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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                                FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (the "Amendment") is made as of March 27, 1996, by and between
John R. Morris, an individual and a resident of the State of South Carolina (the
"Executive"), and Builders Transport, Incorporated, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware having its executive offices located at
2029 West DeKalb Street, Camden, South Carolina, and its subsidiaries (Builders
Transport, Incorporated and its subsidiaries being hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Corporation") for the purpose of amending an Employment
Agreement (the "Agreement") dated December 16, 1993, entered into by such
parties.

                                  WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, until December, 1993, the Executive had been employed by the
Corporation as President and Chief Operating Officer for the previous five
years;

WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation requested that the Executive relinquish that position effective
December 16, 1993, to accept the newly created executive position as President
of its Dedicated Services and Contract Logistics Group;

WHEREAS, the Executive has again been appointed to serve as the President and
Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation;

WHEREAS, the Executive's acceptance of the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer requires certain changes to be made to the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

        1. Paragraph a of Section 1 of the Agreement is amended to read in its
     entirety as follows:

            The Corporation agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive
        agrees to accept employment by the Corporation, in an executive capacity
        as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. If at
        any time, the Executive is asked to step down, or steps down upon his
        own volition, as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the
        Corporation, then the Executive shall again serve as the President of
        the Corporation's Dedicated Services and Contract Logistics Group.

        2. Paragraph c of Section 1 is amended by replacing the first sentence
     [with] the following:

            During the Term of Employment (as hereinafter defined), the
        Executive's minimum gross annual salary shall be $225,000. The remainder
        of paragraph c shall remain unchanged.
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        3. Section 2 is amended by replacing the first sentence thereof with the
     following:

            Notwithstanding that the period of the employment of the Executive
        pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 16, 1993, the
        period of the employment of the Executive pursuant hereto shall be for a
        "Term of Employment" of four consecutive Contract Years from January 1,
        1994 (the "Effective Date").

            The remainder of Section 2 remains the same.

        4. Every provision of the Agreement not herein specifically amended
     remains in full force and effect. However, to the extent there is any
     conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the terms of the
     Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be executed by
its officers thereunto duly authorized, and the Executive has signed this
Amendment, effective as of the date first above written.

                                          BUILDERS TRANSPORT, INCORPORATED,
                                          and its subsidiaries

                                          By    /s/ STANFORD M. DINSTEIN
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                                                    Authorized Signatory

ATTEST:

          /s/ NANCY BEAN
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                                          EXECUTIVE

                                          By       /s/ JOHN R. MORRIS
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                                                       John R. Morris

WITNESS:

          /s/ NANCY BEAN
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