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                Act"),
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                "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
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                management and are subject to significant risks and
                uncertainties.&#160;&#160;Actual results or events may differ from those
                anticipated by forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Please refer to the
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form8k3rdqtrrelease.htm
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):
October
      18, 2007
___________________________________________________________________
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))
Item
2.02
Results
                of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
                Thursday, October 18, 2007, Covenant Transportation Group, Inc.,
                a Nevada
                corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release after the close
                of the
                market announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter
                ended September 30, 2007.  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 financial and
                operating results for the quarter ended
September
                30, 2007
The
                information contained in this report (including Items 2.02 and 9.01)
                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 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. 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.
Date: October 19, 2007
By:
/s/
                Joey B. Hogan
Joey
                B. Hogan
Senior
                Executive Vice President and
Chief
                Operating Officer
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT
                DESCRIPTION
99
Covenant
                Transportation Group, Inc. press release announcing financial and
                operating results for the quarter ended
September
                30, 2007