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 30, 1998, except for Note C as to which the date is February 24, 
1998, included in the 1997 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 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 30, 1998, except for Note C as to which the date is 
February 24, 1998, 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 30, 1998