EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To CD&L, Inc.: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-3321, 333-3323 and 333-47357). ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Roseland, New Jersey April 15, 2002 26