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                                                                   EXHIBIT 31.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Albert W. Van Ness, Jr., certify that:

       (1)    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CD&L, Inc.
              (the "Company");

       (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 Quarterly 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 are responsible
              for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
              procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
              15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

                     (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 the registrant,
                            including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
                            known to us by others within those entities,
                            particularly during the period in which this
                            Quarterly Report is being prepared;

                     (b)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                            disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
                            this Quarterly Report our conclusions about the
                            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
                            procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
                            this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation; and

                     (c)    Disclosed in this Quarterly Report any change in the
                            registrant's internal control over financial
                            reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
                            recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
                            or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                            registrant's internal control over financial
                            reporting; and

       (5)    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
              based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
              financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
              committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
              performing the equivalent functions):

                     (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 the registrant's ability to record,
                            process, summarize and report financial information;
                            and

                     (b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                            management or other employees who have a significant
                            role in the registrant's internal control over
                            financial reporting.

Dated: August 16, 2006
                                                    \s\ Albert W. Van Ness, Jr.
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                                                    Albert W. Van Ness, Jr.
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



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