SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                ------------------------------------------------
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                November 7, 2002
                ------------------------------------------------

                            COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Nevada                      0-24960                     88-0320154
 (State or other           (Commission file number)         (I.R.S. employer
 jurisdiction of                                              identification
 incorporation or                                                number)
 organization)
                               400 Birmingham Hwy.
                              Chattanooga, TN 37419
                  (Address, including zip code, of registrant's
                           principal executive office)


                                 (423) 821-1212
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

    (c) Exhibits.

       EXHIBIT
       NUMBER       EXHIBIT TITLE
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       99.1         Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                    adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
                    of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.

       99.2         Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                    adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
                    of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.

<PAGE>

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On November 7, 2002,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"),  filed an  amendment  to its  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ended June 30,  2002,  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.
Accompanying   the  Form   10-Q/A   submission   as   correspondence   were  the
certifications of the Company's Chief Executive  Officer,  David R. Parker,  and
Chief  Financial  Officer,  Joey  B.  Hogan,  pursuant  to  Section  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, codified at 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

     The  certifications  attached as exhibits hereto are being furnished solely
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and are not being
filed as part of the Form 10-Q/A for the quarter  ended June 30,  2002,  or as a
separate disclosure document. The information included in this Current Report on
Form 8-K  (including  the exhibits  hereto) is furnished  pursuant to Item 9 and
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  or  otherwise  subject  to the
liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.  The  furnishing of the  information in this Current Report is
not intended to, and does not,  constitute a representation that such furnishing
is  required  by  Regulation  FD or that the  information  this  Current  Report
contains  is material to investor  information  that is not  otherwise  publicly
available.


<PAGE>

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                               COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.


Date: November 7, 2002          /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                              ----------------------------------------
                              Joey B. Hogan
                              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
       Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive
       Officer.

99.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
       Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial
       Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                ------------------------------------------------
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                November 7, 2002
                ------------------------------------------------

                            COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Nevada                      0-24960                     88-0320154
 (State or other           (Commission file number)         (I.R.S. employer
 jurisdiction of                                              identification
 incorporation or                                                number)
 organization)
                               400 Birmingham Hwy.
                              Chattanooga, TN 37419
                  (Address, including zip code, of registrant's
                           principal executive office)

                                 (423) 821-1212
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

    (c) Exhibits.

       EXHIBIT
       NUMBER       EXHIBIT TITLE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       99.1         Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                    adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
                    of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.

       99.2         Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                    adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
                    of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On November 7, 2002,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"),  filed an  amendment  to its  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ended June 30,  2002,  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.
Accompanying   the  Form   10-Q/A   submission   as   correspondence   were  the
certifications of the Company's Chief Executive  Officer,  David R. Parker,  and
Chief  Financial  Officer,  Joey  B.  Hogan,  pursuant  to  Section  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, codified at 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

     The  certifications  attached as exhibits hereto are being furnished solely
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and are not being
filed as part of the Form 10-Q/A for the quarter  ended June 30,  2002,  or as a
separate disclosure document. The information included in this Current Report on
Form 8-K  (including  the exhibits  hereto) is furnished  pursuant to Item 9 and
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  or  otherwise  subject  to the
liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.  The  furnishing of the  information in this Current Report is
not intended to, and does not,  constitute a representation that such furnishing
is  required  by  Regulation  FD or that the  information  this  Current  Report
contains  is material to investor  information  that is not  otherwise  publicly
available.
SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                               COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.

Date: November 7, 2002          /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                              ----------------------------------------
                              Joey B. Hogan
                              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
       Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive
       Officer.

99.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
       Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial
       Officer.