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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 29, 2012

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COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-24960	88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 Birmingham Hwy., Chattanooga, TN	37419
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(423) 821-1212

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 29, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), approved performance-based bonus opportunities for the Company's senior management group (the "Program") under the Company's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). As set forth in the Plan, the Committee may choose from a range of defined performance measures.

Under the Program and consistent with the objectives of the Plan, certain employees, including the Company's named executive officers, may receive incremental bonuses upon satisfaction of fiscal 2012 consolidated earnings per share targets (and, for Tony Smith, the satisfaction of the fiscal 2012 operating income and operating ratio targets established for the Company's subsidiary, Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. ("SRT") (collectively, the "Performance Targets"). Each applicable Performance Target corresponds to a percentage bonus opportunity for the employee that is multiplied by the employee's base salary to determine the employee's bonus. Pursuant to the Program, (i) David Parker, Joey Hogan, and R.H. Lovin, as named executive officers, may receive between 25.0% and 100.0% of their respective base salary depending on the Performance Targets that are achieved, if any, (ii) Richard Cribbs, another named executive officer, may receive between 20.0% and 80.0% of his base salary depending on the Performance Targets that are achieved, if any, and (iii) Tony Smith, as the remaining named executive officer, may receive between 5.0% and 20.0% of his base salary depending on the Performance Targets achieved for the consolidated group, if any, and between 20.0% and 80.0% of his base salary based on Performance Targets achieved for SRT, if any.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.


Date: March 6, 2012	By:	/s/ Richard B. Cribbs
		Richard B. Cribbs Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer