EXHIBIT 99.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
              (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63
                        OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)

         Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), I,
James R. Crane, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
EGL, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify, to my knowledge,
that:

         (1) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
         June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
         Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.


Dated:   August 14, 2002                  /s/ JAMES R. CRANE
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          James R. Crane
                                          President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                          Chairman of the Board

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




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