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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1
   
                       Consent of Independent Auditors
    

   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-37529) and the related prospectus
of Aasche Transportation Services, Inc. for the registration of 701,809 shares 
of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 21, 1997 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Aasche Transportation Services, Inc., included in its annual
report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.
    


                               Ernst & Young, LLP

Chicago, Illinois
   
November 13, 1997
    



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