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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">May 11, 2020</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.</div>
      <div style="text-align: center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;">000-24960</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;">(State or other jurisdiction</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;">400 Birmingham Hwy., Chattanooga, TN</div>
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      <div style="line-height: 1.00;">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:</div>
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            <div>Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</div>
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            <div>Indicate by check mark whether that registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</div>
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            <div style="line-height: 1.00; font-weight: bold;">Other Events</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.00;">Due to the recent outbreak of, and the local, state and federal governmental responses to, the coronavirus (&#8220;COVID-19&#8221;), we are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to rely on the relief
              that has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) pursuant to the order issued by the SEC on March 25, 2020, under Section 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;; such order,
              &#8220;Release No. 34-88465&#8221;).&#160; Release No. 34-88465 permits a registrant to file certain reports with the SEC up to 45 days after the original due date for the reports if the registrant&#8217;s ability to file such reports has been affected by COVID-19.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.00;">Our business has experienced significant disruptions due to the unprecedented conditions surrounding COVID-19.&#160; Certain of our operations and personnel at our headquarters in Chattanooga,
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              related events on our operations and financial position and developing operational and financial plans to address those matters, which has diverted management resources from completing tasks necessary to finalize the quarterly report on Form
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            <div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.00;">We plan to file the Form 10-Q by no later than June 25, 2020. For our risk factor explaining the impact of COVID-19 on our business, please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated March
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 24pt; line-height: 1.00;">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
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            <div style="line-height: 1.00;">Date: May 11, 2020</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):
May 11, 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 8.01
Other Events
Due to the recent outbreak of, and the local, state and federal governmental responses to, the coronavirus ("COVID-19"), we are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to rely on the relief
              that has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the order issued by the SEC on March 25, 2020, under Section 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"; such order,
              "Release No. 34-88465").  Release No. 34-88465 permits a registrant to file certain reports with the SEC up to 45 days after the original due date for the reports if the registrant's ability to file such reports has been affected by COVID-19.
Our business has experienced significant disruptions due to the unprecedented conditions surrounding COVID-19.  Certain of our operations and personnel at our headquarters in Chattanooga,
              Tennessee, and other locations, have been working remotely, due to suggested or mandated social distancing and work from home orders. Our management has devoted significant time and attention to assessing the potential impact of COVID-19 and
              related events on our operations and financial position and developing operational and financial plans to address those matters, which has diverted management resources from completing tasks necessary to finalize the quarterly report on Form
              10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 ("Form 10-Q").
We plan to file the Form 10-Q by no later than June 25, 2020. For our risk factor explaining the impact of COVID-19 on our business, please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated March
              30, 2020.
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: May 11, 2020
By:
/s/ Paul Bunn
Paul Bunn
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary