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      maximum offering price per<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font>share<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">(1)</font></font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Proposed
      maximum aggregate offering price<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">(1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">)</font></font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-TOP: black 3px double; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amount
      of</font></div>
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">registration
      fee<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">(1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">)</font></font></div>
                                    </td>
                                  </tr>
                                  <tr>
                                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Class
      A common stock, $0.01 par value per share</font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">700,000</font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="14%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.52</font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,764,000</font></div>
                                    </td>
                                    <td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 3px double">
                                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$98.43</font></div>
                                    </td>
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                    </div>
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              </div>
            </div>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
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      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">
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            <td align="right" style="WIDTH: 36pt">
              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(1)&#160;&#160;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
      solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and calculated
      in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>under the
      Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per
      share of the Class A common stock of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc.
      as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 14,
      2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
addition to the shares of Class A common stock set forth in the table, pursuant
to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are also
being registered an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class A common
stock as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions
of the Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus
Incentive Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">TABLE
OF CONTENTS</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">DESCRIPTION</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EXPLANATORY
      NOTE</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PART
      I</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">PART
      II</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">SIGNATURES</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">POWER
      OF ATTORNEY</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EXHIBIT
      INDEX</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EX-5
      OPINION OF SCUDDER LAW FIRM, P.C., L.L.O.</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EX-23.1
      CONSENT OF SCUDDER LAW FIRM, P.C., L.L.O. (included in
    EX-5)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EX-23.2
      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">EX-24
      POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">EXPLANATORY
NOTE</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify">
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), previously registered 1,000,000 shares of
its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), available
for grant of awards under the Company's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the
"Incentive Plan").&#160;&#160;The registration of such shares of Common Stock
was filed on a Form S-8 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 12, 2006 (File Number 333-134939), in
accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="left">&#160;</div>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>On March 31, 2009, the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved an amendment to the
Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan Amendment"), to, among other things,
(i)&#160;provide that the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
available for the grant of awards under the Incentive Plan from and after the
effective date of the Incentive Plan Amendment shall not exceed 700,000, and
(ii)&#160;limit the shares of Common Stock that shall be available for issuance
or reissuance under the Incentive Plan from and after the effective date of the
Incentive Plan Amendment to the additional 700,000 shares reserved, plus any
expirations, forfeitures, cancellations, or certain other terminations of such
shares. The Incentive Plan Amendment was forwarded for stockholder approval, and
on May&#160;5,&#160;2009, at the Company's 2009&#160;Annual Meeting, the
Company's stockholders approved the adoption of the Incentive Plan
Amendment.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>This Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to
the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register the
additional 700,000 shares of Common Stock available for grant pursuant to the
Incentive Plan Amendment.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, the contents of the Form S-8 Registration Statement filed with the SEC
on June 12, 2006 (File Number 333-134939) and all periodic and current reports
filed by the Company since such date are incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
I</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
1.&#160;&#160;Plan Information.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Not
applicable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
2.&#160;&#160;Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual
Information.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Not applicable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
II</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
3.&#160;&#160;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Not applicable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Not applicable.</font></div>
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5.&#160;&#160;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Not applicable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
6.&#160;&#160;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Not
applicable</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Not applicable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
8.&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For a
list of exhibits, see the Exhibit Index in this Registration Statement, which
information is incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Chattanooga, State of Tennessee, on May<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>18,<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>2009.</font></div>
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Parker, William T. Alt, Robert E. Bosworth, Niel B. Nielson, and Bradley A.
Moline each previously filed a power of attorney with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Form S-8 Registration Statement (File Number 333-134939)
on June&#160;12, 2006.&#160;&#160;Richard B. Cribbs has executed a power of
attorney, which is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
herewith.</font></div>
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to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-effective Amendment No. 1
to Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the date indicated.</font></div>
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      13,<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>2009</font></div>
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INDEX</font></div>
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      and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
      filed with the SEC on May 29, 2007 (File Number
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      and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
      3.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
      December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2008 (File Number
      0-24960))</font></div>
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      of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.</font></div>
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      of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. (included in Exhibit
  5)</font></div>
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      of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - KPMG
  LLP</font></div>
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      Transportation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive
      Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Company's
      Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 10, 2009 in
      connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (File Number
      0-24960))</font></div>
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      Filed herewith</font></div>
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<TYPE>EX-5
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>exhibit5.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 5 (OPINION OF SCUDDER LAW FIRM, P.C., L.L.O.)
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5</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">May 18,
2009</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Board of
Directors</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Covenant
Transportation Group, Inc.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">400
Birmingham Highway</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Chattanooga,
Tennessee&#160;&#160;37419</font></div>
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      <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;Re:<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160; </font>Covenant Transportation Group,
Inc.</font></div>
      <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;Post-effective
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement</font></div>
      <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;(File No.
333-134939)</font></div>
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      <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ladies
and Gentlemen:</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We have
acted as counsel to Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with its Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form
S-8, filed this date under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Post-effective Amendment"), with
respect to registration of an additional 700,000 authorized and unissued shares
of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), which may be issued pursuant to awards under the Company's Amended and
Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan").</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We have
examined all instruments, documents, and records that we deemed relevant and
necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed.&#160;&#160;In such
examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to
the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.&#160;&#160;We express
no opinion concerning any law other than the corporation laws of the State of
Nevada.&#160;&#160;As to matters of Nevada corporation law, we have based our
opinion solely upon our examination of such laws and the rules and regulations
of the authorities administering such laws, all as reported in standard,
unofficial compilations.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Based
upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations stated
herein, we are of the opinion that the 700,000 additional shares of Common Stock
that may be issued pursuant to awards under the Plan are duly authorized shares
of Common Stock, and, when issued against receipt of the consideration therefor
in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully
paid, and non-assessable.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We hereby
consent to be named in the Post-effective Amendment as attorneys passing upon
legal matters in connection with the issuance of the 700,000 additional shares
of Common Stock covered thereby, and we hereby consent to the filing of this
opinion as Exhibit 5 to the Post-effective Amendment.</font></div>
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      LAW FIRM, P.C., L.L.O.</font></div>
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      Heidi Hornung-Scherr</font></div>
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<TYPE>EX-23.2
<SEQUENCE>3
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.2 (CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM)
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CONSENT
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Board
of Directors and Stockholders</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Covenant
Transportation Group, Inc.:</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-134939) on Form S-8 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&#8217; equity and
comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2008.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
report refers to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, </font>as of January 1, 2007.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><font size="+0" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/ KPMG,
LLP</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Atlanta,
Georgia</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">May 15,
2009</font></div>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>4
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 24 (POWER OF ATTORNEY)
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24</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">POWER
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
undersigned officer of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, which is filing a Post-effective Amendment to Form S-8 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, hereby constitutes and appoints David R. Parker, Mark A. Scudder, and
Heidi Hornung-Scherr, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact with full power of
substitution, to execute in their respective names, individually and in the
capacity stated below, such Post-effective Amendment to Form S-8 and any and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to such Post-effective
Amendment to Form S-8 as the attorney-in-fact and to file such Post-effective
Amendment to Form S-8 and any such amendment to such Post-effective Amendment to
Form S-8, exhibits thereto, and documents required in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
their substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this power of attorney has
been signed by the following person in the capacity and on the date
indicated.</font></div>
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      Richard B. Cribbs</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">May
      18, 2009</font></div>
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      B. Cribbs</font></div>
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      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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