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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Celadon Group, Inc.
Registration Statement 333-14641 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan dated October 23, 1996, Registration Statement 333-42209 on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan dated
December 12, 1997, and Registration Statements 333-42207 and 333-31164 on
Form S-8 pertaining to the 1994 Stock Option Plan dated December 12, 1997 and
February 25, 2000, respectively, of our report dated August 24, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Celadon
Group, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 2000.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
September 28, 2000
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