**CERTIFICATION**

| 1.   | I              have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Shumate              Industries, Inc.; |
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| 2.   | Based              on my knowledge, this annual 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              annual report; |
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| 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 Shumate              Industries, Inc. as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual              report; |
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| 4.   | Shumate              Industries, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for              establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as              defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Shumate              Industries, Inc. and we have done the              following: |
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| a.   | designed              such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure              controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure              that material information relating to Shumate Industries, Inc.,              including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others              within those entities, particularly during the period in which this              annual              report is being prepared; |
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| b.   | designed              such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal              control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,              to              provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial              reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external              purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting              principles; |
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| c.   | evaluated              the effectiveness of Shumate Industries, Inc.’s disclosure controls and              procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about              the              effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the              end of              the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;              and |
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| d.   | disclosed              in this annual report any change in Shumate Industries, Inc.’s internal              control over financial reporting that occurred during Shumate Industries,              Inc.’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is              reasonably likely to materially affect, Shumate Industries, Inc.’s              internal control over financial reporting;              and |
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| 5.   | Shumate              Industries, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on              our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,              to Shumate Industries, Inc.’s auditors and the audit committee of the              Shumate Industries, Inc.’s board of              directors: |
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| a.   | All              significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or              operation of internal control over financial reporting which are              reasonably likely to adversely affect Shumate Industries, Inc.’s ability              to record, process, summarize and report financial information;              and |
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| b.   | Any              fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other              employees who have a significant role in Shumate Industries, Inc.’s              internal control over financial              reporting. |
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| March                28, 2006 | /s/                Larry C. ShumateLarry                C. ShumateChairman,                President and Chief Executive Officer(Principal                Executive Officer) |
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