UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 28, 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 of principal executive office, including zip code)

                                 (423) 821-1212
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)







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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.

          (c) Exhibits.

          EXHIBIT
          NUMBER              EXHIBIT TITLE
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           99.1     Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing filing of
                    registration statement

Item 8.   Change in Fiscal Year.

          Not applicable.

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On  Tuesday,   October  28,  2003,  Covenant  Transport,   Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation  (the  "Company"),  issued a press  release  (the  "Press  Release")
announcing the filing of a registration statement, before the market opened. The
registration  statement  covers  the  offer  of up to  2,300,000  shares  of the
Company's  Class  A  common  stock,  including  300,000  shares  subject  to  an
over-allotment option in favor of the underwriters. Of the shares covered by the
filing, it is anticipated that 1,000,000 shares will be offered by

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David R. and  Jacqueline F. Parker and  1,000,000  shares will be offered by the
Estate of Clyde M.  Fuller  and that the shares  subject  to the  over-allotment
option, if exercised by the underwriters, will be sold by Mr. and Mrs. Parker.

     A registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  but has not yet  become  effective.  The
securities  may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted  prior to the time
the  registration  statement  becomes  effective.  The Press  Release  shall not
constitute  an offer to sell or the  solicitation  of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of the  securities  in any  jurisdiction  in which such offer,
solicitation,  or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or  qualification
under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

     The  information  contained in this report 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, 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"   that  are  made  pursuant  to  the  safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and otherwise
may be  protected.  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  may  differ  from  those  anticipated  by
forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K  and  other  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for
information  concerning  risks,  uncertainties and other factors that may affect
future results.

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.

          Not applicable.

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: October 28, 2003      By:  /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                               --------------------------------
                               Joey B. Hogan, Chief Financial Officer
                               and Executive Vice President



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1        Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing the filing of a
             registration statement
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 28, 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 of principal executive office, including zip code)

                                 (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.

          (c) Exhibits.

          EXHIBIT
          NUMBER              EXHIBIT TITLE
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           99.1     Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing filing of
                    registration statement

Item 8.   Change in Fiscal Year.

          Not applicable.

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On  Tuesday,   October  28,  2003,  Covenant  Transport,   Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation  (the  "Company"),  issued a press  release  (the  "Press  Release")
announcing the filing of a registration statement, before the market opened. The
registration  statement  covers  the  offer  of up to  2,300,000  shares  of the
Company's  Class  A  common  stock,  including  300,000  shares  subject  to  an
over-allotment option in favor of the underwriters. Of the shares covered by the
filing, it is anticipated that 1,000,000 shares will be offered by
David R. and  Jacqueline F. Parker and  1,000,000  shares will be offered by the
Estate of Clyde M.  Fuller  and that the shares  subject  to the  over-allotment
option, if exercised by the underwriters, will be sold by Mr. and Mrs. Parker.

     A registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  but has not yet  become  effective.  The
securities  may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted  prior to the time
the  registration  statement  becomes  effective.  The Press  Release  shall not
constitute  an offer to sell or the  solicitation  of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of the  securities  in any  jurisdiction  in which such offer,
solicitation,  or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or  qualification
under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

     The  information  contained in this report 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, 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"   that  are  made  pursuant  to  the  safe-harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and otherwise
may be  protected.  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  may  differ  from  those  anticipated  by
forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K  and  other  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for
information  concerning  risks,  uncertainties and other factors that may affect
future results.

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.

          Not applicable.

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: October 28, 2003      By:  /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                               --------------------------------
                               Joey B. Hogan, Chief Financial Officer
                               and Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX

 99.1        Covenant Transport, Inc. press release announcing the filing of a
             registration statement