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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of Reporting
Person*

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

Jones, Bruce

(Last) (First) (Middle)

Cannon Express, Inc. AB

401 Henley Street, Suite 300, Mezzanine Level

(Street)

Statement for Month/Day/Year

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

April 2003

N/A

Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)

Knoxville, TN 73902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form Filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

President

Reminder:		Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*		If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)

Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

Stock Option

$0.53

4/23/03

150,000

Stock Option

$0.53

4/23/03

150,000

Stock Option

$0.53

4/23/03

75,000

Stock Option

$0.53

4/23/03

75,000

Stock Option

$0.53

Stock Option

$0.53

Stock Option

$0.53

Stock Option

$0.53

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

Number of Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11.

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

4/23/03

7/23/05

Common Stock

150,000

(1)

7/23/05

Common Stock

150,000

(2)

7/23/05

Common Stock

75,000

(3)

7/23/05

Common Stock

75,000

8/17/02

7/23/05

Common Stock

50,000

Through CFOex

(1)

7/23/05

Common Stock

50,000

Through CFOex

(2)

7/23/05

Common Stock

25,000

Through CFOex

(3)

7/23/05

Common Stock

25,000

600,000

Through CFOex

Explanation of Responses:

(1) On or after the date that the average closing price for Cannon common stock for any 10 consecutive days is equal to or above $1.00 per share.

(2) On or after the date that the average closing price for Cannon common stock for any 10 consecutive days is equal to or above $2.00 per share.

(3) On or after the date that the average closing price for Cannon common stock for any 10 consecutive days is equal to or above $3.00 per share.

/s/ BRUCE JONES		4/25/03
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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