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 Annual Report of Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.
401(K) Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Gail B. Cooper,
President and 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 Form 11-K Report fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the net assets available for the plan benefits
          and changes in net assets available for benefits of the plan.



/s/ Gail B. Cooper
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Gail B. Cooper
President and Chief Executive Officer
June 27, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.