EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-48939) of Transit Group, Inc. of our report dated March 16, 1998 relating to the combined financial statements of K.J. Transportation, Inc. and Affiliates, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Transit Group, Inc. dated August 31, 1998. /s/ Davie Kaplan Chapman & Braverman, P.C. - ------------------------------------------ Davie Kaplan Chapman & Braverman, P.C. Rochester, New York August 31, 1998