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):
May 14,
2008
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COVENANT
TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-24960
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88-0320154
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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400
Birmingham Hwy., Chattanooga, TN
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37419
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(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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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On May
14, 2008, Mr. Richard Cribbs was promoted from Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (the "Company"), effective
immediately.
As
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Cribbs will have
responsibility over all financial reporting, internal control, budgeting,
tax, billing and collection, investor relations, and similar
functions.
The
Company's Senior Vice President and Treasurer, M. David Hughes, will
continue to have responsibility over all treasury and banking
relationships and functions, as well as equipment purchasing and
disposition, maintenance, driver services, and company-wide
procurement.
Both
Mr. Cribbs and Mr. Hughes will continue to report to the Company's Chief
Operating Officer, Joey B. Hogan.
Mr.
Cribbs joined the Company in May 2006 and served as Controller, Assistant
Secretary, and Assistant Treasurer until May 2007 when he was appointed to
the office of Vice President and the office of Chief Accounting
Officer. Mr. Cribbs has over 15 years of accounting experience.
Mr. Cribbs previously served as corporate controller of a company with
publicly traded debt and chief financial officer of a large private
company. He is a certified public accountant with four years of experience
at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1992 to 1996.
Mr.
Cribbs does not have any family relationships that are required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K and has not
participated in any transactions that are required to be disclosed
pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
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COVENANT
TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
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Date:
May 20, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Joey B. Hogan
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Joey
B. Hogan
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Senior
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer
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