X0202 4 2005-05-10 0 0000928658 COVENANT TRANSPORT INC CVTI 0001181041 HOGAN JOEY B 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA TN 37419 0 1 0 0 Exec Vice President & CFO Class A Common Stock 7655 I 401(k) Class A Common Stock 3400 D Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Class A Common Stock 13.64 2005-05-10 4 A 0 10000 A 2005-05-10 2015-05-10 Class A Common Stock 10000 10000 D The number of shares reported beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the reporting person's May 10, 2005, account balance, the latest balance available under the plan, in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) Plan divided by the closing price on May 10, 2005. The fund is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant. Shares owned directly are owned jointly by Mr. Hogan and his wife, Melinda J. Parker, as joint tenants. The option to purchase is subject to earlier termination in the event of termination of the reporting person's employment with the issuer. Termination provisions are set forth in the stock option agreement between the reporting person and the issuer and in the issuer's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. Upon exercise, the derivative security converts on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock. The reporting person does not have to pay for the derivative security upon grant. The exercise price of the derivative security is set forth in Column 2 of Table II of this report. /s/ Joey B. Hogan, by Mark A. Scudder, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC 2005-05-12