

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  9, 2000,  relating to the
financial statements,  which appears in Covenant Transport, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Knoxville, Tennessee
November 16, 2000


