X0304 4 2012-02-07 0 0000928658 COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC CVTI 0001181042 LOVIN RALPH H JR 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA TN 37419 0 1 0 0 Executive VP and Secretary Class A Common Stock 2012-02-07 4 J 0 1500 3.5899 A 2700 I By grandchild under custody account Class A Common Stock 58939 D Class A Common Stock 13153 I 401(k) The shares are held as custodian for minor grandchild. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the reporting person's February 7, 2012 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan divided by the closing price on February 7, 2012. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant. /s/ Ralph H. Lovin, Jr., by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC 2012-02-08