EXHIBIT 23

                    Consent of KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
USFreightways Corporation

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration  Statements on Form S-8
(Nos.  33-57634,  33-58290,   33-63628,  33-79160,   333-28357)of  USFreightways
Corporation  of our report dated January 22, 1997  relating to the  consolidated
statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows of USFreightways
Corporation  and  subsidiaries  for the year  ended  December  28,  1996 and the
related financial statement schedule, which report appears in or is incorporated
by  reference  in  the  December  31,  1998  annual   report  on  Form  10-K  of
USFreightways Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 30, 1999