Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HOGAN JOEY B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC [CVTI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SR EX VP & COO/PRES OF SUB.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2009
(Street)

CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 03/31/2009   A(1)   0 (1) (2) A $ 0 0 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock               56,333 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock               37,577 (4) I 401(k)
Class A Common Stock               3,400 D (5)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HOGAN JOEY B
400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419		       SR EX VP & COO/PRES OF SUB.  

Signatures

 /s/ Joey B. Hogan, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC   04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents a restricted stock award under the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as such plan may be amended from time to time. The shares subject to the award vest in one-third increments when and to the extent the issuer's Class A common stock trades at or above $4.00, $6.00, and $8.00 for thirty consecutive trading days during the period beginning January 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2011, subject to continued employment and the specific terms of the award notice.
(2) The reporting person acquired an amount equal to approximately $26,125, to be converted to shares based upon the closing price of the issuer's Class A common stock two full trading days following the public release of the issuer's first quarter 2009 earnings.
(3) Aggregate amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction does not include the amount of securities that will be acquired upon the conversion to shares of approximately $26,125, based upon the closing price of the issuer's Class A common stock two full trading days following the public release of the issuer's first quarter 2009 earnings.
(4) The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the reporting person's March 23, 2009 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan divided by the closing price on March 23, 2009. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant.
(5) Shares are owned jointly by Mr. Hogan and his wife, Melinda J. Hogan, as joint tenants.

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