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):
                               September 12, 2001
                        _________________________________

                            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 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

During  the  last  two  months,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant")
solicited and received  formal  proposals for  accounting  and tax services from
several  accounting  firms.  Effective  September 12, 2001,  the  Registrant (a)
selected KPMG LLP as  independent  accountants  subject to KPMG  completing  its
standard  client  evaluation  procedures and accepting the  engagement;  and (b)
dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants. The decision to
change  accountants  was approved by the audit  committee  and the  Registrant's
Board of Directors.

In connection  with the audits of the two fiscal years ended  December 31, 2000,
and during the subsequent  interim  period through June 30, 2001,  there were no
disagreements  with  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP on  any  matter  of  accounting
principles or practices,  financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or
procedures,  which  disagreements if not resolved to their  satisfaction,  would
have caused them to make reference to such matter in their  accountant's  report
on the financial statements for such years.

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The audit reports of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP on the consolidated  financial
statements of the  Registrant  as of and for the years ended  December 31, 2000,
did not contain  any adverse  opinion or  disclaimer  of opinion,  nor were they
qualified or modified as to uncertainty,  audit scope, or accounting principles.
The  Registrant  has  provided  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  with a copy  of the
disclosures  contained herein and has filed as an exhibit hereto the response of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the disclosures set forth in this Item 4.

During the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2000, and the subsequent  interim
period  through  June 30,  2001,  the  Registrant  did not consult with KPMG LLP
regarding  the  application  of generally  accepted  accounting  principles to a
specific transaction, either proposed or completed, or the type of audit opinion
that might be rendered on Registrant's consolidated financial statements.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.  Exhibit (16) Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding
change in certifying accountant.

_______________________________________________________________________________

                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                    COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.


Date: September 19, 2001            /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                    -----------------
                                    Joey B. Hogan
                                    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

_______________________________________________________________________________

Exhibit
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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):
                               September 12, 2001
                        _________________________________

                            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 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

During  the  last  two  months,  Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant")
solicited and received  formal  proposals for  accounting  and tax services from
several  accounting  firms.  Effective  September 12, 2001,  the  Registrant (a)
selected KPMG LLP as  independent  accountants  subject to KPMG  completing  its
standard  client  evaluation  procedures and accepting the  engagement;  and (b)
dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants. The decision to
change  accountants  was approved by the audit  committee  and the  Registrant's
Board of Directors.

In connection  with the audits of the two fiscal years ended  December 31, 2000,
and during the subsequent  interim  period through June 30, 2001,  there were no
disagreements  with  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP on  any  matter  of  accounting
principles or practices,  financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or
procedures,  which  disagreements if not resolved to their  satisfaction,  would
have caused them to make reference to such matter in their  accountant's  report
on the financial statements for such years.
The audit reports of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP on the consolidated  financial
statements of the  Registrant  as of and for the years ended  December 31, 2000,
did not contain  any adverse  opinion or  disclaimer  of opinion,  nor were they
qualified or modified as to uncertainty,  audit scope, or accounting principles.
The  Registrant  has  provided  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  with a copy  of the
disclosures  contained herein and has filed as an exhibit hereto the response of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the disclosures set forth in this Item 4.

During the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2000, and the subsequent  interim
period  through  June 30,  2001,  the  Registrant  did not consult with KPMG LLP
regarding  the  application  of generally  accepted  accounting  principles to a
specific transaction, either proposed or completed, or the type of audit opinion
that might be rendered on Registrant's consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.  Exhibit (16) Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding
change in certifying accountant.

_______________________________________________________________________________

                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                    COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.

Date: September 19, 2001            /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                    -----------------
                                    Joey B. Hogan
                                    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

_______________________________________________________________________________

Exhibit