Exhibit 23.1


                       Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Award and
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan of Landair Services, Inc., of our
report dated February 9, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Landair Services, Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP




Nashville, Tennessee
May 3, 1996