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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No. ___)*


                           CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, Par Value $0.001
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   153491 10 5
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2003
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[X] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).







Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
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SEC 1745 (12-02)
                               Page 1 of 8 pages

<PAGE>
CUSIP No.                                                           153491 10 5
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1.  Names of Reporting Persons                                      Jerry Moyes
    I.R.S. Identification Nos.
    of above persons (entities only)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

    (a) [ ]

    (b) [X]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.  SEC Use Only
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization                United States of America
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of        5. Sole Voting Power                                  4,000(1)
Shares           --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially     6. Shared Voting Power                            1,046,002(2)
Owned by         --------------------------------------------------------------
Each             7. Sole Dispositive Power                             4,000(1)
Reporting        --------------------------------------------------------------
Person With      8. Shared Dispositive Power                       1,046,002(2)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting       1,050,002(1)(2)
    Person
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares        [X]
    (See Instructions)

    See Item 4, page 6.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                     6.2%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                              IN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)  Includes 4,000 shares  beneficially  owned under options that are currently
     exercisable  or will  become  exercisable  within  60 days  after  the date
     hereof.

(2)  Includes  1,046,002 shares owned by the Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family Trust
     dated  12/11/87.  Jerry and Vickie  Moyes are the trustees of the Jerry and
     Vickie Moyes Family Trust dated  12/11/87 and share voting and  dispositive
     power  with  respect  to  these  shares.  Mr.  Moyes  disclaims  beneficial
     ownership of these shares,  except to the extent of his pecuniary  interest
     therein.


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<PAGE>
CUSIP No.                                                           153491 10 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.  Names of Reporting Persons                                     Vickie Moyes
    I.R.S. Identification Nos.
    of above persons (entities only)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

   (a) [ ]

   (b) [X]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.  SEC Use Only
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization                United States of America
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of        5. Sole Voting Power                                         0
Shares           --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially     6. Shared Voting Power                            1,046,002(1)
Owned by         --------------------------------------------------------------
Each             7. Sole Dispositive Power                                    0
Reporting        --------------------------------------------------------------
Person With      8. Shared Dispositive Power                       1,046,002(1)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting          1,046,002(1)
    Person
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares        [X]
    (See Instructions)

    See Item 4, page 6.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                      6.2%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                              IN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)  Consists of  1,046,002  shares  owned by the Jerry and Vickie  Moyes Family
     Trust dated 12/11/87.  Jerry and Vickie Moyes are the trustees of the Jerry
     and  Vickie  Moyes  Family  Trust  dated  12/11/87  and  share  voting  and
     dispositive  power  with  respect to these  shares.  Mrs.  Moyes  disclaims
     beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of her pecuniary
     interest therein.





                               Page 3 of 8 pages

<PAGE>
CUSIP No.                                                           153491 10 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.  Names of Reporting Persons                The Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family
    I.R.S. Identification Nos.                             Trust dated 12/11/87
    of above persons (entities only)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

    (a) [ ]

    (b) [ ]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.  SEC Use Only
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization                                 Arizona
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of        5. Sole Voting Power                                         0
Shares           --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially     6. Shared Voting Power                               1,046,002
Owned by         --------------------------------------------------------------
Each             7. Sole Dispositive Power                                    0
Reporting        --------------------------------------------------------------
Person With      8. Shared Dispositive Power                          1,046,002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each                       1,046,002
    Reporting Person
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares        [X]
    (See Instructions)

    See Item 4, page 6.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                      6.2%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                              OO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




                               Page 4 of 8 pages

<PAGE>
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

         Central Freight Lines, Inc.

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

         5601 West Waco Drive
         Waco, TX 76710

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

         (1)  Jerry Moyes
         (2)  Vickie Moyes
         (3)  The Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family Trust dated 12/11/87
              (the "Moyes Family Trust")

         The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes  collectively referred
         to as  the  "Reporting  Persons."  A  Joint  Filing  Agreement  of the
         Reporting  Persons is  attached  hereto as  Exhibit  99.1 and shall be
         filed herewith.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

         The principal  business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o
         Swift  Transportation  Co.,  Inc.,  2200  South 75th  Avenue  Phoenix,
         Arizona 85043.

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

         Each of Jerry and Vickie Moyes are United States  citizens.  The Moyes
         Family Trust is organized under the laws of Arizona.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

         Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

         153491 10 5

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or
         240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

         (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
         (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
         (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
         (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                 Investment Company Act;
         (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                 13d-1(b)(1(ii)(E);
         (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
         (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
                 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
         (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                 Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
         (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                 investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                 Company Act;
         (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

         Not applicable.

                               Page 5 of 8 pages
<PAGE>
Item 4.  Ownership:

     The  following  sets  forth  information  with  respect  to the  beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock by each of the Reporting  Persons.  The percentage
of the Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons is based
on 16,968,218 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2003.

     The information  set forth herein with respect to the beneficial  ownership
of the Reporting  Persons does not include 4,708,348 shares of Common Stock held
by the Moyes  Children's  Trust dated 12/14/92 (the "Moyes  Children's  Trust"),
which is an  irrevocable  trust for the  benefit  of the  children  of Jerry and
Vickie  Moyes.  The sole  trustee  of the  Moyes  Children's  Trust is Gerald F.
Ehrlich,  and Mr. Ehrlich possesses  exclusive voting and dispositive power with
respect to the shares of Common Stock held thereby.

     Each of the  Reporting  Persons  expressly  disclaims  that such  Reporting
Person is, within the meaning of Section  13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, a member
of a group that  includes  Gerald F.  Ehrlich  and the Moyes  Children's  Trust.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of the Reporting  Persons also expressly  disclaims
that it is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by Gerald F. Ehrlich and the Moyes Children's Trust.

Jerry Moyes:
     (a) Amount beneficially owned:                                   1,050,002

     The  shares  reported  herein  as  beneficially  owned by Jerry  Moyes  are
comprised  of (i)  4,000  shares  beneficially  owned  under  options  that  are
currently  exercisable or will become  exercisable within 60 days after the date
hereof,  and (ii)  1,046,002  shares owned by the Moyes Family Trust.  Jerry and
Vickie  Moyes are the  trustees of the Moyes  Family  Trust and share voting and
dispositive  power  with  respect  to  shares  held by the Moyes  Family  Trust.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Mr. Moyes disclaims  beneficial ownership of shares held
by the Moyes  Family  Trust,  except to the  extent  of his  pecuniary  interest
therein.

     (b) Percent of class:                                                 6.2%
     (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
         (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote                   4,000
         (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote             1,046,002
         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                             4,000
         (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                         1,046,002

Vickie Moyes:
     (a) Amount beneficially owned:                                   1,046,002

     The  shares  reported  herein as  beneficially  owned by  Vickie  Moyes are
comprised of 1,046,002 shares owned by the Moyes Family Trust.  Jerry and Vickie
Moyes  are  the  trustees  of the  Moyes  Family  Trust  and  share  voting  and
dispositive  power with  respect to shares  held by the Trust.  Pursuant to Rule
13d-4,  Mrs. Moyes  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of shares held by the Moyes
Family Trust, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

     (b) Percent of class:                                                 6.2%
     (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
         (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote                       0
         (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote             1,046,002
         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                                 0
         (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                         1,046,002

                               Page 6 of 8 pages
<PAGE>
The Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family Trust dated 12/11/87:
     (a) Amount beneficially owned:                                   1,046,002

     The Moyes Family Trust directly holds 1,046,002 shares of Common Stock.

     (b) Percent of class:                                                 6.2%
     (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
         (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote                       0
         (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote             1,046,002
         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                                 0
         (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of                                         1,046,002

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

         If this  statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the
         date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
         of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of  securities,  check the
         following [ ].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

         Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
         Control Person:

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

         Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

         Not applicable.

Item 10  Certification:

         Not applicable.


                               Page 7 of 8 pages
<PAGE>

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

February 16, 2004

                                /s/ Jerry Moyes, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr,
                                attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously
                                filed with the SEC
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Jerry Moyes

                                /s/ Vickie Moyes, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr,
                                attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously
                                filed with the SEC
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Vickie Moyes

                                THE JERRY AND VICKIE MOYES FAMILY TRUST
                                DATED 12/11/87


                                By: /s/ Jerry Moyes, Trustee, by Heidi
                                    Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant
                                    to a POA peviously filed with the SEC
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Jerry Moyes, Trustee


                                By: /s/ Vickie Moyes, Trustee, by Heidi
                                    Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant
                                    to a POA previously filed with the SEC
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Vickie Moyes, Trustee








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