EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

October 4, 1999

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 September 8, 1999 relating to the combined financial
statements of R&M Enterprises, Inc. and Williams Truck Brokers, Inc., which
appear in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Transit Group, Inc. dated October 4,
1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia