EXHIBIT 23.1




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of CD&L, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-3321, 333-3323 and 333-47357 of CD&L, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated
March 26, 2004 (April 14, 2004 as to Notes 15 and 17), relating to the
consolidated financial statements of CD&L, Inc. as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
explanatory paragraphs relating to (i) the adoption of a new accounting
principle and (ii) the application of procedures relating to the restatement
discussed in Note 19 and the transitional disclosures described in Notes 2 and 7
related to the 2001 consolidated financial statements that were audited by other
auditors who have ceased operations and for which we have expressed no opinion
or other form of assurance other than with respect to such restatement and
transitional disclosures) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CD&L,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


New York, New York
April 14, 2004