Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PARKER DAVID RAY	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC [ CVTI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) CHAIRMAN AND CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/30/2017
(Street) CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2017		S (1)		29255	D	$30.0054   (2)	2994981	D   (3)
Class A Common Stock	12/4/2017		S (1)		1200	D	$30.0142   (4)	2993781	D   (3)
Class A Common Stock								110580	D
Class A Common Stock								26551   (5)	I	401(k)
Class B Common Stock								2350000	D   (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan by the reporting persons.
(2)	The price reflects a weighted average sale price for multiple transactions ranging from $30.00 to $30.03, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	Shares owned jointly by Mr. Parker and his wife, Jacqueline F. Parker, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.
(4)	The price reflects a weighted average sale price for multiple transactions ranging from $30.01 to $30.06, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5)	The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to Mr. Parker's December 1, 2017, account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan, divided by the closing price on December 1, 2017. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PARKER DAVID RAY 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419	X	X	CHAIRMAN AND CEO
PARKER JACQUELINE F 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419		X

Signatures
/s/ David R. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC		12/4/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jacqueline F. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC		12/4/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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