Exhibit 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of Celadon  Group,  Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending March 31, 2004
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Stephen Russell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1.   The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.



                                 /s/ Stephen Russell
                               ----------------------------
                                   Stephen Russell
                                   Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 17, 2004