UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 23, 2003

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                            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 offices, 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
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          99.1      Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing financial
                    and operating results for the quarter and nine months ended
                    September 30, 2003

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 Thursday,  October 23,  2003,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada
corporation  (the  "Company"),  issued a press  release  (the  "Press  Release")
announcing  its financial and operating  results for the quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 2003,  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 Friday,  October  24,  2003,  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 and also
on the Company's website under "Conference Call Information."

           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: October 23, 2003               By:   /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Joey B. Hogan, Chief Financial Officer
                                        and Executive Vice President



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  99.1    Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  press  release  announcing  financial and
          operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
          2003
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 23, 2003

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                            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 offices, 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 and nine months ended
                    September 30, 2003

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 Thursday,  October 23,  2003,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada
corporation  (the  "Company"),  issued a press  release  (the  "Press  Release")
announcing  its financial and operating  results for the quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 2003,  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 Friday,  October  24,  2003,  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 and also
on the Company's website under "Conference Call Information."

           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: October 23, 2003               By:   /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Joey B. Hogan, Chief Financial Officer
                                        and Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX

  99.1    Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  press  release  announcing  financial and
          operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
          2003