Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-56204) pertaining to the Savings Plan for Employees of
Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc., and in the related Prospectus of our
reports dated June 21, 2002, with respect to the financial statements of FFE
Transportation Services, Inc., Savings Plan for Employees of Frozen Food
Express Industries, Inc., which are included in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Frozen Food Express Industries for the year ended
December 31, 2001.




/s/ Waters, Wright & Associates LLP
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Waters, Wright & Associates, LLP
Mansfield, Texas
June 21, 2002