EXHIBIT 99.1

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                18 U.S.C. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Boyd Bros. Transportation
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Gail B. Cooper, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
                  U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d); and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.




By:       /s/ GAIL B. COOPER
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Gail B. Cooper
Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. and will be retained by Boyd Bros.
Transportation Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.



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