Exhibit 23



                   Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
 of KLLM Transport Services, Inc. of our report dated January 31, 1997, except 
for Note B as to which the date is March 7, 1997, included in the 1996 Annual 
Report to Shareholders of KLLM Transport Services, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of KLLM Transport 
Services, Inc. listed in
Item 14(a)(2).  This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's 
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.  
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken 
as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information as set 
forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement (Post-effective Amendment No. 6, Form S-8, No. 33-14545) pertaining 
to the KLLM Transport Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-09605) pertaining to the KLLM 
Transport Services, Inc. 1996 Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated 
January 31, 1997, except for Note B as to which the date is March 7, 1997, 
with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by 
reference and our report included in the preceding paragraph with
respect to the financial statement schedule of KLLM Transport Services, Inc. 
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of KLLM Transport Services, Inc..



       
                                
                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
March 31, 1997