Exhibit 23.2


                        Consent of Independent Auditors

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to 225,000 
of common shares for the Stock Option Plan of Aasche Transportation Services, 
Inc. of our report dated March 1, 1996, with respect to the consolidated 
financial statements of POLAR EXPRESS CORPORATION (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Aasche Transportation Service, Inc.) for the year ended December 29, 1995, 
included in the Annual Report to the shareholders (Form 10-KSB) of Aasche 
Transportation Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.

                                          BAIRD, KURTZ & DOBSON



Fayetteville, Arkansas
August 27, 1998