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                                                                   Exhibit 24.01


                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


            DATED the 21st day of November, 1997.


                                     /s/  Dr. Harry Krischik
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                                    Dr. Harry Krischik
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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


            DATED the 21st day of November, 1997.


                                    /s/ MANFRED H. GUENZEL
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                                    Manfred H. Guenzel
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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


            DATED the 21st day of November, 1997.


                                    /s/ Richard Obermaier
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                                    Richard Obermaier
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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                     DATED the 21st day of November, 1997.



                                    /s/ Anton Roedl
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                                    Anton Roedl
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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


            DATED the 4th day of November, 1997.


                                    /s/  Marc L. Werner 
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                                    Marc L. Werner
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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


            I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as management
deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual
Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

            I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such Annual
Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director" of the
Corporation. I hereby appoint Alexander C. Kramer, Jr. and Jon Jensen as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


            DATED the 1st day of November, 1997.

                                   
                                    /s/ J. R. Dick Iverson
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                                    J. R. Dick Iverson