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                                                        Exhibit 23

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                       Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-52605) pertaining to the Roadway Services, Inc.  Stock Savings
and Retirement Income Plan and Trust (Amended and Restated) of our report dated
May 26, 1995, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental
schedules of the Roadway Services, Inc. Stock Savings and Retirement Income
Plan and Trust (Amended and Restated) included in this Annual Report (Form
11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994.



                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

June 26, 1995