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<CONFORMED-NAME>CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INC/TX
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<STREET1>5601 WEST WACO DRIVE
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM 8-A</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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Inc.</b></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of
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<B>74-2914331</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>5601 West Waco Drive<BR>
Waco, Texas</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>76710</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:
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to be so registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Name of each exchange on which each<BR>
class is to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>None</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>N/A</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. &#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. &#091;x&#093;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-109068
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act:
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><b>Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share</b></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is contained
in the section entitled &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; in the prospectus
included in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.
333-109068), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September&nbsp;24, 2003, and as amended on November&nbsp;3, 2003, November&nbsp;24, 2003, and
November&nbsp;26, 2003 (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement&#148;). Such portion of the
Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement is hereby incorporated by reference. Any
prospectus subsequently filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The following exhibits are filed as a part of this registration statement:
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, initially filed by Central
Freight Lines, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(&#147;SEC&#148;) on September&nbsp;24, 2003, and as amended on November&nbsp;3, 2003,
November&nbsp;24, 2003, and November&nbsp;26, 2003 (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration
Statement&#148;) (incorporated herein by reference to the Form&nbsp;S-1
Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1(b) to the
Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Stockholders&#146; Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;11, 1999, by and
among Jerry Moyes, Richard Slater, Mark Fabritz, Kent Chapman, and
Larry Rockwell (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to
the Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Date: November&nbsp;26, 2003
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2"><B>CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ Robert V. Fasso<BR>
Name: Robert V. Fasso<BR>
Title: President, CEO, and Director</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
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<B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, initially filed by Central Freight
Lines, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on
September&nbsp;24, 2003, and as amended on November&nbsp;3, 2003, November&nbsp;24, 2003,
and November&nbsp;26, 2003 (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement&#148;) (incorporated
herein by reference to the Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1(b) to the Form&nbsp;S-1
Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.</FONT></TD>
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Stockholders&#146; Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;11, 1999, by and among Jerry
Moyes, Richard Slater, Mark Fabritz, Kent Chapman, and Larry Rockwell
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Form&nbsp;S-1
Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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