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        REPORT </strong></font></div>
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                    of Operations and Financial Condition.</strong></font></div>
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                    Monday, October 24, 2005, Covenant Transport, Inc., a Nevada
                    corporation
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                    and
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                    September
                    30, 2005, after the close of the market. A copy of the press
                    release is
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                    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
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                    "Securities
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                    information in this report and the exhibit hereto may contain
                    "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A
                    of the
                    Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements
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                    made based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's
                    management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
                    Actual
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                    statements. Please refer to various disclosures by the Company
                    in its
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                    Exchange Commission for information concerning risks, uncertainties,
                    and
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CVTI Form 8-K 3rd Qtr 2005 Earnings Press Release
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):
October
        24, 2005
___________________________________________________________________
COVENANT
          TRANSPORT, INC.
(Exact
          name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
000-24960
88-0320154
(State
                    or other jurisdiction
of
                    incorporation)
(Commission
File
                    Number)
(IRS
                    Employer
Identification
                    No.)
400
                    Birmingham Hwy., Chattanooga, TN
37419
(Address
                    of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                    Code)
(423)
          821-1212
(Registrant's
          telephone number, including area code)
Check
          the
          appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
          satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
          provisions:
[ 
                     ]
Written
                    communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
                    (17 CFR
                    230.425)
[  
                    ]
Soliciting
                    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                    240.14a-12)
[  
                    ]
Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.14d-2(b))
[  
                    ]
Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.13e-4(c))
Item
                    2.02
Results
                    of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
                    Monday, October 24, 2005, Covenant Transport, Inc., a Nevada
                    corporation
                    (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing its financial
                    and
                    operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended
                    September
                    30, 2005, after the close of the market. A copy of the press
                    release is
                    attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
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 (the
                    "Securities
                    Act"), 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" within the meaning of Section 27A
                    of the
                    Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. 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 or events may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking
                    statements. Please refer to various disclosures by the Company
                    in its
                    press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities
                    and
                    Exchange Commission for information concerning risks, uncertainties,
                    and
                    other factors that may affect future results.
Item
                    9.01
Financial
                    Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT
                    DESCRIPTION
99.1
Covenant
                    Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial and operating
                    results
                    for the
third
                    quarter and nine months ended
September
                    30, 2005
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:
                    October 25, 2005
By:
/s/
                    Joey B. Hogan
Joey
                    B. Hogan
Executive
                    Vice President and Chief Financial
                    Officer
EXHIBIT
          INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT
                    DESCRIPTION
99.1
Covenant
                    Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial and operating
                    results
                    for the
third
                    quarter and nine months ended
September
                    30, 2005