**Exhibit 31.1**

 

CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

In connection with theQuarterly Report of Gasel Transportation Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Michael J. Post, the ChiefExecutive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, that:

 

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Gasel TransportationLines, Inc.;

 

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

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financialinformation included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all materialrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of theregistrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that materialinformation relating to the registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls andprocedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of thisquarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

(c)presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of theEvaluation Date;

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on ourmost recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controlswhich could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’sauditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

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(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employeeswho have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in thisquarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internalcontrols or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controlssubsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any correctiveactions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
| Date: August 19, 2004                          |
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|   /s/ Michael J.  Post                    |   |
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| Michael J. Post,  President, Treasurer and Director |

 

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