EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-4452 and 333-58393), in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-42310) and in the Registration Statement (No.
333-82750) on Form S-3 of EGL, Inc. of our report dated March 28, 2002 relating
to the financial statements which appears in this Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
March 28, 2002