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                                                                   Exhibit 10.22

                         CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF LAND

     This is a contract of sale by and between Doak Slay and Denise Slay,
hereinafter called "Seller", and Central Freight Lines, Inc., hereinafter
called "Buyer". Seller hereby agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer hereby agrees
to buy from Seller the property hereinafter described upon the terms and
conditions set out herein.

                                       1.

     DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

     A private residence located at 155 Northwind Trail, Fayetteville, GA
30214, along with all buildings and improvements thereon. Also described as:

     All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 220 of the 5th
     Land District of Fayette County, Georgia, being Lot 9 of Northwind
     Subdivision, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 17, Page 29, Fayette County
     records, which plat is by reference incorporated herein and made a part
     hereof.

                                       2.

     CONSIDERATION: In consideration for the above described property, Buyer
agrees to pay Seller the sum of three hundred and twenty five thousand dollars
($325,000). Seller has received $120,000 in a previous payment, Buyer will
payoff the existing loan at $192,048.18, and pay an additional $12,950.82 at
closing, to Seller.

                                       3.

     TITLE: Seller shall furnish to Buyer title to the above described property
in a format recognized by local authority transferring title Buyer. Any
existing Deed of Trust will be satisfied by Seller at its expense at time of
closing.

                                       4.

     TAXES: Seller shall pay all ad valorem taxes on the property up to and
including 2002, 2003 taxes shall be prorated as of the closing date of this
transaction.

                                       5.

     EARNEST MONEY: The parties to this contract anticipate an immediate
closing on the property.

                                       6.

     SURVEY: If a survey of the property is required to be provided, such survey
will be at the cost and discretion of the Buyer. It is understood between Buyer
and Seller, that the property is being sold in an "AS-IS" condition. Seller has
made no warranties nor guarantees that the property is fit for any particular
purpose.

                                       7.

     CLOSING COSTS: Buyer agrees to pay all closing costs unless otherwise
indicated.

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     POSSESSION: Buyer shall receive possession of the property upon closing and
funding of this transaction. Not withstanding the above, Buyer may have access
to the Property for the purposes of determining the cost of clean-up as well as
the cost of reclaiming the building for use, provided the Buyer agrees to fully
indemnify the Seller against all losses, costs, damages, and expenses of any
kind incurred by Buyer or Seller or any person acting under the direction of
Buyer regardless of fault including the sole negligence of the seller.

                                       9.

     CLOSING: This transaction will close as soon as reasonably possible, but in
no event later than 60 days from the date of this Agreement.

                                      10.

     TERMINATION: This agreement will terminate at 5 PM, Friday, September 19,
2003, if not signed by both parties and returned to the attention of Clay
Embry, Central Freight Lines, Inc., 5601 West Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76710.

     Executed this  day of September, 2003.

                                        SELLER:

                                   BY   /s/ Doak Slay
                                       __________________________________

                                       Doak Slay

                                   BY   /s/ Denise D. Slay
                                       __________________________________

                                       Denise D. Slay

                                       BUYER:
                                       CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.

                                   BY   /s/ Pat Curry
                                       __________________________________

                                       Pat Curry, Exec Vice President

THE STATE OF TEXAS     )
COUNTY OF MCLENNAN     )

     This instrument was acknowledged before me on Sept. 19, 2003, by Pat
Curry, as authorized agent of Central Freight Lines, Inc.

[NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL]                    /s/ Nidia Lopez Garcia
THE STATE OF TEXAS     )               __________________________________
COUNTY OF MCLENNAN     )               Notary Public, State of Texas

     This instrument was acknowledged before me on September 18, 2003, by Doak
Slay and Denise Slay.

[NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL]                    /s/ Nidia Lopez Garcia
                                       __________________________________
                                       Notary Public, State of Texas<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.23

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made to be
effective as of December 31, 2002, by and between Central Freight Lines, Inc., a
Nevada corporation ("Central Freight"), and Central Refrigerated Service, Inc.,
a Nebraska corporation ("Central Refrigerated").

         WHEREAS, Central Freight and Central Refrigerated are parties to that
certain Separation Agreement dated November 30, 2002, and that certain Amendment
No. 1 to Separation Agreement dated December 23, 2002 (together, the "Separation
Agreement");

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, Central
Refrigerated will cease to be the wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Freight
effective as of 12:00:01 a.m. Mountain Standard Time on January 1, 2003;

         WHEREAS, the Separation Agreement contemplates that Central
Refrigerated will obtain separate policies of insurance on or before December
31, 2002; and

         WHEREAS, notwithstanding the terms of the Separation Agreement, Central
Refrigerated will remain an insured party under Central Freight's workers'
compensation insurance policy (the "Workers' Compensation Policy") with Royal
Insurance ("Royal") from December 31, 2002, through June 28, 2003.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.    Workers' Compensation Policy Indemnification.

               (a) Central Refrigerated hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and
         hold harmless Central Freight, its successors, assigns, officers,
         directors, employees, agents, and Affiliates (which for all purposes of
         this Agreement means any person or entity controlling, controlled by,
         or under common control with Central Freight) for any and all Losses
         (as defined below) arising from workers' compensation claims brought,
         or threatened to be brought, by Central Refrigerated employees. Such
         indemnification shall be limited to the amount of such claims, if any,
         that is not recovered by Central Freight from Royal pursuant to the
         terms of the Workers' Compensation Policy, whether due to policy
         deductibles, coverage limits, or otherwise. For purposes of the
         foregoing, "Losses" includes any and all claims, causes of action,
         suits, judgments, losses, damages, deficiencies, obligations, costs,
         and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties, and
         reasonable fees and costs of attorneys and other experts) suffered by
         Central Freight or its successors, assigns, officers, directors,
         employees, agents, or Affiliates.

               (b) Central Refrigerated and Central Freight shall cooperate in
         the negotiation, defense, and settlement of workers' compensation
         claims brought, or threatened to be brought, by Central Refrigerated
         employees related to events occurring during the Co-Insurance Period.
         Upon request, Central Refrigerated shall keep Central Freight fully
         informed of all

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         aspects of such claims and shall have Central Freight copied on all
         correspondence, where such can be made without compromising the
         attorney-client privilege, and all filings. Upon request, Central
         Freight shall have the right to participate in all meetings,
         conferences, and discussions with claimants regarding such claims, and
         Central Refrigerated shall not settle any such claims without the
         consent of Central Freight, provided that such consent shall not be
         unreasonably withheld.

               (c) If Central Freight desires to claim indemnification
         hereunder, it shall promptly notify Central Refrigerated thereof; 9
         provided that the failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations
         of indemnification unless and to the extent that the defense of a
         third-party claim is actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.
         Central Refrigerated shall have thirty (30) days' from delivery of
         notice to remit payment to Central Freight for the indemnified Loss. In
         the event that Central Refrigerated contests Central Freight's right to
         indemnification hereunder, Central Freight and Central Refrigerated
         shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is
         not resolved within thirty (30) days' from the date of delivery of
         notice by Central Freight, the dispute shall be submitted to binding
         arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association on demand
         of either party in Phoenix, Arizona. Any arbitration proceedings will
         be heard by one arbitrator in accordance with the then-current
         commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.

         2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date of service if served personally or by recognized overnight
courier service on the party to whom notice is to be given, or on the second day
after mailing if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given by first
class mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
and properly addressed as follows:

               If to Central Freight:         Central Freight Lines, Inc.
                                              5601 West Waco Dr.
                                              Waco, TX  76710
                                              Attn:  Jeff Hale

               If to Central Refrigerated:    Central Refrigerated Service, Inc.
                                              5175 West 2100 South
                                              West Valley City, UT  84120
                                              Attn:  Rob Goates

         3. Miscellaneous.

               (a) This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument
         signed by each of the parties hereto.

               (b) If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this
         Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
         void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
         covenants, and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full
         force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or
         invalidated and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify the
         Agreement to preserve such part's anticipated benefits under the
         Agreement.

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               (c) This Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement and
         supersedes all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written
         and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof;
         (ii) is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or
         remedies hereunder; and (iii) shall not be assigned by operation of law
         or otherwise without the prior written consent by the other parties
         hereto.

               (d) This Agreement may be executed via facsimile or otherwise in
         one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but
         all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement
effective as of the date first above written.

                                           CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.
                                           a Nevada corporation

                                           By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Hale
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                                           Name: Jeffrey A. Hale
                                           Title: CFO

                                           CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICE, INC.,
                                           a Nebraska corporation

                                           By: /s/ Robert T. Goates
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                                           Name: Robert T. Goates
                                           Title: CFO

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