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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)



In connection with the Quarterly Report of Celadon Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2003
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Stephen
Russell, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18
U.S.C. Section 1350), that to my knowledge:

1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
         the Company.



                                            /s/ Stephen Russell
                             -------------------------------------------------
                                              Stephen Russell
                             Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


May 7, 2003



