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 CD&L, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Albert W. Van Ness, Jr., Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of
              the Company as of the dates presented and the consolidated
              results of operations of the Company for the periods
              presented.

Dated: May 19, 2004


                                                 \s\ Albert W. Van Ness, Jr.
                                                  --------------------------
                                                 Albert W. Van Ness, Jr.
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsection (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter
63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form
10-Q or as separate disclosure statement.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.