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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of KLLM Transport Services, Inc. of our report dated February 4, 2000, included
in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of KLLM Transport Services, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of KLLM Transport
Services, Inc. listed in Item 14(a)(2). This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information as set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Post-effective Amendment No. 6, Form S-8, No. 33-14545) pertaining to the KLLM
Transport Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Registration
Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-35365) pertaining to the KLLM Transport Services,
Inc. 1996 Stock Purchase Plan and the Registration Statement (Form S-8,
No.333-50359) pertaining to the KLLM Transport Services, Inc. 1998 Non-Employee
Director Stock Compensation Plan of our report dated February 4, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by
reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the financial statement schedule of KLLM Transport Services, Inc. included in
the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.




                                                               Ernst & Young LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
March 28, 2000