EXHIBIT 23.3

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated May 15, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Charles W. Carter Co. -- Los Angeles included in the
Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-50447) and related Prospectus of
Transportation Components, Inc. for the registration of 5,500,000 shares of its
common stock.

                                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP
   
Los Angeles, California
June 11, 1998