SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 19, 2005

ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia		0-22276		58-0360550
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200, Decatur, Georgia		30030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 373-4285

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On December 19, 2005, Allied Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its vehicle delivery agreement with DaimlerChrysler Corporation (the “Agreement”). The Amendment extends the term of the Agreement from September 30, 2005 until September 30, 2007 and, effective October 1, 2005 and again on October 1, 2006, increases the rates to be paid by DaimlerChrysler to the Company. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will continue performing vehicle delivery services at all of the locations in North America that it currently serves for DaimlerChrysler.

     The Amendment remains subject to approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

     A copy of the Amendment will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the execution of the Amendment is filed herewith.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

          99.1          Press Release of the Company dated December 22, 2005 regarding the execution of the Amendment.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release of the Company dated December 22, 2005 regarding the execution of the Amendment.