Exhibit 5






                                       June 5, 2003



Covenant Transport, Inc.
400 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, TN  37419

         Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Scudder  Law Firm,  P.C.,  L.L.O.  has served as legal  counsel to Covenant
Transport,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation (the "Company"),  in the preparation and
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement
relates to the registration of shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), which are to be offered under the Company's
Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan"). It is our opinion that:

               1. The Company is a validly  organized  and existing  corporation
          under the laws of the State of Nevada.

               2.  All  necessary  corporate  action  has  been  duly  taken  to
          authorize the  establishment of the Plan, the issuance of Shares under
          the  Plan,  and  the   registration  of  the  Shares  covered  by  the
          Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

               3. Any Shares  issued and paid for under the Plan will be legally
          issued,  fully  paid and  non-assessable  shares of the Class A common
          stock of the Company.

     We hereby  consent to the filing of this  opinion with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         SCUDDER LAW FIRM, P.C., L.L.O.



                                         By:  /s/ Mark A Scudder
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                                              Mark A. Scudder