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Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]      
Depreciation $ 49,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation $ 44,200,000us-gaap_Depreciation $ 47,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment 33,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (81,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (198,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Capital Leased Assets, Gross 33,800,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross 29,400,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross  
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation 10,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation 7,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation  
Capital Leases, Income Statement, Amortization Expense 3,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense 2,200,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense 2,100,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense
Revenue Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]      
Capital Leases of Lessee, Term of Contract 84 months    
Revenue Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]      
Capital Leases of Lessee, Term of Contract 60 months    
Net in Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Member]      
Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]      
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment $ 2,700,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= cvti_NetInDepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseMember
$ 800,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= cvti_NetInDepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseMember
$ 4,900,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= cvti_NetInDepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseMember