# UNITED STATESSECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,
D.C. 20549

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# FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2005

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TRANSPORT CORPORATION
OF AMERICA, INC.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

|0-24908                 | 41-1386925                         
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|(CommissionFile Number) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

|1715 Yankee Doodle RoadEagan, Minnesota  | 55121     
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|(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrants
telephone number, including area code    (651)-686-2500

|Not Applicable                                             
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|Former name or former address, if changed
since last report

Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions:

|o |  | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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materials pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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|o |  | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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# Item 2.02.  Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 25, 2005, the registrant
issued a Press Release regarding the registrants results of operations for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and a subsequent corrected Press Release
regarding the registrants results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005. The full texts of the Press Releases are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and
99.2 to this Form 8K. On June 25, 2005, the registrant held a conference call and
web cast on its earnings release.  A transcript of the conference call is furnished
as Exhibit 99.3 to this Form 8-K.

# Item  9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

| | (c) |  | Exhibits
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| | Exhibit
99.1  Press Release issued on October 25, 2005 regarding the registrants
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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| | Exhibit
99.2  Corrected Press Release issued on October 25, 2005 regarding the registrants
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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| | Exhibit
99.3  A transcript of the conference call held on October 25, 2005 regarding the
registrants results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005 furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.

|      | TRANSPORT
CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.         
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|Date: | October 26, 2005                               
|      | Michael J. Paxton                              
|      | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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# TRANSPORT CORPORATION
OF AMERICA, INC.FORM 8-K REPORT

# INDEX TO EXHIBITS

|Exhibit No. |  | Description
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|99.1 |  | Press Release issued on October 25, 2005 regarding the registrants results of
operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 furnished pursuant to
Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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|99.2 |  | Corrected Press Release issued on October 25, 2005 regarding the registrants
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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|99.3 |  | A transcript of the conference call held on October 25, 2005 regarding the
registrants results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2005 furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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