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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.00; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.00; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</div>
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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):
January 23, 2020
_______________________________________________________________________________
COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, 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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
$0.01 Par Value Class A common stock
CVTI
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether that registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  [   ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
                      standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   [   ]
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 23, 2020, Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release
                  announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.  A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. press release announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter and
                  year ended December 31, 2019.
The information contained in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of 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 Items 2.02
                    and 9.01 of 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 and such statements are subject to the safe
                  harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.  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 the italicized paragraph at the
                    end of the attached press release and 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.
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 TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: January 23, 2020
By:
/s/ Richard B. Cribbs
Richard B. Cribbs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. press release announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended December
                  31, 2019.