         Page 4 of 4










                              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:  January 9, 1998

EX-99

                                                       EXHIBIT 99


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1998                        CAM CARRUTH  847.692.0204

     USFreightways Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer

                  Rosemont,  IL,  January  7,  1998.....The  Board  of
Directors of  USFreightways  Corporation  (NASDAQ:USFC)  is pleased to
announce the  appointment  of James G.  Connelly III as President  and
Chief  Operating  Officer.  The Board will also  elect Mr.  Connelly a
Director of the Corporation at its January board meeting.  Cam Carruth
will remain the Chief  Executive  Officer  and become  Chairman of the
Board.  Carruth had advised the Board of Directors  several months ago
of his  intention  to give up the  day-to-day  responsibility  for the
Company's operations. He will focus his energy on business development
and the strategic  positioning of the Company for future  growth.  The
Board's  comprehensive  search was  conducted  by Jim Drury,  the U.S.
Managing  Partner  of  Spencer  Stuart,  an  internationally  renowned
executive search firm.
                  Cam  Carruth,  CEO,  commented,  "Jim  Connelly,  as
President  and Chief  Operating  Officer,  will assume the  day-to-day
responsibility  for the  operations of our five regional  truck lines,
our logistics business, and our domestic and international air freight
forwarding business.  We are pleased to have Jim at USFreightways.  He
brings us strong leadership skills and a record of business success."
                  From 1992 until recently,  Jim was the President and
Chief  Operating  Officer  for  Caremark  International,  a $3 billion
health industry leader in providing a wide range of diversified health
care  services.  Prior to  Caremark,  Jim was a Corporate  Officer and
Group Vice President at Baxter  International,  responsible  for their
hospital supply businesses and all corporate warehousing, distribution
and logistics services.
                  USFreightways  (NASDAQ:USFC)  operates five regional
less  than  truckload  general  commodities   carriers  which  provide
overnight and  second-day  delivery  throughout  the United States and
into Canada. The Company's logistics  subsidiaries,  USF Logix and USF
Distribution  Services,  provide solutions to customers' logistics and
distribution  requirements.   USF  SEKO  Worldwide  is  the  Company's
domestic and international freight forwarder.