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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2005<BR>
Registration No.</B>



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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: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, 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>Michigan</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>38-3640097</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>11355 Stephens Road<BR>
Warren, MI 48089<BR>
(586)&nbsp;920-0100</B><BR>
(Address, including ZIP Code and Telephone Number,<BR>
Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
( Full Titles of the Plans )



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Donald B. Cochran<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Universal Truckload Services, Inc.<BR>
11355 Stephens Road<BR>
Warren, MI 48089</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copy to:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Stephen Fackler, Esq.<BR>
Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP<BR>
3330 Hillview Avenue<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;251-5000</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>D. Kerry Crenshaw, Esq.<BR>
Clark Hill PLC<BR>
500 Woodward Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;3500<BR>
Detroit, MI 48226<BR>
(313)&nbsp;965-8300</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004
Stock Incentive Plan, Common Stock, no
par value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">500,000</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">11,125,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1309.41</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities
that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457. As to 500,000 shares
being registered under the Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, the
price is based on the average of the high and low price per share of the registrant&#146;s common
stock, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March&nbsp;14, 2005.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registration statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule
462(a) under the Securities Act.


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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of the Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="k93182exv5w1.txt">Opinion Re Legality</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;)
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The SEC requires us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; certain of our publicly-filed documents into
this prospectus, which means that information included in those documents is considered part of the
prospectus. Information that we file with the SEC after the effective date of this prospectus will
automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and future filings made with the SEC under Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until we terminate the effectiveness of this
registration statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the SEC are hereby incorporated by reference:


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with the
SEC on February&nbsp;11, 2005, which contains audited financial statements for our latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.</TD>
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    <TD>None.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A12G filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;1, 2005.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;561 through 571 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act (the &#147;MBCA&#148;) authorize
indemnification of directors and officers of Michigan corporations. Our Articles of Incorporation
require us to indemnify directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Michigan law. Our
By-laws permit us to indemnify directors and officers against expenses, attorneys&#146; fees, judgments,
penalties, fines and settlements reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action or


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">proceeding brought by a third party so long as the director or officer acted in good faith and
in a manner reasonably believed not to be opposed to our best interests or, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was
unlawful. Indemnification includes civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings and
service at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether for profit or not. The
By-laws also allow us to indemnify directors and officers against expenses and attorneys&#146; fees
related to any threatened, pending or completed action brought by or in the right of the Company so
long as the director acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed not to be opposed to
our best interests. The By-laws require us to indemnify officers and directors whose defense on the
merits or otherwise has been successful; however, no indemnification is allowed as to any claim
where the director or officer is judged to be liable to us in the performance of his or her duties
to us unless such indemnification is specifically approved by the court in which such action was
brought.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although our By-laws permit indemnification in the situations described above, each request
for indemnification must be individually authorized by (1)&nbsp;the board by a majority of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties or threatened to be made parties to the action or
proceeding, (2)&nbsp;by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if such quorum is not obtainable
or (3)&nbsp;our shareholders. To the extent that a director or officer is successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, our By-laws dictate that he or she must be
indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred. The By-laws also provide that
indemnification is a contractual right between the Company and the officer or director that is not
adversely affected by a repeal of the By-law indemnification provisions.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our board of directors has approved, and we have entered into, indemnification agreements with
our directors and elected officers which provide for indemnification against expenses incurred in
connection with, as well as judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement resulting from any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at our request as a director,
trustee, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, so long as such amounts have been actually and reasonably
incurred by the indemnitee.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;567 of the MBCA and our By-laws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of us or who serves at the
request of us as a director, officer, employee or agent of a nonprofit or for profit foreign or
domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether or not we
would have the power to indemnify him or her under the By-laws or the laws of the State of
Michigan. We intend to maintain a directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policy. The policy is expected
to insure directors and officers against unindemnified losses from certain wrongful acts in their
capacities as directors and officers and reimburse us for those losses for which we have lawfully
indemnified the directors and officers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement which we entered into in connection with our
initial public offering provides for indemnification by the Company of Matthew T. Moroun and a
trust controlled by Manuel J. Moroun for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and
otherwise. The Underwriting Agreement which we entered into in connection with our initial public
offering also provides for indemnification by the underwriters of the Company for certain
liabilities arising under the Securities Act and otherwise.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;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 1(i) and 1(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the undersigned Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&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 herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;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 pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">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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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><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, 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 Warren, State of Michigan, on
March&nbsp;17, 2005.


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                              /s/ Donald B. Cochran
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Donald B. Cochran&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                              /s/ Robert E. Sigler
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert E. Sigler&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The officers and directors of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. whose signatures appear
below, hereby constitute and appoint Robert E. Sigler and Donald B. Cochran and each of them, their
true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act
alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all
that each of said attorney and agent, or their, his or her substitutes, shall 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 Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
March&nbsp;17, 2005.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Signature</B></U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Title</B></U></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Donald B. Cochran<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Donald B. Cochran
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(principal executive officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Robert E. Sigler<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Robert E. Sigler
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,<BR>
Secretary and Treasurer<BR>
(principal accounting officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Matthew T. Moroun<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Matthew T. Moroun
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Manuel J. Moroun<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Manuel J. Moroun
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Signature</B></U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Title</B></U></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Joseph J. Casaroll<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Joseph J. Casaroll
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Angelo A. Fonzi<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Angelo A. Fonzi
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Daniel C. Sullivan<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Daniel C. Sullivan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Richard P. Urban<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Richard P. Urban
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Ted B. Wahby<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Ted B. Wahby
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;31, 2004, among the Registrant, Matthew
T. Moroun and The Manuel J. Moroun Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as filed with the
Commission on January&nbsp;7, 2005.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Common Share Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;15,
2004.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as filed with the Commission on November
15, 2004.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended on December&nbsp;10, 2004, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as
filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;7, 2005.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion re legality</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent
of KPMG LLP , independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP , independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Schneider Downs &#038; Co., Inc. , independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of McGladrey &#038; Pullen LLP , independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in signature pages to this Registration Statement)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and form of non-statutory stock
option agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;7,
2005.</DIV></TD>
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2005
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
38-3640097
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
11355 Stephens Road
Warren, MI 48089
(586) 920-0100
(Address, including ZIP Code and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
( Full Titles of the Plans )
Donald B. Cochran
President and Chief Executive Officer
Universal Truckload Services, Inc.
11355 Stephens Road
Warren, MI 48089
Copy to:
Stephen Fackler, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
3330 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 251-5000
D. Kerry Crenshaw, Esq.
Clark Hill PLC
500 Woodward Avenue
Suite 3500
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 965-8300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered (1)
(2) (3)
Share (3)
Price (3)
Statement Fee
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004
Stock Incentive Plan, Common Stock, no
par value per share
500,000
$
22.25
$
11,125,000
$
1309.41
(1)
The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities
that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457. As to 500,000 shares
being registered under the Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, the
price is based on the average of the high and low price per share of the registrant's common
stock, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March 14, 2005.
__________________
The registration statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule
462(a) under the Securities Act.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of the Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion Re Legality
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors
Consent of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., Independent Auditors
Consent of McGladrey & Pullen LLP, Independent Auditors
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The SEC requires us to "incorporate by reference" certain of our publicly-filed documents into
this prospectus, which means that information included in those documents is considered part of the
prospectus. Information that we file with the SEC after the effective date of this prospectus will
automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until we terminate the effectiveness of this
registration statement.
The following documents filed with the SEC are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
Our prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with the
SEC on February 11, 2005, which contains audited financial statements for our latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b)
None.
(c)
The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A12G filed with the SEC on February 1, 2005.
Item 4. Description of the Securities
The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Sections 561 through 571 of the Michigan Business Corporation Act (the "MBCA") authorize
indemnification of directors and officers of Michigan corporations. Our Articles of Incorporation
require us to indemnify directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Michigan law. Our
By-laws permit us to indemnify directors and officers against expenses, attorneys' fees, judgments,
penalties, fines and settlements reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action or
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proceeding brought by a third party so long as the director or officer acted in good faith and
in a manner reasonably believed not to be opposed to our best interests or, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was
unlawful. Indemnification includes civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings and
service at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether for profit or not. The
By-laws also allow us to indemnify directors and officers against expenses and attorneys' fees
related to any threatened, pending or completed action brought by or in the right of the Company so
long as the director acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed not to be opposed to
our best interests. The By-laws require us to indemnify officers and directors whose defense on the
merits or otherwise has been successful; however, no indemnification is allowed as to any claim
where the director or officer is judged to be liable to us in the performance of his or her duties
to us unless such indemnification is specifically approved by the court in which such action was
brought.
Although our By-laws permit indemnification in the situations described above, each request
for indemnification must be individually authorized by (1) the board by a majority of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties or threatened to be made parties to the action or
proceeding, (2) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if such quorum is not obtainable
or (3) our shareholders. To the extent that a director or officer is successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, our By-laws dictate that he or she must be
indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred. The By-laws also provide that
indemnification is a contractual right between the Company and the officer or director that is not
adversely affected by a repeal of the By-law indemnification provisions.
Our board of directors has approved, and we have entered into, indemnification agreements with
our directors and elected officers which provide for indemnification against expenses incurred in
connection with, as well as judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement resulting from any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at our request as a director,
trustee, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, so long as such amounts have been actually and reasonably
incurred by the indemnitee.
Section 567 of the MBCA and our By-laws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of us or who serves at the
request of us as a director, officer, employee or agent of a nonprofit or for profit foreign or
domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether or not we
would have the power to indemnify him or her under the By-laws or the laws of the State of
Michigan. We intend to maintain a directors' and officers' insurance policy. The policy is expected
to insure directors and officers against unindemnified losses from certain wrongful acts in their
capacities as directors and officers and reimburse us for those losses for which we have lawfully
indemnified the directors and officers.
In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement which we entered into in connection with our
initial public offering provides for indemnification by the Company of Matthew T. Moroun and a
trust controlled by Manuel J. Moroun for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and
otherwise. The Underwriting Agreement which we entered into in connection with our initial public
offering also provides for indemnification by the underwriters of the Company for certain
liabilities arising under the Securities Act and otherwise.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 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 1(i) and 1(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the undersigned Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this 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 herein, 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.
4. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
5. 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim
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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, 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 Warren, State of Michigan, on
March 17, 2005.
By:
/s/ Donald B. Cochran
Donald B. Cochran
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
By:
/s/ Robert E. Sigler
Robert E. Sigler
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
The officers and directors of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. whose signatures appear
below, hereby constitute and appoint Robert E. Sigler and Donald B. Cochran and each of them, their
true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act
alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all
that each of said attorney and agent, or their, his or her substitutes, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
March 17, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/ Donald B. Cochran
Donald B. Cochran
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert E. Sigler
Robert E. Sigler
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Matthew T. Moroun
Matthew T. Moroun
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Manuel J. Moroun
Manuel J. Moroun
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Joseph J. Casaroll
Joseph J. Casaroll
Director
/s/ Angelo A. Fonzi
Angelo A. Fonzi
Director
/s/ Daniel C. Sullivan
Daniel C. Sullivan
Director
/s/ Richard P. Urban
Richard P. Urban
Director
/s/ Ted B. Wahby
Ted B. Wahby
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, among the Registrant, Matthew
T. Moroun and The Manuel J. Moroun Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the
Commission on January 7, 2005.
4.2
Specimen Common Share Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on November 15,
2004.
4.3
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on November
15, 2004.
4.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended on December 10, 2004, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
filed with the Commission on January 7, 2005.
5.1
Opinion re legality
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent
of KPMG LLP , independent registered public accounting firm
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP , independent registered public accounting firm
23.4
Consent of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. , independent registered public accounting firm
23.5
Consent of McGladrey & Pullen LLP , independent registered public accounting firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature pages to this Registration Statement)
99.1
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and form of non-statutory stock
option agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on January 7,
2005.