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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1







                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-19475, 333-06569, and 33-87826) and on Form S-3 (Nos.
333-77741 and 333-37529) of Asche Transportation Services, Inc. (formerly known
as Aasche Transportation Services, Inc. ) and in the related Prospectus of our
report dated April 15, 1999, except for Notes 4, 5 and 16, as to which the date
is August 10, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Asche Transportation Services, Inc., included in the Annual Report to
Shareholders (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 1998.



Chicago, Illinois
August 10, 1999