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                                                                Exhibit 23.1


The Board of Directors
Allied Holdings, Inc.


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 28, 1997, with respect
to the consolidated balance sheets of Ryder Automotive Carrier Services, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, which report appears in
the Form 8-K of Allied Holdings, Inc. dated September 2, 1997.  This consent
should not be regarded as in any way updating the aforementioned report or
representing that we performed any procedures subsequent to the date of such
report.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Miami, Florida
September 2, 1997