content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, DC
                                        20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 15, 2000
  
  
                                     TRISM, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
          DELAWARE                     0-23210                13-3491658
  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)          Identification No.)
  
  
  4174 Jiles Road, Kennesaw, Georgia                        30144
  (Address of Principal Executive Office)                   (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 795-4600
  
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  On February 15, 2000,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release,  included as an
  exhibit  to this  Report,  announcing  that it had  consummation  of its Plan of
  Reorganization.  The  information  set  forth in the  press  release  is  hereby
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
          (c)    Exhibits
  
          EXHIBIT NO.                          EXHIBIT
          -----------                          -------
  
              99.1                      Press Release issued February 15, 2000
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                     TRISM, INC.
  
  
                                     By: /S/ JAMES G. OVERLEY
                                         -----------------------------------------
                                         James G. Overley
                                         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                            Officer
  
  
  
  Date:  February 18, 2000
  
  
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                                                            Exhibit 99.1
  
  
  TRISM, Inc. Announces Exit from Chapter 11
  
  KENNESAW,  Ga., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TRISM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TRSMQ -
  news),  the nation's  leading  transportation  company that  specializes  in the
  transportation  of heavy weight,  over-dimensional,  environmental,  and secured
  materials  (the  "Company")  announced  today  the  consummation  of its Plan of
  Reorganization. In accordance with the Plan, the Company converted $86.2 million
  of existing Senior  Subordinated Notes into an aggregate principal amount of $30
  million of New Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2005, bearing interest at the rate
  of 12% per  annum  and 95% of the new  common  stock of the  reorganized  TRISM.
  Existing  common  stockholders  will  receive 5% of the new common  stock of the
  reorganized  TRISM.  Under the  Plan,  the  Company  significantly  reduced  its
  long-term  debt,  will pay all trade  debt in full,  secured a  multiyear  $42.5
  million financing arrangement and, under the direction of its current management
  team,  will  continue  with  its  multifaceted  specialized  transportation  and
  logistics operations.
  
  Ed McCormick,  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer of TRISM, Inc.
  stated the following,  "We are pleased to bring closure to this process and look
  forward to successfully building on a leaner and well capitalized TRISM. I would
  like to personally thank our customers,  suppliers,  lenders and management team
  for their support and efforts during this process. Our entire Company is excited
  about the  opportunities  at TRISM as we continue  setting the standard of being
  the premier specialized transportation company in North America."
  
  This press release  includes  statements  which may  constitute  forward-looking
  statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private  Securities
  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  Although the Company  believes the expectations
  contained in such  forward-looking  statements  are  reasonable,  it can give no
  assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  This information may
  involve  risks and  uncertainties  that  could  cause  actual  results to differ
  materially  from the  forward-looking  statements.  Factors which could cause or
  contribute to such  differences  include but are limited to, factors detailed in
  the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
  
  For more information on TRISM, visit their website at www.trism.com.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, DC
                                        20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 15, 2000
  
                                     TRISM, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          DELAWARE                     0-23210                13-3491658
  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)          Identification No.)
  
  4174 Jiles Road, Kennesaw, Georgia                        30144
  (Address of Principal Executive Office)                   (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 795-4600
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  On February 15, 2000,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release,  included as an
  exhibit  to this  Report,  announcing  that it had  consummation  of its Plan of
  Reorganization.  The  information  set  forth in the  press  release  is  hereby
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
          (c)    Exhibits
  
          EXHIBIT NO.                          EXHIBIT
          -----------                          -------
  
              99.1                      Press Release issued February 15, 2000
  SIGNATURES
  
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     TRISM, INC.
  
                                     By: /S/ JAMES G. OVERLEY
                                         -----------------------------------------
                                         James G. Overley
                                         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                            Officer
  
  Date:  February 18, 2000
  Exhibit 99.1
  
  TRISM, Inc. Announces Exit from Chapter 11
  
  KENNESAW,  Ga., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TRISM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TRSMQ -
  news),  the nation's  leading  transportation  company that  specializes  in the
  transportation  of heavy weight,  over-dimensional,  environmental,  and secured
  materials  (the  "Company")  announced  today  the  consummation  of its Plan of
  Reorganization. In accordance with the Plan, the Company converted $86.2 million
  of existing Senior  Subordinated Notes into an aggregate principal amount of $30
  million of New Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2005, bearing interest at the rate
  of 12% per  annum  and 95% of the new  common  stock of the  reorganized  TRISM.
  Existing  common  stockholders  will  receive 5% of the new common  stock of the
  reorganized  TRISM.  Under the  Plan,  the  Company  significantly  reduced  its
  long-term  debt,  will pay all trade  debt in full,  secured a  multiyear  $42.5
  million financing arrangement and, under the direction of its current management
  team,  will  continue  with  its  multifaceted  specialized  transportation  and
  logistics operations.
  
  Ed McCormick,  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer of TRISM, Inc.
  stated the following,  "We are pleased to bring closure to this process and look
  forward to successfully building on a leaner and well capitalized TRISM. I would
  like to personally thank our customers,  suppliers,  lenders and management team
  for their support and efforts during this process. Our entire Company is excited
  about the  opportunities  at TRISM as we continue  setting the standard of being
  the premier specialized transportation company in North America."
  
  This press release  includes  statements  which may  constitute  forward-looking
  statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private  Securities
  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  Although the Company  believes the expectations
  contained in such  forward-looking  statements  are  reasonable,  it can give no
  assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  This information may
  involve  risks and  uncertainties  that  could  cause  actual  results to differ
  materially  from the  forward-looking  statements.  Factors which could cause or
  contribute to such  differences  include but are limited to, factors detailed in
  the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
  
  For more information on TRISM, visit their website at www.trism.com.