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):
                                 August 12, 2002
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                            COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Nevada                         0-24960                        88-0320154
(State or other            (Commission file number)           (I.R.S. employer
 jurisdiction of                                                identification
 incorporation or                                                   number)
   organization)

                               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 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
   (c) Exhibits.

    EXHIBIT
    NUMBER     EXHIBIT TITLE

    99.1       Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the
               Chief Executive Officer.

    99.2       Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the
               Chief Financial Officer.

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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On August 12, 2002,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation (the
"Company"),  filed its Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30,  2002,  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Accompanying  the
Quarterly Report  submission as  correspondence  were the  certifications of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, David R. Parker, and Chief Financial Officer,
Joey B. Hogan,  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to be
codified at 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

     The  certifications  attached as exhibits hereto are being furnished solely
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and are not being
filed as part of the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter
ended June 30,  2002,  or as a separate  disclosure  document.  The  information
included in this Current Report on Form 8-K  (including the exhibits  hereto) is
furnished  pursuant  to Item 9 and shall not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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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: August 12, 2002               /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Joey B. Hogan
                                    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
      Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive
      Officer.

99.2  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
      Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial
      Officer.
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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):
                                 August 12, 2002
                      -------------------------------------

                            COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Nevada                         0-24960                        88-0320154
(State or other            (Commission file number)           (I.R.S. employer
 jurisdiction of                                                identification
 incorporation or                                                   number)
   organization)

                               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 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
   (c) Exhibits.

    EXHIBIT
    NUMBER     EXHIBIT TITLE

    99.1       Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the
               Chief Executive Officer.

    99.2       Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
               pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the
               Chief Financial Officer.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On August 12, 2002,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation (the
"Company"),  filed its Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30,  2002,  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Accompanying  the
Quarterly Report  submission as  correspondence  were the  certifications of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, David R. Parker, and Chief Financial Officer,
Joey B. Hogan,  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to be
codified at 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

     The  certifications  attached as exhibits hereto are being furnished solely
pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and are not being
filed as part of the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter
ended June 30,  2002,  or as a separate  disclosure  document.  The  information
included in this Current Report on Form 8-K  (including the exhibits  hereto) is
furnished  pursuant  to Item 9 and shall not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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: August 12, 2002               /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Joey B. Hogan
                                    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
      Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive
      Officer.

99.2  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
      Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial
      Officer.