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):
                                 April 22, 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, including zip code, of registrant's
                           principal executive office)

                                 (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.

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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 first
                 quarter financial and operating results

ITEM 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR

         Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The  following   information   regarding  the  press  release  of  Covenant
Transport,  Inc. (the  "Company")  announcing  its first  quarter  financial and
operating  results  is  intended  to be  furnished  under Item 12,  "Results  of
Operations and Financial  Condition," but is instead being furnished pursuant to
Item 9 in accordance with the interim guidance contained in Securities  Exchange
Commission Release No. 33-8216. 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.

     On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, Covenant Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), released its first quarter financial and operating results (the
"Press  Release")  after  the  close of the  market  and will be  holding a live
conference  call to discuss the Press  Release and other  matters on  Wednesday,
April 23,  2003,  at 11:00 a.m. ET. The Press  Release,  as well as the prepared
remarks containing certain statistical and financial data that will be discussed
on the conference call, are available on the Company's website,


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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  herein  (including the exhibits hereto) and the statements
by Company  representatives during the conference call 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.

<PAGE>

                                    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 23, 2003          /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                            ---------------------------------------
                            Joey B. Hogan
                            Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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                             EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1        Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing first quarter
             financial and operating results
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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 22, 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, including zip code, of registrant's
                           principal executive office)

                                 (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
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     99.1        Covenant  Transport,  Inc. press release announcing first
                 quarter financial and operating results

ITEM 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR

         Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The  following   information   regarding  the  press  release  of  Covenant
Transport,  Inc. (the  "Company")  announcing  its first  quarter  financial and
operating  results  is  intended  to be  furnished  under Item 12,  "Results  of
Operations and Financial  Condition," but is instead being furnished pursuant to
Item 9 in accordance with the interim guidance contained in Securities  Exchange
Commission Release No. 33-8216. 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.

     On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, Covenant Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), released its first quarter financial and operating results (the
"Press  Release")  after  the  close of the  market  and will be  holding a live
conference  call to discuss the Press  Release and other  matters on  Wednesday,
April 23,  2003,  at 11:00 a.m. ET. The Press  Release,  as well as 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  herein  (including the exhibits hereto) and the statements
by Company  representatives during the conference call 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 23, 2003          /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                            ---------------------------------------
                            Joey B. Hogan
                            Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1        Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing first quarter
             financial and operating results