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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1



                             TRANS-INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                  CERTIFICATION

            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

         I, Dale S. Coenen certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
                  Trans-Industries, Inc.

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain
                  any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
                  material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
                  of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
                  not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
                  quarterly report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this annual report, fairly
                  present in all material respects the financial condition,
                  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
                  and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

         4.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I (herein the
                  "Certifying Officer") are responsible for establishing and
                  maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
                  Exchange Act Rules 13a and 14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
                  and we have;

                  a)       designed such internal controls to ensure that
                           material information relating to the registrant,
                           including its consolidated subsidiaries,
                           (collectively the "Company") is made known to the
                           Certifying Officers by others within the Company,
                           particularly during the period in which this
                           quarterly report is being prepared;
                  b)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                           internal controls as of a date within 90 days prior
                           to the filing date of this quarterly report (the
                           "Evaluation Date"); and
                  c)       presented in this quarterly report the conclusions of
                           the Certifying Officers about the effectiveness of
                           the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
                           evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

         5.       The registrant's Certifying Officers have disclosed, based on
                  our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and
                  the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:

                  a)       all significant deficiencies (if any) in the design
                           or operation of internal controls which could
                           adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
                           process, summarize and report financial data and have
                           identified for the registrant's auditors any material
                           weaknesses in internal controls; and
                  b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                           management or other employees who have a significant
                           role in the registrant's internal controls; and





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         6.       The registrant's Certifying Officers have indicated in this
                  quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes
                  in internal controls or in other factors that could
                  significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date
                  of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
                  actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
                  weaknesses.



Date: November 17, 2003


/s/ Dale S. Coenen
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Dale S. Coenen
Chief Executive Officer


See also the certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, which is also attached to this report.

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