EXHIBIT 23.1



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors & Stockholders
Covenant Transport, Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
33-88686, No. 333-2654,  No. 333-67559,  No. 333-37356,  No. 333-50174,  and No.
333-88486) on Form S-8 of Covenant  Transport,  Inc. of our report dated January
28, 2003,  relating to the  consolidated  balance sheets of Covenant  Transport,
Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of  December  31,  2002 and  2001,  and the  related
consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity and comprehensive
income (loss) and cash flows for the years then ended,  which report  appears in
the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Covenant Transport, Inc.




/s/ KPMG LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 2003