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):
                               September 19, 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
                           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.


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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

         (a) Not applicable.

         (b) Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER            EXHIBIT TITLE
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          99.1         Important Notice Concerning Your Rights Under the
                       Covenant Transport, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan


Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year

         Not applicable.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         Not applicable.

Item 10. Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a
         Provision of the Code of Ethics

         Not applicable.

Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
         Benefit Plans

     Under the  Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  Profit  Sharing  & 401(k)  Plan (the
"Plan"), the Janus Advisor Mid-Cap Growth Fund (NasdaqSC: JGRTX) will be removed
as an investment  election option and replaced by the Federated Kaufman Fund, to
be effective October 21, 2003.  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Registrant"),  formally notified its directors and executive officers,  as
well as the Plan  participants,  of this  change and of the  resulting  blackout
period through a written notice dated September 19, 2003 (the "Notice").  A copy
of the Notice is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

     The Notice  stated that the  blackout  period  temporarily  restricts  Plan
participants  from directing and  diversifying  investments in their  individual
accounts or  otherwise  acting  under the Plan (i.e.  no  allocations,  changes,
exchanges,  or  distributions)  and

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restricts the  Registrant's  directors  and executive  officers from directly or
indirectly  purchasing,  selling,  or otherwise  acquiring or  transferring  any
shares of the Registrant's  Class A common stock, $.01 par value,  listed on the
Nasdaq  National  Market  under  the  symbol,  "CVTI."  The  blackout  period is
scheduled for October 21, 2003, through October 23, 2003.

     If there are any  questions  concerning  the  contents of the  Notice,  one
should contact PlanLine(R), SunTrust Services, P.O. Box 173764, Denver, Colorado
80217-3764,  1-888-816-4015 between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET, and press "0" at
any time during any such call to speak with a Client Service  Representative for
answering questions about the blackout period.

     In satisfaction of the notice requirement under Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the
Employment  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of  1974,  as  amended,  the  Plan
administrator and Registrant mutually agreed to the blackout period on September
18, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         Not applicable.


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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: September 19, 2003    By:   /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                               -------------------------------------------
                                Joey B. Hogan
                                Executive Vice President and Chief
                                Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1    Important Notice Concerning Your Rights Under the Covenant Transport,
         Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan
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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):
                               September 19, 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
                           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

         (a) Not applicable.

         (b) Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER            EXHIBIT TITLE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          99.1         Important Notice Concerning Your Rights Under the
                       Covenant Transport, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan

Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year

         Not applicable.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         Not applicable.

Item 10. Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a
         Provision of the Code of Ethics

         Not applicable.

Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
         Benefit Plans

     Under the  Covenant  Transport,  Inc.  Profit  Sharing  & 401(k)  Plan (the
"Plan"), the Janus Advisor Mid-Cap Growth Fund (NasdaqSC: JGRTX) will be removed
as an investment  election option and replaced by the Federated Kaufman Fund, to
be effective October 21, 2003.  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Registrant"),  formally notified its directors and executive officers,  as
well as the Plan  participants,  of this  change and of the  resulting  blackout
period through a written notice dated September 19, 2003 (the "Notice").  A copy
of the Notice is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

     The Notice  stated that the  blackout  period  temporarily  restricts  Plan
participants  from directing and  diversifying  investments in their  individual
accounts or  otherwise  acting  under the Plan (i.e.  no  allocations,  changes,
exchanges,  or  distributions)  and
restricts the  Registrant's  directors  and executive  officers from directly or
indirectly  purchasing,  selling,  or otherwise  acquiring or  transferring  any
shares of the Registrant's  Class A common stock, $.01 par value,  listed on the
Nasdaq  National  Market  under  the  symbol,  "CVTI."  The  blackout  period is
scheduled for October 21, 2003, through October 23, 2003.

     If there are any  questions  concerning  the  contents of the  Notice,  one
should contact PlanLine(R), SunTrust Services, P.O. Box 173764, Denver, Colorado
80217-3764,  1-888-816-4015 between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET, and press "0" at
any time during any such call to speak with a Client Service  Representative for
answering questions about the blackout period.

     In satisfaction of the notice requirement under Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the
Employment  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of  1974,  as  amended,  the  Plan
administrator and Registrant mutually agreed to the blackout period on September
18, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         Not applicable.
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: September 19, 2003    By:   /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                               -------------------------------------------
                                Joey B. Hogan
                                Executive Vice President and Chief
                                Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1    Important Notice Concerning Your Rights Under the Covenant Transport,
         Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan