SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 1, 2000



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




           NEVADA                      000-24960                88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer ID No.)
      of   incorporation)



              400 Birmingham Highway, Chattanooga, Tennessee     37419
               (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


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





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Item 5.  Other Events

Effective  July  1,  2000,  the  Company  completed  its  acquisition  of a  13%
membership  interest in Transplace.com,  LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
("Transplace").  Transplace  was  formed in April  2000,  by six  transportation
companies,  including the Company,  which had existing logistics businesses,  to
operate  as an  internet-based,  global  transportation  logistics  company.  In
exchange for its membership interest,  the Company contributed assets consisting
of (i) $5 million in cash and (ii) certain  intangible  assets of the  Company's
transportation logistics business. Such intangible assets included all contracts
with customers,  logistics business software and software licenses,  and certain
intellectual property. Additionally, the Company agreed generally not to compete
with Transplace in the logistics business.

The  other  members  of  Transplace  include  U.S.  Xpress   Enterprises,   Inc.
("Xpress"),  J.B. Hunt Transport Services,  Inc. ("Hunt"),  M.S. Carriers,  Inc.
("M.S."), Swift Transportation Co., Inc. ("Swift"), and Werner Enterprises, Inc.
("Werner"),  each of which  contributed cash in the amount of $5 million and the
intangible  assets  of  their  respective   logistics  business   operations  to
Transplace  in  exchange  for their  membership  interests.  The other  parties'
membership  interests in  Transplace  are as follows:  Xpress - 13%; Hunt - 28%;
M.S. - 14%; Swift - 16%; Werner 16%.




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                                   SIGNATURES


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.


Date: July 31, 2000                       COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.


                                          By:      /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                              -------------------------------
                                                   Joey B. Hogan
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 1, 2000

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

           NEVADA                      000-24960                88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer ID No.)
      of   incorporation)

              400 Birmingham Highway, Chattanooga, Tennessee     37419
               (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (423) 821-1212
Item 5.  Other Events

Effective  July  1,  2000,  the  Company  completed  its  acquisition  of a  13%
membership  interest in Transplace.com,  LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
("Transplace").  Transplace  was  formed in April  2000,  by six  transportation
companies,  including the Company,  which had existing logistics businesses,  to
operate  as an  internet-based,  global  transportation  logistics  company.  In
exchange for its membership interest,  the Company contributed assets consisting
of (i) $5 million in cash and (ii) certain  intangible  assets of the  Company's
transportation logistics business. Such intangible assets included all contracts
with customers,  logistics business software and software licenses,  and certain
intellectual property. Additionally, the Company agreed generally not to compete
with Transplace in the logistics business.

The  other  members  of  Transplace  include  U.S.  Xpress   Enterprises,   Inc.
("Xpress"),  J.B. Hunt Transport Services,  Inc. ("Hunt"),  M.S. Carriers,  Inc.
("M.S."), Swift Transportation Co., Inc. ("Swift"), and Werner Enterprises, Inc.
("Werner"),  each of which  contributed cash in the amount of $5 million and the
intangible  assets  of  their  respective   logistics  business   operations  to
Transplace  in  exchange  for their  membership  interests.  The other  parties'
membership  interests in  Transplace  are as follows:  Xpress - 13%; Hunt - 28%;
M.S. - 14%; Swift - 16%; Werner 16%.
SIGNATURES

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.

Date: July 31, 2000                       COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.

                                          By:      /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                              -------------------------------
                                                   Joey B. Hogan
                                                   Chief Financial Officer