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23, 2008</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.2pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">On
      September 23, 2008, Covenant Transport, Inc., a Tennessee corporation
      ("CTI"), CTG Leasing Company, a Nevada corporation ("CTGL"), Covenant
      Asset Management, a Nevada corporation ("CAM"), Southern Refrigerated
      Transport, Inc., an Arkansas corporation ("SRT"), Covenant Transport
      Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("CTS"), Star Transportation, Inc.,
      a Tennessee corporation ("Star"; and collectively with CTI, CTGL, CAM,
      SRT, and CTS, the "Borrowers"; and each of which is a direct or indirect
      wholly-owned subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada
      corporation (formerly known as Covenant Transport, Inc., and herein
      referred to as, the "Company")), and the Company entered into a Third
      Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as agent
      (the "Agent"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM"), and Textron Financial
      Corporation ("Textron"; and collectively with the Agent, and JPM, the
      "Lenders") that matures September 23, 2011 (the "Credit Agreement"). The
      Credit Agreement takes the place of that certain Second Amended and
      Restated Credit Agreement with the Agent and other lenders, originally
      entered into on December 21, 2006, as subsequently amended, which was
      scheduled to mature December 20, 2011.&#160;&#160;Contemporaneously with
      the funding of the Credit Agreement, the Company, using a portion of the
      proceeds from the Credit Agreement, paid off the obligations of its
      wholly-owned subsidiary, CVTI Receivables Corp., a Nevada corporation,
      under its accounts receivable securitized loan facility with Three Pillars
      Funding LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and terminated the
      SunTrust securitization facility.</font></div>
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      Credit Agreement is structured as an $85.0 million revolving credit
      facility, with an accordion feature that, so long as no event of default
      exists, allows the Borrowers to request an increase in the revolving
      credit facility of up to $50.0 million.&#160;&#160;Borrowings under the
      Credit Agreement are classified as either "base rate loans" or "LIBOR
      loans".&#160;&#160;Base rate loans accrue interest at a base rate equal to
      the Agent's prime rate plus an applicable margin that is adjusted
      quarterly between 0.625% and 1.375% based on average pricing availability.
      LIBOR loans accrue interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin that is
      adjusted quarterly between 2.125% and 2.875% based on average pricing
      availability. The Credit Agreement includes, within its $85.0 million
      revolving credit facility, a letter of credit sub facility in an aggregate
      amount of $85.0 million and a swing line sub facility in an aggregate
      amount equal to the greater of $10.0 million or 10% of the Lenders'
      aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement from time to
      time.&#160;&#160;An unused line fee that is adjusted quarterly between
      0.25% and 0.375% is applied to the average daily amount by which the
      Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement exceed
      the outstanding principal amount of revolver loans and the aggregate
      undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under the
      Credit Agreement.&#160;&#160;The obligations of the Borrowers under the
      Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and secured by a pledge of
      substantially all of the Borrowers' assets, with the notable exclusion of
      any real estate or revenue equipment financed with purchase money debt,
      including, without limitation, tractors financed through the Company's
      $200.0&#160;million line of credit from Daimler Truck
      Financial.</font></div>
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      lesser of (A) $85.0 million, minus the sum of the stated amount of all
      outstanding letters of credit; or (B) the sum of (i) 85% of eligible
      accounts receivable, plus (ii) the lesser of (a) 85% of the appraised net
      orderly liquidation value of eligible revenue equipment, (b) 95% of the
      net book value of eligible revenue equipment, or (c) 35% of the Lenders'
      aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement, plus (iii) the
      lesser of (a) $25.0 million or (b) 65% of the appraised fair market value
      of eligible real estate.&#160;&#160;The borrowing base is limited by a
      $15.0&#160;million availability block, plus any other reserves as the
      Agent may establish in its judgment.&#160;&#160;The Credit Agreement
      contains a single financial covenant, which requires the Company to
      maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to
      1.0.</font></div>
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      Credit Agreement includes usual and customary events of default for a
      facility of this nature and provides that, upon the occurrence and
      continuation of an event of default, payment of all amounts payable under
      the Credit Agreement may be accelerated, and the Lenders' commitments may
      be terminated.&#160;&#160;The Credit Agreement contains certain
      restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things, dividends,
      liens, acquisitions and dispositions, affiliate transactions, and total
      indebtedness.</font></div>
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      Agreement, which will be filed with the Company's Form 10-Q for the
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      significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results or events may differ
      from those anticipated by forward-looking statements. Please refer to the
      last paragraph 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
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form8k.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):
September
23, 2008
_____________________________________________________________________
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:
[   ]
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      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)
[   ]
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      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
      1.01
Entry
      into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
      September 23, 2008, Covenant Transport, Inc., a Tennessee corporation
      ("CTI"), CTG Leasing Company, a Nevada corporation ("CTGL"), Covenant
      Asset Management, a Nevada corporation ("CAM"), Southern Refrigerated
      Transport, Inc., an Arkansas corporation ("SRT"), Covenant Transport
      Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("CTS"), Star Transportation, Inc.,
      a Tennessee corporation ("Star"; and collectively with CTI, CTGL, CAM,
      SRT, and CTS, the "Borrowers"; and each of which is a direct or indirect
      wholly-owned subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada
      corporation (formerly known as Covenant Transport, Inc., and herein
      referred to as, the "Company")), and the Company entered into a Third
      Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as agent
      (the "Agent"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM"), and Textron Financial
      Corporation ("Textron"; and collectively with the Agent, and JPM, the
      "Lenders") that matures September 23, 2011 (the "Credit Agreement"). The
      Credit Agreement takes the place of that certain Second Amended and
      Restated Credit Agreement with the Agent and other lenders, originally
      entered into on December 21, 2006, as subsequently amended, which was
      scheduled to mature December 20, 2011.  Contemporaneously with
      the funding of the Credit Agreement, the Company, using a portion of the
      proceeds from the Credit Agreement, paid off the obligations of its
      wholly-owned subsidiary, CVTI Receivables Corp., a Nevada corporation,
      under its accounts receivable securitized loan facility with Three Pillars
      Funding LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and terminated the
      SunTrust securitization facility.
The
      Credit Agreement is structured as an $85.0 million revolving credit
      facility, with an accordion feature that, so long as no event of default
      exists, allows the Borrowers to request an increase in the revolving
      credit facility of up to $50.0 million.  Borrowings under the
      Credit Agreement are classified as either "base rate loans" or "LIBOR
      loans".  Base rate loans accrue interest at a base rate equal to
      the Agent's prime rate plus an applicable margin that is adjusted
      quarterly between 0.625% and 1.375% based on average pricing availability.
      LIBOR loans accrue interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin that is
      adjusted quarterly between 2.125% and 2.875% based on average pricing
      availability. The Credit Agreement includes, within its $85.0 million
      revolving credit facility, a letter of credit sub facility in an aggregate
      amount of $85.0 million and a swing line sub facility in an aggregate
      amount equal to the greater of $10.0 million or 10% of the Lenders'
      aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement from time to
      time.  An unused line fee that is adjusted quarterly between
      0.25% and 0.375% is applied to the average daily amount by which the
      Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement exceed
      the outstanding principal amount of revolver loans and the aggregate
      undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under the
      Credit Agreement.  The obligations of the Borrowers under the
      Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and secured by a pledge of
      substantially all of the Borrowers' assets, with the notable exclusion of
      any real estate or revenue equipment financed with purchase money debt,
      including, without limitation, tractors financed through the Company's
      $200.0 million line of credit from Daimler Truck
      Financial.
Borrowings
      under the Credit Agreement are subject to a borrowing base limited to the
      lesser of (A) $85.0 million, minus the sum of the stated amount of all
      outstanding letters of credit; or (B) the sum of (i) 85% of eligible
      accounts receivable, plus (ii) the lesser of (a) 85% of the appraised net
      orderly liquidation value of eligible revenue equipment, (b) 95% of the
      net book value of eligible revenue equipment, or (c) 35% of the Lenders'
      aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement, plus (iii) the
      lesser of (a) $25.0 million or (b) 65% of the appraised fair market value
      of eligible real estate.  The borrowing base is limited by a
      $15.0 million availability block, plus any other reserves as the
      Agent may establish in its judgment.  The Credit Agreement
      contains a single financial covenant, which requires the Company to
      maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to
      1.0.
The
      Credit Agreement includes usual and customary events of default for a
      facility of this nature and provides that, upon the occurrence and
      continuation of an event of default, payment of all amounts payable under
      the Credit Agreement may be accelerated, and the Lenders' commitments may
      be terminated.  The Credit Agreement contains certain
      restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things, dividends,
      liens, acquisitions and dispositions, affiliate transactions, and total
      indebtedness.
This
      description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
      qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit
      Agreement, which will be filed with the Company's Form 10-Q for the
      quarter ending September 30, 2008.
Item
      2.03
Creation
      of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
      Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
      information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
      incorporated by reference into this Item
2.03.
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure.
On
      September 29, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the
      Credit Agreement.  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 the Third Amended and
      Restated Credit Agreement and Update on Third Quarter
    Results.
The
      information contained in Items 7.01 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 the exhibit hereto contains "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
      last paragraph 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:
      September 29, 2008
By:
/s/
Richard
      B. Cribbs
Richard
      B. Cribbs
Senior
      Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT
      DESCRIPTION
99
Covenant
      Transportation Group, Inc. press release announcing the Third Amended and
      Restated Credit Agreement and Update on Third Quarter
    Results.