EXHIBIT 23.1



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-48497 and 333-48918) of Ablest Inc. of our report
dated February 14, 2003 relating to the financial statements, which appears in
the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tampa, FL
March 17, 2003