The Board
of Directors and Stockholders
Covenant
Transportation Group, Inc.:
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 333-134939, 033-88686, 333-2654, 333-67559, 333-37356, 333-50174,
333-88486, and 333-105880) of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. of our report
dated March 31, 2009, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Covenant
Transportation Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and
comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2008.
Our
report refers to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, as of January 1, 2007.
/s/ KPMG, LLP
Atlanta,
Georgia
March 31,
2009