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                                                                Exhibit 23



                       Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Nonemployee Directors' Stock Retainer Plan of
Caliber System, Inc. of our reports dated January 23, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Caliber System, Inc. incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995
and the related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Akron, Ohio
May 6, 1996