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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;30, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333- _____</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>Allied Holdings, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Georgia</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
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<B>58-0360550</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>160 Clairemont Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Decatur, Georgia</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>30030</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Allied Holdings, Inc.<BR>
160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Decatur, Georgia 30030<BR>
(404)&nbsp;370-1100</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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per share</FONT></TD>
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225,000 shares
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;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. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices of $3.36 and $3.40 per share
for the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on July
24, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The information required by Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 (plan information and registrant
information and plan annual information) to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with the
Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allied Holdings, Inc. (&#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into
this registration statement the following documents:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on March&nbsp;27, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2003, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K as filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;29, 2003 (excluding any information furnished
pursuant to Item&nbsp;9 thereof) and July&nbsp;30, 2003 (excluding any
information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;12 thereof);</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the description of the Registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in
its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission
on February&nbsp;11, 1998, including any amendments or reports filed for
the purpose of updating such descriptions.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the date of this
registration statement by the undersigned Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
hereto which either indicates that all shares of common stock offered hereby
have been sold or deregisters any shares of such common stock then remaining,
shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing. Any
statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in
any other subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement
contained in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently filed
document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legality of the shares offered hereby is being passed upon for the
Registrant by Thomas M. Duffy, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of the Registrant. Thomas M. Duffy is an officer of, and receives
compensation from, the Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation
Code (the &#147;GBCC&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual who
is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director against
liability incurred in the proceeding if (1)&nbsp;such individual conducted himself
or herself in good faith; and (2)&nbsp;such individual reasonably believed (A)&nbsp;in
the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation, (B)&nbsp;in all other cases, that such
conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and
(C)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, that the individual had no
reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the GBCC provides that a corporation may not indemnify a
director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it
is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct, or in
connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by
him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section&nbsp;14-2-854 of the GBCC, a
court may order a corporation to indemnify a director if such court determines,
in view of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable to
indemnify the director even if the director has not met the relevant standard
of conduct set forth in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the
GBCC, failed to comply with Section&nbsp;14-2-853 of the GBCC, or was adjudged
liable in a proceeding referred to in paragraph (1)&nbsp;or (2)&nbsp;of subsection (d)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the GBCC, but if the director was adjudged so liable, the
indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the proceeding.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;14-2-852 of the GBCC provides that a corporation shall indemnify a
director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a
director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection with the proceeding.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;14-2-857 of the GBCC provides that a corporation may indemnify and
advance expenses to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is an officer of the corporation to the same
extent as a director. If the officer is not a director, (or if the officer is
a director but the sole basis on which he or she is made a party to the
proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer) to such further extent
as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of the board of directors, or contract except for liability arising out of
conduct that constitutes (1)&nbsp;appropriation, in violation of their duties, of
any business opportunity of the corporation, (2)&nbsp;acts or omissions that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;the types of
liability set forth in Section&nbsp;14-2-832 of the GBCC or (4)&nbsp;receipt of an
improper personal benefit. An officer of a corporation who is not a director
is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section&nbsp;14-2-852 of the GBCC and
may apply to a court under Section&nbsp;14-2-854 of the GBCC for indemnification, in
each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to
indemnification under those provisions. Finally, a corporation may also
indemnify an employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent
with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation,
bylaws, general or specific action by its board of directors or contract.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the
&#147;Restated Charter&#148;) eliminate, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, the personal liability of directors to the Registrant or its shareholders
for monetary damages for breaches of such directors&#146; duty of care or other
duties as a director. This provision of the Restated Charter will limit the
remedies available to a shareholder in the event of breaches of any director&#146;s
duties to such shareholder or the Registrant. Under current Georgia law, the
Restated Charter does not provide for the elimination of or any limitation on
the personal liability of a director for (i)&nbsp;any appropriation, in violation of
the director&#146;s duties, of any business opportunity of the Registrant, (ii)&nbsp;acts
or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii)&nbsp;unlawful corporate distributions or (iv)&nbsp;any transactions from which
the director received an improper personal benefit.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Registrant shall
indemnify to the fullest extent permitted under the GBCC any person made a
party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, if he or she acted in a manner he or she believed in good faith to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case
of any criminal proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant shall have the power to indemnify
to the fullest extent permitted under the GBCC any person made a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Registrant,
if he or she acted in a manner he or she believed in good faith to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of any
criminal proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s directors and executive officers are insured against
damages from actions and claims incurred in the course of performing duties,
and the Registrant is insured against expenses incurred in defending lawsuits
arising from certain alleged acts against directors and executive officers.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of
the statutes, Restated Charter and agreements referred to above and are
qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exhibits.</B></FONT>

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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(File Number 33-66620) filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;28, 1993, as
amended on September&nbsp;2, 1993 and September&nbsp;17, 1993 and deemed
effective on September&nbsp;29, 1993).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference from the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;16,
2001).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23(b)</FONT></TD>
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Notice regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public
Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23(c)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in
Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page of this registration
statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
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Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (U.S. Employees). </FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.3</FONT></TD>
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Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (Canadian Employees).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Undertakings.</B></FONT>

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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">Rule&nbsp;415 Offering. The undersigned Registrant
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="92%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="92%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="92%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="92%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by
Reference. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"> pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filing of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-6</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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&nbsp;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
28th day of
July, 2003.
</FONT>

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    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
<B>Allied Holdings, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:</FONT></TD>
   <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Hugh E. Sawyer</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade>
Hugh E. Sawyer<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:</FONT></TD>
   <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Daniel H. Popky</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel H. Popky<BR>
Senior Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Thomas M. Duffy, Daniel H. Popky 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.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this amendment to this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below on this 28th day of July, 2003.
</FONT>

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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="27%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><U>Signature</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><U>Title</U></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Robert J. Rutland</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Robert J. Rutland</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Guy W. Rutland, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Guy W. Rutland, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman Emeritus and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Hugh E. Sawyer</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Hugh E. Sawyer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Guy W. Rutland, IV</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Guy W. Rutland, IV</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-7</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="27%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;David G. Bannister</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
David G. Bannister</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Robert R. Woodson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Robert R. Woodson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;William P. Benton</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
William P. Benton</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Berner F. Wilson, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Berner F. Wilson, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Thomas E. Boland</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Thomas E. Boland</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;J. Leland Strange</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
J. Leland Strange</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-8</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></FONT>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File
Number 33-66620) filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;28, 1993, as amended on
September&nbsp;2, 1993 and September&nbsp;17, 1993 and deemed effective on September
29, 1993).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from
the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2000, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;16, 2001).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Notice regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public
Accountants.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included in signature page of this registration statement).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement for 2003 Stock
Issuance Plan (U.S. Employees).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (Canadian Employees). </FONT></TD>
</TR>
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ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC.
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2003
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. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Allied Holdings, Inc.
160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 370-1100
(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)
share (2)
offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
per share
225,000 shares
$
3.38
$
760,500
$
62.00
(1)
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. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.
(2)
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 $3.36 and $3.40 per share
for the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on July
24, 2003.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant
information and plan annual information) to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Allied Holdings, Inc. ("Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into
this registration statement the following documents:
(a)     the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on March 27, 2003;
(b)     the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2003, as filed with the Commission on May 15, 2003;
(c)     the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission on April 29, 2003 (excluding any information furnished
pursuant to Item 9 thereof) and July 30, 2003 (excluding any
information furnished pursuant to Item 12 thereof);
(d)     the description of the Registrant's capital stock contained in
its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission
on February 11, 1998, including any amendments or reports filed for
the purpose of updating such descriptions.
In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the date of this
registration statement by the undersigned Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
hereto which either indicates that all shares of common stock offered hereby
have been sold or deregisters any shares of such common stock then remaining,
shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing. Any
statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in
any other subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement
contained in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or
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superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently filed
document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this registration statement.
ITEM 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the shares offered hereby is being passed upon for the
Registrant by Thomas M. Duffy, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of the Registrant. Thomas M. Duffy is an officer of, and receives
compensation from, the Registrant.
ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Subsection (a) of Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation
Code (the "GBCC") provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual who
is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director against
liability incurred in the proceeding if (1) such individual conducted himself
or herself in good faith; and (2) such individual reasonably believed (A) in
the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation, (B) in all other cases, that such
conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and
(C) in the case of any criminal proceeding, that the individual had no
reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851 of the GBCC provides that a corporation may not indemnify a
director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it
is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct, or in
connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by
him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section 14-2-854 of the GBCC, a
court may order a corporation to indemnify a director if such court determines,
in view of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable to
indemnify the director even if the director has not met the relevant standard
of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 14-2-851 of the
GBCC, failed to comply with Section 14-2-853 of the GBCC, or was adjudged
liable in a proceeding referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851 of the GBCC, but if the director was adjudged so liable, the
indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the proceeding.
Section 14-2-852 of the GBCC provides that a corporation shall indemnify a
director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a
director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection with the proceeding.
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Section 14-2-857 of the GBCC provides that a corporation may indemnify and
advance expenses to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is an officer of the corporation to the same
extent as a director. If the officer is not a director, (or if the officer is
a director but the sole basis on which he or she is made a party to the
proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer) to such further extent
as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of the board of directors, or contract except for liability arising out of
conduct that constitutes (1) appropriation, in violation of their duties, of
any business opportunity of the corporation, (2) acts or omissions that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) the types of
liability set forth in Section 14-2-832 of the GBCC or (4) receipt of an
improper personal benefit. An officer of a corporation who is not a director
is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 14-2-852 of the GBCC and
may apply to a court under Section 14-2-854 of the GBCC for indemnification, in
each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to
indemnification under those provisions. Finally, a corporation may also
indemnify an employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent
with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation,
bylaws, general or specific action by its board of directors or contract.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the
"Restated Charter") eliminate, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, the personal liability of directors to the Registrant or its shareholders
for monetary damages for breaches of such directors' duty of care or other
duties as a director. This provision of the Restated Charter will limit the
remedies available to a shareholder in the event of breaches of any director's
duties to such shareholder or the Registrant. Under current Georgia law, the
Restated Charter does not provide for the elimination of or any limitation on
the personal liability of a director for (i) any appropriation, in violation of
the director's duties, of any business opportunity of the Registrant, (ii) acts
or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) unlawful corporate distributions or (iv) any transactions from which
the director received an improper personal benefit.
Under the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Registrant shall
indemnify to the fullest extent permitted under the GBCC any person made a
party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, if he or she acted in a manner he or she believed in good faith to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case
of any criminal proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant shall have the power to indemnify
to the fullest extent permitted under the GBCC any person made a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Registrant,
if he or she acted in a manner he or she believed in good faith to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of any
criminal proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful.
The Registrant's directors and executive officers are insured against
damages from actions and claims incurred in the course of performing duties,
and the Registrant is insured against expenses incurred in defending lawsuits
arising from certain alleged acts against directors and executive officers.
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The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of
the statutes, Restated Charter and agreements referred to above and are
qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
ITEM 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4(a)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File Number 33-66620) filed with the Commission on July 28, 1993, as
amended on September 2, 1993 and September 17, 1993 and deemed
effective on September 29, 1993).
4(b)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on April 16,
2001).
5
Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
23(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23(b)
Notice regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public
Accountants.
23(c)
Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in
Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page of this registration
statement).
99.1
Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.
99.2
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (U.S. Employees).
99.3
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (Canadian Employees).
ITEM 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
Rule 415 Offering. The undersigned Registrant
hereby undertakes:
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(1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.
(2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)   Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by
Reference. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant's annual report
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pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(c)   Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-8. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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
28th day of
July, 2003.
Allied Holdings, Inc.
By:
/s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
Hugh E. Sawyer
President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Daniel H. Popky
Daniel H. Popky
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Thomas M. Duffy, Daniel H. Popky 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 amendment to this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below on this 28th day of July, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/ Robert J. Rutland
Robert J. Rutland
Chairman and Director
/s/ Guy W. Rutland, III
Guy W. Rutland, III
Chairman Emeritus and Director
/s/ Hugh E. Sawyer
Hugh E. Sawyer
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Guy W. Rutland, IV
Guy W. Rutland, IV
Director
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SIGNATURES
/s/ David G. Bannister
David G. Bannister
Director
/s/ Robert R. Woodson
Robert R. Woodson
Director
/s/ William P. Benton
William P. Benton
Director
/s/ Berner F. Wilson, Jr.
Berner F. Wilson, Jr.
Director
/s/ Thomas E. Boland
Thomas E. Boland
Director
/s/ J. Leland Strange
J. Leland Strange
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
4(a)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
Number 33-66620) filed with the Commission on July 28, 1993, as amended on
September 2, 1993 and September 17, 1993 and deemed effective on September
29, 1993).
4(b)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000, filed with the Commission on April 16, 2001).
5
Opinion of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq.
23(a)
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23(b)
Notice regarding consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public
Accountants.
23(c)
Consent of Thomas M. Duffy, Esq. (contained in opinion filed in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page of this registration statement).
99.1
Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Issuance Plan.
99.2
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement for 2003 Stock
Issuance Plan (U.S. Employees).
99.3
Form of Allied Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Agreement for 2003
Stock Issuance Plan (Canadian Employees).
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