UNITED STATES
                       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):
                                 April 20, 2004

    ________________________________________________________________________


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



         Nevada                        0-24960                 88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



                               400 Birmingham Hwy.
                              Chattanooga, TN 37419
           (Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

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







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Item 1.    Changes in Control of Registrant.

           Not applicable.

Item 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

           Not applicable.

Item 3.    Bankruptcy or Receivership.

           Not applicable.

Item 4.    Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

           Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

           Not applicable.

Item 6.    Resignations of Registrant's Directors.

           Not applicable.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (c) Exhibits.

           EXHIBIT
           NUMBER                   EXHIBIT TITLE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            99.1    Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial
                    and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004

Item 8.    Change in Fiscal Year.

           Not applicable.

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

           Not applicable.

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Item 10.   Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a
           Provision of the Code of Ethics.

           Not applicable.

Item 11.   Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
           Benefit Plans.

           Not applicable.

Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Covenant Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the  "Company"),  issued a press release (the "Press  Release")  announcing its
financial and operating  results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, after the
close of the market.  The Company also will be holding a live conference call to
discuss the Press  Release and other  matters on  Wednesday,  April 21, 2004, at
11:00 a.m. EST. The Press Release and the prepared  remarks  containing  certain
statistical and financial data that will be discussed on the conference call are
available on the Company's website,  www.covenanttransport.com,  under "Investor
Relations."  A copy of the Press  Release is  attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1. Instructions on how to listen to the live conference call are available in
the Press Release.

     The  information  contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or  incorporated  by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     The  information  in  this  report  and  the  exhibit  hereto  may  contain
"forward-looking   statements"   that  are  made  pursuant  to  the  safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and otherwise
may be  protected.  Such  statements  are made based on the current  beliefs and
expectations  of the Company's  management and are subject to significant  risks
and  uncertainties.   Actual  results  may  differ  from  those  anticipated  by
forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K  and  other  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for
information  concerning  risks,  uncertainties and other factors that may affect
future results.



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                                    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: April 21, 2004              By:  /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Joey B. Hogan, Executive Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     99.1       Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial and
                operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004
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UNITED STATES
                       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):
                                 April 20, 2004

    ________________________________________________________________________

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

         Nevada                        0-24960                 88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                               400 Birmingham Hwy.
                              Chattanooga, TN 37419
           (Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

                                 (423) 821-1212
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)
Item 1.    Changes in Control of Registrant.

           Not applicable.

Item 2.    Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

           Not applicable.

Item 3.    Bankruptcy or Receivership.

           Not applicable.

Item 4.    Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

           Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

           Not applicable.

Item 6.    Resignations of Registrant's Directors.

           Not applicable.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (c) Exhibits.

           EXHIBIT
           NUMBER                   EXHIBIT TITLE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            99.1    Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial
                    and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004

Item 8.    Change in Fiscal Year.

           Not applicable.

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

           Not applicable.
Item 10.   Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a
           Provision of the Code of Ethics.

           Not applicable.

Item 11.   Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
           Benefit Plans.

           Not applicable.

Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Covenant Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the  "Company"),  issued a press release (the "Press  Release")  announcing its
financial and operating  results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, after the
close of the market.  The Company also will be holding a live conference call to
discuss the Press  Release and other  matters on  Wednesday,  April 21, 2004, at
11:00 a.m. EST. The Press Release and the prepared  remarks  containing  certain
statistical and financial data that will be discussed on the conference call are
available on the Company's website,  www.covenanttransport.com,  under "Investor
Relations."  A copy of the Press  Release is  attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1. Instructions on how to listen to the live conference call are available in
the Press Release.

     The  information  contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or  incorporated  by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     The  information  in  this  report  and  the  exhibit  hereto  may  contain
"forward-looking   statements"   that  are  made  pursuant  to  the  safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and otherwise
may be  protected.  Such  statements  are made based on the current  beliefs and
expectations  of the Company's  management and are subject to significant  risks
and  uncertainties.   Actual  results  may  differ  from  those  anticipated  by
forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K  and  other  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for
information  concerning  risks,  uncertainties and other factors that may affect
future results.
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: April 21, 2004              By:  /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Joey B. Hogan, Executive Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

     99.1       Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial and
                operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004