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) April 27, 2005

ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia	0-22276	58-0360550
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200, Decatur, Georgia	30030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 373-4285

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 27, 2005, Allied Holdings, Inc. issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

99.1     Press Release of Allied Holdings, Inc. issued April 27, 2005.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated: April 27, 2005	By:	/s/Thomas H. King
		Name:	Thomas H. King
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Allied Holdings, Inc. issued April 27, 2005.