CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8 (File Nos.  333-2654,  33-88686,  and  333-67559) of our
report dated February 9, 2000, relating to the financial statements which appear
in  Covenant  Transport,  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Knoxville, Tennessee
April 7, 2000