



                                                                  Exhibit 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement of
Covenant  Transport,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated  January 31, 1998, on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Covenant Transport,  Inc.
as of December 31, 1996 and 1997,  and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1997,  which report is  incorporated by reference in Covenant
Transport,  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31,
1997.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP




Knoxville, Tennessee
November 18, 1998



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