SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PARKER DAVID RAY (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY (Street) CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE 37419 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. [ CVLG ]	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
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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	04/29/2026		G		70,000	D	$0	1,977,544	D(1)
Class A Common Stock	04/29/2026		M		155,916	A	$10.62	383,788	D
Class A Common Stock	04/29/2026		M		9,416	A	$10.62	393,204	D
Class A Common Stock	04/29/2026		F		95,760	D	$34.84	297,444	D
Class A Common Stock								76,574	I(2)	401(k)
Class B Common Stock								4,700,000	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.62(3)	04/29/2026		M			155,916	04/06/2022	04/06/2031	Class A Common Stock	155,916	$0	44,084(3)	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.62(3)	04/29/2026		M			9,416	02/28/2024	04/06/2031	Class A Common Stock	9,416	$0	590,584(3)	D

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PARKER DAVID RAY (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY (Street) CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE 37419 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PARKER JACQUELINE F (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY (Street) CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE 37419 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares owned jointly by Mr. and Mrs. Parker, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

2. The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to Mr. Parker's April 24, 2026 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan, divided by the closing price on April 24, 2026. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant.

3. On December 31, 2024, the Issuer executed a two-for-one stock split with a record date of December 20, 2024, effected in the form of a stock dividend on each share of the Issuer's Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

	/s/ David R. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC	05/01/2026
	/s/ Jacqueline F. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC	05/01/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)