Exhibit 23




            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


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  July  29,  2004,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial statements and schedule of Celadon Group, Inc., included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A  Amendment No. 1 for the year ended June 30,
2004.


                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana
September 10, 2004