Exhibit 23 .1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Transit Group, Inc.

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File Numbers  333-48939 and 333-6880) of Transit  Group,
Inc. of our report dated March 30, 2000  relating to the  financial  statements,
which appear in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 30, 2000