Consent of Independent Public Accountants


We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  previously  filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-43763,  333-92901,  33-80389,
33-80391,  and  33-80409) of Simon  Transportation  Services  Inc. of our report
dated January 12, 2001,  except for Note 11, as to which the date is January 22,
2001,  relating to the  financial  statements  of Westway  Express,  Inc., as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the two year period then ended, which appears
in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Simon Transportation  Services Inc. dated
February 9, 2001.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 9, 2001