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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;20, 2005



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Allied Holdings, Inc.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Georgia</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>58-0360550</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>160 Clairemont Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Decatur, Georgia</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.<BR>
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Allied Holdings, Inc.<BR>
160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Decatur, Georgia 30030<BR>
(404)&nbsp;373-4285</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, no par value
per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">316,500</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement covers the
registration of 150,000 shares of Common Stock in addition to shares previously registered
under Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-51104 and Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-91942.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered and
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions as provided in the Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive
Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in accordance with Rule
457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sales
prices of $2.11 and $2.11 per share for the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock
Exchange on April&nbsp;15, 2005.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As permitted by Rule&nbsp;429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus related to this
Registration Statement also covers securities registered under Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-51104
and Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-91942.



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Part II &#151; Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register 150,000 additional
shares of common stock, no par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Allied Holdings, Inc. which
have been reserved for issuance under the Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). A total of 2,000,000 shares of the Common Stock reserved under the
Plan have previously been registered on Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-51104, filed on June&nbsp;6, 2001 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-91942, filed on July&nbsp;3, 2002)
(collectively, the &#147;Original Form&nbsp;S-8s&#148;). Pursuant to and as permitted by General Instruction E to
Form S-8, the contents of the Original Form S-8s are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and
the opinions and consents listed at Item&nbsp;8 below are annexed hereto.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8. <U>Exhibits.</U>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23(a)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23(c)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereof).</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Decatur,
State of Georgia, on this 20th day of April, 2005.


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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;<B>Allied Holdings, Inc.</B><BR>
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<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                          /s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Hugh E. Sawyer&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
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<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                         /s/  Thomas H. King
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Thomas H. King&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President and<br>
Chief Financial Officer<br>
(principal financial and accounting officer)&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Thomas M. Duffy, Thomas H. King and Hugh E. Sawyer, and each of them (with full power in
each to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated below on this
20th&nbsp;day of April, 2005.

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert J. Rutland
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Chairman and Director</TD>
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Chairman Emeritus and Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Guy W. Rutland, III</td>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David G. Bannister
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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">David G. Bannister</td>

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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Thomas E. Boland
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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Thomas E. Boland</td>


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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Guy W. Rutland, IV
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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Guy W. Rutland, IV</td>


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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ J. Leland Strange
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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">J. Leland Strange</td>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Berner F. Wilson, Jr.
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Director</TD>
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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Berner F. Wilson, Jr.</td>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert R. Woodson
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Director</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.</TD>
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ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC.
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2005
Registration No. 333- _____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Allied Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
58-0360550
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
160 Clairemont Avenue
Suite 200
Decatur, Georgia
(Address of principal executive offices)
30030
(Zip Code)
Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Allied Holdings, Inc.
160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 373-4285
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed
Title of each class of
Amount to be
offering price per
maximum aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered(1)(2)
share (3)
offering price (3)
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
per share
150,000 shares
$
2.11
$
316,500
$
37.25
(1)
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement covers the
registration of 150,000 shares of Common Stock in addition to shares previously registered
under Registration Statement No. 333-51104 and Registration Statement No. 333-91942.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered and
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions as provided in the Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in accordance with Rule
457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sales
prices of $2.11 and $2.11 per share for the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock
Exchange on April 15, 2005.
As permitted by Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus related to this
Registration Statement also covers securities registered under Registration Statement No. 333-51104
and Registration Statement No. 333-91942.
Part II — Information Required in the Registration Statement
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register 150,000 additional
shares of common stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Allied Holdings, Inc. which
have been reserved for issuance under the Allied Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). A total of 2,000,000 shares of the Common Stock reserved under the
Plan have previously been registered on Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-51104, filed on June 6, 2001 and Registration No. 333-91942, filed on July 3, 2002)
(collectively, the "Original Form S-8s"). Pursuant to and as permitted by General Instruction E to
Form S-8, the contents of the Original Form S-8s are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and
the opinions and consents listed at Item 8 below are annexed hereto.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
23(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23(c)
Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in Exhibit 5).
24
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereof).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Decatur,
State of Georgia, on this 20th day of April, 2005.
Allied Holdings, Inc.
By:
/s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
Hugh E. Sawyer
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
By:
/s/  Thomas H. King
Thomas H. King
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Thomas M. Duffy, Thomas H. King and Hugh E. Sawyer, and each of them (with full power in
each to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated below on this
20th day of April, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/ Robert J. Rutland
Chairman and Director
Robert J. Rutland
/s/ Guy W. Rutland, III
Chairman Emeritus and Director
Guy W. Rutland, III
/s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hugh E. Sawyer
2
Signature
Title
/s/ David G. Bannister
Director
David G. Bannister
/s/ William P. Benton
Director
William P. Benton
/s/ Thomas E. Boland
Director
Thomas E. Boland
/s/ Guy W. Rutland, IV
Director
Guy W. Rutland, IV
/s/ J. Leland Strange
Director
J. Leland Strange
/s/ Berner F. Wilson, Jr.
Director
Berner F. Wilson, Jr.
/s/ Robert R. Woodson
Director
Robert R. Woodson
3
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
23(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
4