UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC 20549

                            FORM 10-Q

[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the period ended
                       September 30, 2000
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                               or

[  ] Transition  Report Pursuant to Section 13 or  15(d)  of  the
     Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 for the  transition  period
     from ____________________ to ________________________________


                 Commission File Number 1-10006

              Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc.
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       (Exact name of registrant as specified on its charter)


       Texas                              75-1301831
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


1145 Empire Central Place    Dallas, Texas      75247-4309
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(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


                         (2l4) 630-8090
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      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                              None
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 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                       since last report)

Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed  all
reports  required  to be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
(or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
file   such  reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to   filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                [X] Yes               [  ] No

As  of  November 3, 2000, 16,395,000 shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $1.50 par value, were outstanding.





                              INDEX

               PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                                      Page No.
Item l.  Financial Statements

         Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets -
         September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
                                                            2

         Consolidated Statements of Income -
         Three  and Nine months ended September 30,
         2000 and 1999                                      3

         Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash
         Flows - Nine  months ended September 30, 2000
         and 1999                                           4

         Notes to Financial Statements                      5

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations      7


Item 3.  Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures          10
         about Market Risk

                 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                  12

         Exhibit 27.1 - Financial Data Schedule            13



























      FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                         (In thousands)
                           (Unaudited)


                                        Sept. 30,  Dec. 31,
                                          2000       1999
                                          ----       ----
Assets
Current assets
 Cash                                   $  2,813    $ 1,613
 Accounts receivable, net                 47,981     52,312
 Inventories                              19,156     17,719
 Tires                                     4,405      5,036
 Other current assets                      6,760      4,267
                                          ------     ------
  Total current assets                    81,115     80,947

Property and equipment, net               64,026     73,640
Other assets                              15,678     15,496
                                         -------    -------
                                        $160,819   $170,083
                                         =======    =======

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
 Accounts payable                       $ 21,391   $ 24,797
 Accrued claims                            6,933      6,631
 Accrued payroll                           7,073      5,890
 Short-term debt                             -       26,500
 Other                                     5,792      5,075
                                         -------    -------
  Total current liabilities               41,189     68,893

Long-term debt                            20,000        -
Deferred federal income tax                1,675      2,795
Other and deferred credits                16,178     15,274
                                         -------    -------
Total liabilities & deferred credits      79,042     86,962
                                         -------    -------
Shareholders' equity
 Common stock                             25,921     25,921
 Paid-in capital                           4,902      5,056
 Retained earnings                        58,120     59,399
                                         -------    -------
                                          88,943     90,376
 Less - Treasury stock                     7,166      7,255
                                         -------    -------
 Total shareholders' equity               81,777     83,121
                                         -------    -------
                                        $160,819   $170,083
                                         =======    =======

                     See accompanying notes.


      FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Consolidated Statements of Income
            (In thousands, except per-share amounts)
                           (Unaudited)

                               For the Three       For the Nine
                               Months Ended        Months Ended
                                 Sept. 30,           Sept. 30,
                               -------------      -------------
                               2000      1999     2000      1999
Revenue                       ------    ------   ------    ------
 Freight revenue            $ 82,189  $ 79,346  $240,113  $232,013
 Non-freight revenue          19,213    17,825    53,704    50,233
                             -------    ------   -------   -------
                             101,402    97,171   293,817   282,246
                             -------    ------   -------   -------
Costs and expenses
 Freight operating expenses
  Salaries, wages and
     related expenses         22,884    22,711    65,785    65,006
  Purchased transportation    20,012    18,285    58,082    51,971
  Supplies and expenses       25,126    22,590    69,385    63,863
  Revenue equipment rent       6,321     6,568    18,902    19,457
  Depreciation                 2,848     3,048     8,743     8,662
  Communications & utilities     977     1,029     3,332     2,761
  Claims and insurance         5,037     4,180    12,257    11,643
  Operating taxes & licenses     444     1,485     3,210     4,031
  Gain on sale of equipment     (108)      (25)   (1,128)     (736)
  Miscellaneous expense          778     1,067     2,602     2,807
                             -------   -------   -------   -------
                              84,319    80,938   241,170   229,465
Non-freight costs
     and operating expenses   18,454    17,063    51,856    48,600
                             -------   -------  --------   -------
                             102,773    98,001   293,026   278,065
(Loss)/income from           -------   -------  --------   -------
    operations                (1,371)     (830)      791     4,181

Interest & other expense, net    890     1,021     2,759     1,937
                             -------   -------  --------   -------
(Loss)/income before income
    tax                       (2,261)   (1,851)   (1,968)    2,244
Provision for income tax        (792)     (685)     (689)      830
                             -------   -------  --------   -------
Net(loss)/income            $ (1,469) $ (1,166) $ (1,279) $  1,414
                             =======   =======   =======   =======
Net(loss)/income per share
    of common stock
 Basic                      $   (.09) $   (.07) $   (.08) $    .09
                             =======   =======   =======   =======
 Diluted                    $   (.09) $   (.07) $   (.08  $    .09
                             =======   =======   =======   =======
Weighted average shares
    outstanding
 Basic                        16,317    16,315    16,319    16,362
                             =======   =======   =======   =======
 Diluted                      16,317    16,315    16,319    16,499
                              =======   =======   =======   =======

                     See accompanying notes.







      FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                         (In thousands)
                           (Unaudited)

                                            For the Nine Months Ended
                                                    Sept. 30,
                                              --------------------
                                                2000         1999
                                                ----         ----
Net cash provided by (used in)
    operating activities                       $ 7,841     $ (7,811)
                                                ------       ------
Cash flows from investing activities
 Expenditures for property and equipment        (5,088)     (27,310)
 Proceeds from sale of property and
    equipment                                    6,279        9,996
 Company owned life insurance and other         (1,268)      (2,621)
                                                ------       ------
Net cash used in investing activities              (77)     (19,935)
                                                ------       ------
Cash flows from financing activities
 Borrowings under revolving credit agreement    19,000       51,000
 Payments against revolving credit agreement   (25,500)     (20,500)
 Dividends paid                                    -         (1,474)
 Net treasury stock activity                       (64)      (1,578)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing        ------       ------
    activities                                  (6,564)      27,448
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash        ------       ------
    equivalents                                  1,200         (298)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1           1,613        6,023
                                                ------       ------
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30      $ 2,813     $  5,725
                                                ======       ======
                     See accompanying notes.


















      FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
                   September 30, 2000 and 1999
                           (Unaudited)

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The   consolidated  financial  statements  include  Frozen  Food
Express  Industries,  Inc. (FFEX) and its  subsidiary  companies
(the  company), all of which are wholly owned.  All  significant
intercompany  accounts and transactions have been eliminated  in
consolidation.  The  financial  statements  have  been  prepared
pursuant  to  the  rules and regulations of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission (SEC) and have not been audited or reviewed
by   independent   public  accountants.   In  the   opinion   of
management, all adjustments (which consisted of normal recurring
accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position and
results  of  operations have been made. Certain information  and
disclosures  normally included in financial statements  prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have
been   condensed   or  omitted  from  these  statements   unless
significant changes have taken place since the end of  the  most
recent   fiscal  year.   FFEX  believes  that  the   disclosures
contained  herein, when read in conjunction with  the  financial
statements and notes included, or incorporated by reference,  in
FFEX's  Form  10-K  filed with the SEC on March  29,  2000,  are
adequate  to make the information presented not misleading.   It
is  suggested,  therefore,  that these  statements  be  read  in
conjunction   with  the  statements  and  notes  (included,   or
incorporated by reference), in the report on Form 10-K.

2.   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
As  of  September  30, 2000 and December 31, 1999,  respectively,
there were 16,316,000 and 16,321,000 shares of stock outstanding.
During the quarter ended September 30, 1999, the company declared
a dividend on the common stock of three cents per share.

3.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The company has accrued for costs related to public liability and
work-related  injury  claims, some of which  involve  litigation.
The  aggregate  amount of these claims is  significant.   In  the
opinion of management, these actions can be successfully defended
or  resolved,  and  any  additional costs incurred  over  amounts
accrued  will not have a material adverse effect on the company's
financial position, cash flows or results of operations.

4.   EARNINGS PER SHARE
Common  stock  equivalents included in diluted  weighted  average
shares,  all of which result from dilutive stock options  granted
by the company, were as follows:
                                                 2000       1999
                                                 ----       ----
     For the three months ended September 30      -          -
     For the nine months ended September 30       -       137,000

For the  three  and  nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000,
respectively,  20,530 and 55,163, common stock equivalent  shares
were excluded because inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

5.   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is at historical cost and consists of  the
following (in thousands):

                                       September 30,     December
                                            2000             1999
                                            ----             ----
     Land                              $    4,832        $   4,845
     Buildings and improvements            16,410           15,599
     Revenue equipment                     54,566           64,046
     Service equipment                     17,143           16,642
     Computer,  software and
      related equipment                    19,680           18,292
                                          -------          -------
                                          112,631          119,424
     Less accumulated depreciation        (48,605)         (45,784)
                                          -------          -------
                                        $  64,026        $  73,640
                                          =======          =======

6.   OPERATING SEGMENTS
The company's operations consist of two reportable segments.  The
freight segment is engaged primarily in the motor carrier freight
transportation  business.   The  smaller  segment  is   primarily
engaged  in non-freight business relating to the sale and service
of  refrigeration  equipment  and of  trailers  used  in  freight
transportation.

Financial  information for each reportable segment for  the  nine
month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 is as follows (in
millions):

                                                2000      1999
                                                ----      ----
Freight Operations
     Total Revenue                             $240.1    $232.0
     Operating Income                            (1.0)      2.6
     Total Assets                               153.2     171.9

Non-Freight Operations
     Total Revenue                             $ 58.2    $ 60.7
     Operating Income                             1.8       1.6
     Total Assets                                36.0      30.3

Intercompany Eliminations
     Revenue                                   $ (4.5)   $(10.5)
     Operating Income                              -         -
     Assets                                     (28.4)    (21.3)

Consolidated
     Revenue                                   $293.8    $282.2
     Operating Income                             0.8       4.2
     Assets                                     160.8     180.9

Intercompany  elimination  of revenue relates  to  transfers,  at
cost, of inventory such as trailers and refrigeration units  from
the non-freight segment for use by the freight segment.




             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
          FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The table sets forth, as a percentage of freight revenue, certain
major operating expenses for the three- and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

                           Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                Sept. 30,              Sept. 30,
                           ------------------      -----------------
                              2000     1999          2000     1999
                              ----     ----          ----     ----
Salaries, wages and
    related expenses          27.8%    28.6%         27.4%    28.0%
Purchased transportation      24.3     23.0          24.2     22.4
Supplies and expenses         30.6     28.5          28.9     27.5
Revenue equipment rent         7.7      8.3           7.9      8.4
Depreciation                   3.5      3.8           3.6      3.7
Claims and insurance           6.1      5.3           5.1      5.0
Other                          2.6      4.5           3.3      3.9
Total freight operating      -----    -----         -----    -----
    expenses                 102.6%   102.0%        100.4%    98.9%
                             =====    =====         =====    =====

Third Quarter of 2000 vs. 1999
During  the third quarter of 2000, revenue increased by  4.3%  to
$101,402,000 with freight revenue up $2.8 million or 3.6%.   Non-
freight  revenue  aggregated 18.9% and  18.3%  of  total  revenue
during  the third quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively.   Less-
than-truckload  (LTL) revenue was 1.4% higher and  full-truckload
revenue increased by 5.0% as compared to the same period of 1999.

The  increase  in  freight  revenue resulted  from  significantly
increased  fuel  adjustment revenue during the third  quarter  of
2000.   During the third quarter of 2000, the company transported
5.5%  more  full-truckload shipments and 1.9% fewer LTL shipments
than  during the comparable 1999 quarter.  Full-truckload average
miles  per  shipment  declined by  9.4%  during  the  2000  third
quarter. Total LTL hundredweight fell by 1.0% as compared to  the
third  quarter  of 1999 while revenue (including fuel  adjustment
charges) per LTL hundredweight improved by 2.4%.

The  impact of the 9.4% decline in average loaded miles per full-
truckload shipment was mitigated by a 9.8% improvement in revenue
per  full  truckload  loaded mile.  Of the 13  cent  increase  in
revenue  per  loaded  mile, 38% resulted  from  incremental  fuel
adjustment charges as compared to 1999's third quarter.

The  2000  increase in non-freight revenue was due to improvement
in  the  market for refrigeration equipment and to the  continued
penetration  of  the  company's  non-freight  subsidiary  of  new
geographical and product markets.

Full-truckload  activities, which contributed  67.0%  and  66.1%,
respectively, of freight revenue during the third quarter of 2000
and   1999,   are   conducted  primarily  with   company-operated
equipment,  while  LTL  activities are conducted  primarily  with
equipment provided by owner-operators.  Changes in the mix of LTL
versus  full-truckload  revenue as well as  fluctuations  in  the
amount of total freight handled on company-operated versus owner-
operator  provided  equipment, impacted the  percent  of  freight
revenue  absorbed by the various categories of operating expenses
between the two quarters.

The  number  of tractors in the fleet of company-operated,  full-
truckload  equipment increased from approximately  1,150  at  the
beginning of 2000 to about 1,170 by the end of the third quarter.
However,  the  average number of such tractors declined  by  6.2%
from 1999's third quarter.  The number of full-truckload tractors
provided  by  owner-operators increased by 40 to 515  during  the
first  nine  months  of  2000, and the average  number  of  these
tractors rose by 12.9% as compared to the third quarter of 1999.

During  the third quarter of 2000, the percent of freight revenue
absorbed  by  salaries, wages and related expense was  27.8%,  as
compared to 28.6% during the year-ago quarter.  Due primarily  to
a  driver  pay increase introduced during the second  quarter  of
2000, average driver wages rose by 5.5% between the quarters.  Of
the  $173,000  increase in salaries, wages and related  expenses,
76% was driver related.

Purchased transportation expense as a percent of freight  revenue
also  increased from 23% to 24.3% between the third  quarters  of
1999 and 2000.  This was due in part to the proportional increase
in  the  quantity  of  shipments transported  by  owner-operator-
provided tractors. Increased use of equipment provided by  owner-
operators  also  impacts other categories of operating  expenses.
An  owner-operator is responsible for providing a truck  together
with  all  resources necessary for the operation  of  the  truck.
Accordingly,  costs  associated with labor, equipment  rental  or
depreciation,   fuel,  maintenance  and  other  such   activities
associated  with owner-operators are not present in  the  various
categories of operating expenses, but are reflected in  purchased
transportation expense.

Costs  associated  with operating supplies and expenses  rose  by
11.2%  between the two quarters.  For the third quarters of  2000
and 1999, respectively, 44% and 38% of such costs were associated
with  fuel consumed by the company-operated fleet of trucks. Per-
gallon  fuel  costs paid by the company rose by  30%  during  the
third  quarter of 2000 as compared to 1999.  Sudden and  dramatic
fuel price volatility can impact the company's cost structure and
profitability.  A number of factors tend to diminish  the  impact
of  such  volatility.   Owner-operators are responsible  for  all
costs associated with their equipment, including fuel. Therefore,
the  cost  of  such fuel is not a direct expense of the  company.
With regard to fuel expenses for company-operated equipment,  the
company attempts to mitigate the effect of fluctuating fuel costs
by  purchasing  more  fuel-efficient  tractors  and  aggressively
managing  fuel  purchasing.  Also, certain rates charged  by  the
company  for  its service are adjustable by reference  to  market
fuel  prices.   Relatively  high or low  per-gallon  market  fuel
prices  can  result in upward or downward adjustment  of  freight
rates,  further mitigating the impact of such volatility  on  the
company's  profits.  Such fluctuations result from many  external
market  factors  that cannot be influenced or  predicted  by  the
company.   In  addition, each year several states  increase  fuel
taxes.   Recovery  of future increases or realization  of  future
decreases in fuel prices and fuel taxes, if any, will continue to
depend upon competitive freight-market conditions.

The  sum of revenue equipment rent and depreciation fell by  4.6%
during  2000's  third quarter to $9.2 million. This  decrease  is
associated with the disposition of company-operated tractors  and
trailers.

Claims  and  insurance expense rose from 5.3% of freight  revenue
during  the third quarter of 1999 to 6.1% for 2000.  The increase
resulted from a variety of factors, including but not limited  to
the  relative  severity and frequency of incidents  that  involve
liability for personal injury.

As  a  result of the above factors, during the third  quarter  of
2000, the Company incurred a loss from operations of $1.4 million
compared  to  a  loss  from operations  of  $830,000  during  the
comparable 1999 period.

Interest  and other expense, net fell from $1,021,000 to $890,000
between the two quarters. Reduced interest costs associated  with
the  reduced  use  of  borrowed funds was  the  principal  factor
affecting this net decrease.

First Nine Months of 2000 vs. 1999
For  the  nine months ended September 30, 2000, revenue increased
by  4.1%.  Of the $11,571,000 increase in total revenue,  revenue
generated by the company-operated, full-truckload fleet  fell  by
$900,000, and full-truckload revenue generated by owner-operators
provided  equipment  rose by $5,854,000.   LTL  revenue  rose  by
$3,146,000, and non-freight revenue increased by $3,471,000.

For  several years, customers have indicated moderate  levels  of
dissatisfaction  with the company's (and the industry's)  ability
to  provide reliable and timely service. One of the most critical
resources  required  to  provide superior  service  is  labor  to
operate  the truck.  During 1999 and early 2000, customers  began
to  signal acceptance of freight-rate (prices) increases in order
to receive improved service.  Accordingly, near the end of 2000's
second  quarter, the company initiated a revised payroll offering
for  its  employee drivers.  The impact of the  revision  was  to
increase  the take-home pay of all employee drivers in  order  to
improve  recruiting and retention of such employees. The  company
began  seeking to pass this increased cost on to customers during
the second quarter of 2000.

Another resource that is critical to the operation of a truck  is
fuel.  Beginning in the second quarter of 1999, fuel prices began
to  increase at an alarming rate.  At the end of 1999, one United
States  Department  of Transportation's national  average  diesel
fuel per gallon price was 32% more than at the beginning of 1999.
By  August  2000, that government average stood at  a  level  95%
above the early 1999 benchmark.

This  rapid  and dramatic increase in fuel prices  triggered  the
introduction  of  fuel  adjustments to  the  prices  the  company
charges  for  its services.  Such adjustments are common  in  the
industry,  and  customers typically have  limited  objections  to
their  introduction.   Fuel adjustment charges  are  designed  to
track  the  cost of fuel as reported by government agencies.   As
fuel  prices  escalate,  fuel  adjustment  charges  follow  suit,
creating  upward pressure on the prices the company  charges  for
its  services.  In the environment of rapidly escalating pricing,
the  company's customers began to resist further price  increases
required  to mitigate the impact of the increased driver payroll.
As  a  result,  the  company  has been  unable  to  fully  offset
increases in both payroll and fuel costs.

During  2000's  first  three quarters,  purchased  transportation
expense  rose by 11.8%, as compared to the first nine  months  of
1999,  while the average quantity of tractors provided by  owner-
operators  rose  by  8.7%.   The more rapid  escalation  of  such
expense  relative  to  expansion of the owner-operator  fleet  is
primarily  due  to fuel adjustment charges.  Owner-operators  are
responsible  for  all expenses associated with the  operation  of
their  trucks, including fuel.  Accordingly, to the  extent  that
the  company receives fuel adjustment charges in connection  with
shipments  transported by owner-operator equipment, approximately
100%  of  such  charges are passed on to the owner-operators  who
paid  for  the  fuel.  This 100% incremental pass-through  was  a
factor in purchased transportation expense having escalated at  a
rate faster than did the fleet of owner-operator trucks.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The  company's primary needs for capital resources are to finance
working  capital, capital expenditures and, from  time  to  time,
acquisitions.   Working  capital investment  typically  increases
during   periods  of  sales  expansion  when  higher  levels   of
receivables, with regard to non-freight operations inventory  are
present.   The  company had long-term debt of $20 million  as  of
September  30,  2000.  Net of outstanding letters  of  credit  in
favor  of insurance companies of $3.5 million, the unused portion
of  the  company's  $50,000,000  revolving  credit  facility  was
approximately $26.5 million.

Net  cash  provided by operating activities was $7.8 million  and
cash  used in operating activities was $7.8 million for the  nine
months  ending  September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.   This
change   was  primarily  attributable  to  fluctuations  in   the
components of working capital.

Net  capital expenditures were $17.3 million for the nine  months
ended  September  30, 1999.  For the first nine months  of  2000,
proceeds  from  the  disposition of property  equipment  exceeded
other capital expenditures by $1.2 million.

The  company believes that its current cash position, funds  from
operations,  and  the  availability of  funds  under  its  credit
agreements  will  be  sufficient to  meet  anticipated  liquidity
requirements for the next twelve months. At September  30,  2000,
working capital was $39.9 million as compared to $12.1 million at
December   31,  1999.   This  change  principally  reflects   the
temporary  classification of the company's debt as  a  short-term
liability at December 31, 1999.


OUTLOOK
Certain statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q,  except
for  the  historical information, are forward-looking  statements
regarding  the  anticipated development of  and  changes  in  the
company's business or the industry in which the company operates.
The  intent,  belief or current expectations of the company,  its
directors  or its officers, primarily with respect to the  future
operating performance of the company are dependent upon a  number
of  risks  and uncertainties that could cause actual  results  to
differ  materially  from those conveyed in such  forward  looking
statements.   These risks and uncertainties include  competition,
weather conditions and the general economy, the availability  and
cost  of labor, equipment, fuel and supplies, the ability of  the
company   to  negotiate  favorably  with  lenders  and  equipment
lessors,  the  impact  of  changes  in  the  tax  and  regulatory
environment in which the company operates, operational risks  and
insurance,  risks  associated with the technologies  and  systems
used  by  the  company  and  the other  risks  and  uncertainties
described  in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and  other
reports   which  was  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
As  of  September  30,  2000, debt stood at  $20  million,  which
approximated fair market value.  Also, as of September 30,  2000,
the  company  held no material market risk sensitive  instruments
(for trading as well as non-trading purposes) which would involve
significant foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity  price
risk  or other relevant market risks, such as equity price  risk.
Accordingly,  the  potential  loss  to  the  company  in   future
earnings,  fair  values  or cash flows of market  risk  sensitive
investments  resulting  from changes in interest  rates,  foreign
currency  exchange  rates, commodity prices  and  other  relevant
market rates or prices is not significant.









PART II - OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a) Exhibits

          27.1   Financial Data Schedule

      (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended
          September 30, 2000.











                           SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange  Act
of  l934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                  FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                  ------------------------------------
                                       (Registrant)


November 10, 2000                      By:  /s/Stoney M. Stubbs, Jr.
                                           --------------------------
                                           Stoney M. Stubbs, Jr.
                                           Chairman of the Board



November 10, 2000                      By:  /s/F. Dixon McElwee, Jr.
                                           --------------------------
                                           F. Dixon McElwee, Jr.
                                           Senior Vice President
                                           Principal Financial and
                                           Accounting Officer