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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 21, 2004

                                 AUTOINFO, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                       0-14786                 13-2867481
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
         incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

         6413 Congress Avenue, Suite 240
               Boca Raton, Florida                                   33487
     (Address of principal executive office)                       (Zip Code)

                                 (800) 759-7910
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

<PAGE>

Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

On January 21, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing the
consummation of a private placement transaction. The full text of the press
release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of AutoInfo, Inc. dated January 21, 2004.

                                  * * * * * * *

                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                           AUTOINFO, INC.


                                           By: /s/ William I Wunderlich
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                William I. Wunderlich,
                                                Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 21, 2004


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                                  Exhibit 99.1

             AutoInfo, Inc. Announces Private Placement Transaction

Boca Raton, FL - January 21, 2004 - AutoInfo, Inc. (OTCBB:AUTO), a non-asset
based third party logistics service provider, today announced that it has
completed the sale of 1,333,333 shares of its Common Stock to Kinderhook
Partners, LP, in a private placement transaction, for a total consideration of
$442,000, or approximately $ .33 per share.

Simultaneously with this sale, Kinderhook acquired all of the Company's
outstanding 12% Convertible Debentures ($575,000 principal amount) in a private
transaction with the existing debenture holders and immediately converted these
debentures into 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock.

Kinderhook Partners, LP is an investment partnership affiliated with Geocapital
Partners and focused on making long-term investments in micro-cap public
companies.

Harry Wachtel, AutoInfo's President stated, "we are very pleased to welcome
Kinderhook Partners to our shareholder base and appreciate its recognition of
the value of our business model. This investment, including the conversion of
the debentures acquired, both strengthens our balance sheet and provides
additional working capital for our operations."

AutoInfo, Inc., operating through its Sunteck subsidiary, is a non-asset based
supply chain logistics company. Through its broker and carrier divisions, its
services include ground transportation coast-to-coast, warehouse services, air
freight, rail and ocean freight. Sunteck has developed strategic alliances with
major truckload, LTL (less than truckload), air, rail and ocean carriers to
react to customers' needs quickly and effectively.


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