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<CONFORMED-NAME>CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INC
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<STREET1>5601 WEST WACO DRIVE
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<STATE>TX
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<STREET1>5601 WEST WACO DRIVE
<CITY>WACO
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INC/TX
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<CONFORMED-NAME>MOYES JERRY & VICKIE FAMILY TRUST
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<STREET1>C/O SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC
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<STREET1>C/O SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC
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<CITY>PHOENIX
<STATE>AZ
<ZIP>85038
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<CONFORMED-NAME>MOYES JERRY
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<STREET1>C/O SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC
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        <issuerTradingSymbol>CENF</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>MOYES JERRY</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>85043</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001092565</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MOYES JERRY &amp; VICKIE FAMILY TRUST</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>P.O. BOX 29243</rptOwnerStreet2>
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         <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
         <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
         <isOther>0</isOther>
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   <nonDerivativeHolding>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>Common Stock</value>
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      <postTransactionAmounts>
         <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
           <value>115516</value>
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      <ownershipNature>
         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <value>D</value>
         </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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   </nonDerivativeHolding>
   <nonDerivativeHolding>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>Common Stock</value>
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         <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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      <ownershipNature>
         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <value>I</value>
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         <natureOfOwnership>
            <value>Fn</value>
            <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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   <derivativeHolding>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>Outside Director Stock Option (right to buy) Common Stock</value>
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         <value>1.35</value>
      </conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <exerciseDate>
         <value>2003-07-10</value>
            <footnoteId id="F4"/>
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
         <value>2012-07-10</value>
      </expirationDate>
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         <underlyingSecurityTitle>
           <value>Common Stock</value>
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           <value>20000</value>
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         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
           <value>D</value>
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   <footnotes>
      <footnote id="F1"> Includes 50,000 shares being registered for sale pursuant to the issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File Number 333-109068).</footnote>

      <footnote id="F2"> Includes 2,650,000 shares being registered for sale pursuant to the issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File Number 333-109068).</footnote>

      <footnote id="F3"> Shares held by Jerry and Vickie Moyes as trustees of the Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family Trust.  Vickie Moyes is an additional filer on this Form 3 for whom no filer codes are available.  An amendment will be filed as soon as filer codes are received.</footnote>

      <footnote id="F4"> Options for 4,000 shares became exercisable on July 10, 2003.  Options for 4,000 additional shares will become exercisable on July 10 in each of 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.</footnote>
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      <signatureName>/s/ Jerry Moyes, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA filed herewith</signatureName>
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   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>/s/ Vickie Moyes, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA filed herewith</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-12-11</signatureDate>
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      <signatureName>/s/ Jerry Moyes, Trustee, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a  POA filed herewith</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-12-11</signatureDate>
   </ownerSignature>
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      <signatureName>/s/ Vickie Moyes, Trustee, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a  POA filed herewith</signatureName>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>moyespoa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA JERRY MOYES
<TEXT>
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these  presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints each of Earl H. Scudder,  Mark A. Scudder,  Heidi  Hornung-Scherr,  and
Catherine A. Chase as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
          capacity  as an  officer,  director,  and/or  stockholder  of  Central
          Freight Lines,  Inc. (the "Company"),  Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
          with  Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
          rules  thereunder,  and all Schedules 13D and 13G that the undersigned
          may be  required  to  file  with  the  U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange
          Commission;

     (2)  do and perform  any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned
          which may be  necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such
          Form 3, 4, or 5, or Schedule 13D or 13G, including a Form ID, complete
          and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,  and timely file such
          form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
          stock exchange or similar authority; and

     (3)  take any other action of any type  whatsoever in  connection  with the
          foregoing  which, in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact,  may be of
          benefit  to, in the best  interest  of, or  legally  required  by, the
          undersigned,  it being understood that the documents  executed by such
          attorney-in-fact  on behalf of the undersigned  pursuant to this Power
          of  Attorney  shall be in such form and shall  contain  such terms and
          conditions   as   such    attorney-in-fact   may   approve   in   such
          attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the  Company or  Scudder  Law Firm,  P.C.,  L.L.O.  assuming,  any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to  comply  with  Sections  13  or  16  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     In  consideration  of the  attorneys-in-fact  acting  on the  undersigned's
behalf  pursuant to this Power of Attorney,  the  undersigned  hereby  agrees to
indemnify   and   hold   harmless   each   attorney-in-fact,   each   substitute
attorney-in-fact,   and  each  of  their  respective  heirs,  executors,   legal
representatives,  successors,  and assigns  from and against the entirety of any
and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, fines, defense costs, amounts
paid in settlement,  liabilities,  and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses  (collectively,  "Losses"),  relating to or arising out of the
exercise of this Power of Attorney by any such  attorney-in-fact  or  substitute
attorney-in-fact, and will reimburse each such indemnified person for all Losses
as they are incurred by such  indemnified  person in connection with any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding,  or

                                       1
<PAGE>
investigation  with which such indemnified person is or is threatened to be made
a party. The undersigned will not,  however,  be responsible for any Losses that
are finally  determined  by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to have resulted
solely from an attorney-in-fact's or substitute  attorney-in-fact's bad faith or
willful misconduct.

     This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full  force and effect  until the
undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 or Schedules 13D or
13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company,  unless  earlier  revoked by the  undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 2nd day of December, 2003.



                                /s/ Jerry Moyes
                               -------------------------------------------
                                 Jerry Moyes








                                       2

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>vickiepoa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA VICKIE MOYES
<TEXT>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these  presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints each of Earl H. Scudder,  Mark A. Scudder,  Heidi  Hornung-Scherr,  and
Catherine A. Chase as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
          capacity  as an  officer,  director,  and/or  stockholder  of  Central
          Freight Lines,  Inc. (the "Company"),  Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
          with  Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the
          rules  thereunder,  and all Schedules 13D and 13G that the undersigned
          may be  required  to  file  with  the  U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange
          Commission;

     (2)  do and perform  any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned
          which may be  necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such
          Form 3, 4, or 5, or Schedule 13D or 13G, including a Form ID, complete
          and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,  and timely file such
          form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
          stock exchange or similar authority; and

     (3)  take any other action of any type  whatsoever in  connection  with the
          foregoing  which, in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact,  may be of
          benefit  to, in the best  interest  of, or  legally  required  by, the
          undersigned,  it being understood that the documents  executed by such
          attorney-in-fact  on behalf of the undersigned  pursuant to this Power
          of  Attorney  shall be in such form and shall  contain  such terms and
          conditions   as   such    attorney-in-fact   may   approve   in   such
          attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the  Company or  Scudder  Law Firm,  P.C.,  L.L.O.  assuming,  any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to  comply  with  Sections  13  or  16  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     In  consideration  of the  attorneys-in-fact  acting  on the  undersigned's
behalf  pursuant to this Power of Attorney,  the  undersigned  hereby  agrees to
indemnify   and   hold   harmless   each   attorney-in-fact,   each   substitute
attorney-in-fact,   and  each  of  their  respective  heirs,  executors,   legal
representatives,  successors,  and assigns  from and against the entirety of any
and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, fines, defense costs, amounts
paid in settlement,  liabilities,  and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses  (collectively,  "Losses"),  relating to or arising out of the
exercise of this Power of Attorney by any such  attorney-in-fact  or  substitute
attorney-in-fact, and will reimburse each such indemnified person for all Losses
as they are incurred by such  indemnified  person in connection with any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding,  or

<PAGE>
investigation  with which such indemnified person is or is threatened to be made
a party. The undersigned will not,  however,  be responsible for any Losses that
are finally  determined  by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to have resulted
solely from an attorney-in-fact's or substitute  attorney-in-fact's bad faith or
willful misconduct.

     This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full  force and effect  until the
undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 or Schedules 13D or
13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company,  unless  earlier  revoked by the  undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 10th day of December, 2003.



                             /s/ Vickie Moyes
                           -------------------------------
                            Vickie Moyes






                                       2

</TEXT>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>5
<FILENAME>trustpoa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA FAMILY TRUST
<TEXT>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these  presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints each of Earl H. Scudder,  Mark A. Scudder,  Heidi  Hornung-Scherr,  and
Catherine A. Chase as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
          capacity  as  a  stockholder  of  Central  Freight  Lines,  Inc.  (the
          "Company"),  Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
          Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and the  rules  thereunder,  and all
          Schedules  13D and 13G that the  undersigned  may be  required to file
          with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

     (2)  do and perform  any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned
          which may be  necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such
          Form 3, 4, or 5, or Schedule 13D or 13G, including a Form ID, complete
          and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,  and timely file such
          form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
          stock exchange or similar authority; and

     (3)  take any other action of any type  whatsoever in  connection  with the
          foregoing  which, in the opinion of such  attorney-in-fact,  may be of
          benefit  to, in the best  interest  of, or  legally  required  by, the
          undersigned,  it being understood that the documents  executed by such
          attorney-in-fact  on behalf of the undersigned  pursuant to this Power
          of  Attorney  shall be in such form and shall  contain  such terms and
          conditions   as   such    attorney-in-fact   may   approve   in   such
          attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the  Company or  Scudder  Law Firm,  P.C.,  L.L.O.  assuming,  any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to  comply  with  Sections  13  or  16  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     In  consideration  of the  attorneys-in-fact  acting  on the  undersigned's
behalf  pursuant to this Power of Attorney,  the  undersigned  hereby  agrees to
indemnify   and   hold   harmless   each   attorney-in-fact,   each   substitute
attorney-in-fact,   and  each  of  their  respective  heirs,  executors,   legal
representatives,  successors,  and assigns  from and against the entirety of any
and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, fines, defense costs, amounts
paid in settlement,  liabilities,  and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses  (collectively,  "Losses"),  relating to or arising out of the
exercise of this Power of Attorney by any such  attorney-in-fact  or  substitute
attorney-in-fact, and will reimburse each such indemnified person for all Losses
as they are incurred by such  indemnified  person in connection with any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding,  or

<PAGE>
investigation  with which such indemnified person is or is threatened to be made
a party. The undersigned will not,  however,  be responsible for any Losses that
are finally  determined  by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to have resulted
solely from an attorney-in-fact's or substitute  attorney-in-fact's bad faith or
willful misconduct.

     This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full  force and effect  until the
undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 or Schedules 13D or
13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company,  unless  earlier  revoked by the  undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 2nd day of December, 2003.

                             JERRY AND VICKIE MOYES FAMILY TRUST

                             By:  /s/ Jerry Moyes
                                ----------------------------------
                                 Jerry Moyes, Trustee

                             By:  /s/ Vickie Moyes
                                ----------------------------------
                                 Vickie Moyes, Trustee







                                       2

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