Transport Corporation Of America (TCAM) 10-K 2002 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Independent Auditors’ Consent

The Board of Directors
Transport Corporation of America, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-89956, 333-99235, 333-62992, 333-69419, 33-90896, 333-934, and 33-96576) on Form S-8 of Transport Corporation of America, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 5, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Transport Corporation of America, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, and the related consolidated financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which reports appear in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Transport Corporation of America, Inc.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 25, 2003