Central Freight Lines, Inc. Sets Release Date for 3rd Quarter Financial Results

Central Freight Lines, Inc. Sets Release Date for 3rd Quarter
Financial Results 


WACO, Texas, Oct. 29  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central Freight Lines, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CENF) expects to release the Company's 2004 third quarter results on
Friday, November 5 after the market closes.  The Company's results are expected
to be in the previously announced range of a loss of $.40 to $.45 per share. 
The Company does not plan to hold a conference call to discuss its operating
results.

Central Freight Lines, Inc. is a non-union less-than-truckload carrier
specializing in regional overnight and second day markets.  One of the 10
largest regional LTL carriers in the nation, Central provides regional,
interregional, and expedited services, as well as value-added supply chain
management, throughout the Midwest, Southwest, West Coast and Pacific
Northwest.  Utilizing marketing alliances, Central provides service solutions
to the Great Lakes, Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Canada.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risk,
assumptions, and uncertainties that are difficult to predict.  Statements that
constitute forward-looking statements are usually identified by words such as
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "expects," "plans,"
"intends," or similar expressions.  These statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our
management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Actual
results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Readers should refer to the risks detailed from time to time in reports filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including forms
8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, and our registration statement on Form S-1.

  Corporate Contact:
  Jeff Hale, Chief Financial Officer
  [phone]
  

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DATASOURCE: Central Freight Lines, Inc.



CONTACT:  Jeff Hale, Chief Financial Officer of Central Freight Lines,

Inc., [phone], or  



Web site:  http://www.centralfreight.com/ 

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