AMENDMENT NO. 4
                               TO CREDIT AGREEMENT


     THIS  AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT  AGREEMENT  (this  "Amendment"),  dated and
effective as of the 1st day of December, 2003, is made by and among:

     COVENANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Borrower");

     COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC., a Nevada corporation and the owner of 100% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower (the "Parent");

     BANK OF  AMERICA,  N.A.,  a  national  banking  association  organized  and
existing under the laws of the United States, in its capacity as a Lender ("Bank
of  America"),  and each  other  financial  institution  which is a party to the
Credit  Agreement (as defined  below) and has executed and delivered a signature
page  hereto  (hereinafter  such  financial  institutions  may  be  referred  to
individually as a "Lender" or collectively as the "Lenders"); and

     BANK OF  AMERICA,  N.A.,  a  national  banking  association  organized  and
existing under the laws of the United  States,  in its capacity as agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the "Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to
that certain Credit  Agreement dated as of December 13, 2000 (as amended by that
certain  Amendment  No. 1 to  Credit  Agreement  dated  as of  August  28,  2001
("Amendment No.1"), by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as
of February 26, 2003 ("Amendment No. 2"), and by that certain Amendment No. 3 to
Credit  Agreement dated as of June 11, 2003, and as further  amended,  restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified,  the "Credit Agreement"),  pursuant to which
the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower a revolving credit facility
including  (i) a letter of credit  subfacility  for the  issuance of standby and
commercial letters of credit and (ii) a swing line subfacility; and

     WHEREAS,  the Agent desires to clarify the Agent's  address in Section 13.2
of the Credit Agreement and in certain exhibits; and

     WHEREAS,  the Borrower and Parent have requested that the Credit  Agreement
be amended in the manner set forth  herein in order to (i)  increase the maximum
amount  available  under the letter of credit  subfacility  from  $50,000,000 to
$70,000,000;  and,  subject to the terms and  conditions  of Section 13.6 of the
Credit  Agreement  and those  set forth  below,  the Agent and the  Lenders  are
willing to agree to the requested amendment;



     NOW,   THEREFORE,   in  consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  and  the
fulfillment  of the  conditions  set forth herein,  the parties hereto do hereby
agree as follows:

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     1. Definitions.  All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

     2. Amendment to the Credit Agreement.

        (a)   The  first  "Whereas"  clause  on the  first  page  of the  Credit
     Agreement  is  hereby  amended  and  restated  in its  entirety  to read as
     follows:

               "WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  has  requested  that the  Lenders  make
          available  to  the  Borrower  a  revolving  credit  facility  of up to
          $100,000,000,  the  proceeds  of which are to be used as  provided  in
          Section 2.2 hereof and which shall include a letter of credit facility
          of up to  $70,000,000  for the  issuance  of  standby  and  commercial
          letters of credit and a swing line facility of up to $5,000,000; and"

        (b)   The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
     hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

               "'Total  Letter of  Credit  Commitment'  means an  amount  not to
          exceed $70,000,000."

        (c)   Section  13.2 (b) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended and
     restated in its entirety to read as follows:

               "if to the Agent:

               Bank of America, N.A., as Agent
               Agency Management
               Mailcode IL1-231-08-30
               231 S. LaSalle Street
               Chicago, IL 60697
               Telephone: (312) 828-3935
               Telefacsimile: (877) 206-8427


               with a copy to:

               Bank of America, N.A.
               Mailcode: TN5-907-08-01
               550 W. Main Street, Suite 800
               Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
               Attention: John M. Hall
               Telephone: (865) 541-6102
               Telefacsimile: (865) 546-2865

        (d)    EXHIBIT  H of the  Credit  Agreement  is  hereby  deleted  in its
     entirety and replaced  with EXHIBIT H attached  hereto as EXHIBIT 1 for the
     purpose of revising the address of the Agent.

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        (e)    EXHIBIT  K of the  Credit  Agreement  is  hereby  deleted  in its
     entirety and replaced  with EXHIBIT K attached  hereto as EXHIBIT 2 for the
     purpose of revising the address of the Agent.

     3. Conditions to Effectiveness. As a condition to the effectiveness of this
Amendment the Borrower shall cause the following to be delivered to the Agent:

        (a)   Ten (10) original  counterparts of this Amendment  executed by the
     Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantors and each Required Lender;

     4.  Guarantors.  Each of the Guarantors has joined in the execution of this
Amendment  for the purpose of  consenting to the amendment and to the waiver and
consent  contained  herein,  and  reaffirming  its  guaranty of the  Obligations
pursuant  to the  terms of the  Parent  Guaranty  Agreement  and the  Subsidiary
Guaranty Agreement.

     5.  Representations and Warranties.  The Borrower and Parent hereby certify
that:

        (a)   The  representations and warranties made by Borrower and Parent in
     Article VIII of the Credit  Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof
     except that (i) the financial  statements  referred to in Section 8.6 shall
     be those most recently  furnished to the Agent pursuant to Section 9.1, and
     (ii) the proviso at the end of Section 8.1(b) is no longer  applicable,  as
     CTI is now qualified to transact business in the State of Ohio;

        (b)    There  has been no  material  adverse  change  in the  condition,
     financial or otherwise, of the Borrower, the Parent, or their Subsidiaries,
     taken as a whole,  since the date of the most recent  financial  reports of
     the Parent and its Subsidiaries received by the Agent and each Lender under
     Section 9.1 thereof; and

        (c)   No event has  occurred  and no condition  exists  which,  upon the
     consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby,  constitutes a Default
     or an Event of Default on the part of the  Borrower or the Parent under the
     Credit Agreement,  the Notes or any other Loan Document either  immediately
     or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both.

     6. Entire  Agreement.  This Amendment,  together with the Credit Agreement,
and other Loan Documents,  sets forth the entire  understanding and agreement of
the parties  hereto in relation to the subject  matter hereof and supersedes any
prior  negotiations  and agreements  among the parties  relative to such subject
matter. No promise,  condition,  representation or warranty, express or implied,
not herein set forth shall bind any party hereto, and not one of them has relied
on any such promise, condition,  representation or warranty. Each of the parties
hereto  acknowledges  that,  except as otherwise  expressly stated in the Credit
Agreement,   and  other  Loan  Documents,  no  representations,   warranties  or
commitments,  express or implied, have been made by any party to the other. None
of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or
canceled  orally or otherwise,  except as permitted  pursuant to Section 13.6 of
the Credit Agreement.

     7.  Full  Force  and  Effect of  Agreement.  Except as hereby  specifically
amended,  modified or  supplemented,  and as  previously  amended,  modified and
supplemented  by

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Amendment No.1, by Amendment No. 2, and by Amendment No. 3, the Credit Agreement
and all other Loan  Documents are hereby  confirmed and ratified in all respects
by each party hereto and shall be and remain in full force and effect  according
to their respective terms.

     8.  Counterparts.   This  Amendment  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an  original  as against any party
whose signature appears thereon,  and all of which shall together constitute one
and the same instrument.

     9. Governing Law. This Amendment  shall in all respects be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Tennessee.

     10.  Enforceability.  Should  any  one or more  of the  provisions  of this
Amendment be determined to be illegal or  unenforceable as to one or more of the
parties hereto,  all other  provisions  nevertheless  shall remain effective and
binding on the parties hereto.

     11. References.  All references in any of the Loan Documents to the "Credit
Agreement"  shall  mean the  Credit  Agreement  as  amended  by this  Amendment,
Amendment No.1, Amendment No.2, and Amendment No.3.

     12. Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the  Borrower,  the Parent,  the Lenders,  the Agent and their
respective  successors,  assigns and legal representatives;  provided,  however,
that  neither  the  Borrower  nor the Parent,  without the prior  consent of the
Lenders, may assign any rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder.

     13.  Expenses.   Borrower  agrees  to  pay  to  the  Agent  all  reasonable
out-of-pocket  expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of special
counsel to the Agent) incurred or arising in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of this Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this  Amendment to be
duly  executed  by their duly  authorized  officers,  all as of the day and year
first above written.

                                       BORROWER:

                                       COVENANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                       By:    /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Joey B. Hogan
                                       Title: EVP/CFO



                                       PARENT:

                                       COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC., a Nevada
                                       corporation

                                       By:    /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Joey B. Hogan
                                       Title: EVP/CFO


                                       GUARANTORS:

                                       COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC., a Nevada
                                       corporation
                                       HAROLD IVES TRUCKING CO.
                                       COVENANT.COM, INC.
                                       CIP, INC.
                                       SOUTHERN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT, INC.
                                       TONY SMITH TRUCKING, INC.
                                       COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC., a Tennessee
                                       corporation

                                       By:    /s/ Joey B. Hogan
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Joey B. Hogan
                                       Title: EVP/CFO



                       AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
                              Signature Page 1 of 2


                                       AGENT:

                                       BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                       By:   /s/ Laura B. Schmuck
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Laura B. Schmuck
                                       Title: Agency Officer
                                              Assistant Vice President


                                       LENDERS:

                                       BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                       By:   /s/ John M. Hall
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  John M. Hall
                                       Title: Senior Vice President


                                       FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                       By:   /s/ Robert L. Wallace, Jr.
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert L. Wallace, Jr.
                                       Title: Managing Director


                                       SUNTRUST BANK

                                       By:   /s/ William H. Crawford
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  William H. Crawford
                                       Title: Director


                                       BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY

                                       By:   /s/ R. Andrew Beam
                                          ------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. Andrew Beam
                                       Title: Senior Vice President



                       AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
                              Signature Page 2 of 2

                                    EXHIBIT 1

                                    EXHIBIT H

                         Form of Compliance Certificate

Bank of America, N.A., as Agent
Agency Management
Mailcode IL1-231-08-30
231 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL  60697
Telephone:  (312) 828-3935
Telefacsimile:  (877) 206-8427

Bank of America, N.A.
Mailcode:  TN5-907-08-01
550 W. Main Street, Suite 800
Knoxville, Tennessee  37902
Attention: John M. Hall
Telephone:  (865) 541-6102
Telefacsimile:  (865) 546-2865

     Reference is hereby made to the Credit  Agreement  dated as of December 13,
2000  (the  "Agreement")  among  Covenant  Asset  Management,   Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation (the "Borrower"),  Covenant  Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation,
the Lenders (as defined in the  Agreement)  and Bank of America,  N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders  ("Agent").  Capitalized  terms used but not  otherwise  defined
herein shall have the respective  meanings  therefor set forth in the Agreement.
The undersigned, a duly authorized and acting Authorized Representative,  hereby
certifies to you as of __________ (the "Determination Date") as follows:

1.   Calculations:

                                                                           
a.   Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (Section 10.01(a))

     Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as of the Determination Date):             $________________

     Required  Tangible Net Worth shall not be less than $136,223,081 at any time during the Fiscal
     Quarter which contains the Closing Date.

     Thereafter,  for each Fiscal Quarter, at no time shall Consolidated Tangible Net Worth be less
     than the sum of:

     (a)   Minimum Consolidated Net Worth                                        $________________
           Required for previous Fiscal Quarter

     (b)   50% of Consolidated Net Income                                        $________________
           for Fiscal Quarter

     (c)   100% of the net proceeds of                                           $________________

                                     Exhibit 1-1

           any equity issuance during
           Fiscal Quarter

     (d)   Total: sum of (a) plus (b) plus (c)                                   $________________


b.   Consolidated Leverage Ratio (Section 10.01(b))

     The ratio of  Consolidated  Total Adjusted  Indebtedness  (determined as at such date) to (ii)
     Consolidated EBITDAR shall not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, calculated at the end of each Four Quarter
     Period.

     (a)   Consolidated Total Adjusted Indebtedness                              $________________
           With respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries,
                i.    Obligations under Capital Leases             $__________
                ii.   Amounts outstanding under Permitted
                      Receivables Securitizations                  $__________
                iii.  Synthetic Lease Obligations                  $__________
                iv.   Amounts outstanding under Senior
                      Notes                                        $__________
                v.    Subordinated Indebtedness                    $__________
                vi.   Letter of Credit Outstandings                $__________
                vii.  Revolving Credit Outstandings                $__________
                viii. Swing Line Outstandings                      $__________
                ix.   Other Indebtedness for Money
                      Borrowed (without double-counting
                      Outstandings)                                $__________
                x.    Present value of Consolidated
                      Lease Payments (see attached
                      computations)                                $__________
                xi.   Contingent Obligations (Guaranties)          $__________

                TOTAL: [i + ii + iii + iv + v + vi +
                               vii + viii + ix + x + xi] =         $__________


     (b)   Consolidated EBITDAR                                                  $________________
                i.    Consolidated Net Income                      $__________
                ii.   Consolidated Interest Expense                $__________
                iii.  Taxes on income                              $__________
                iv.   Depreciation                                 $__________
                v.    Amortization                                 $__________
                vi.   Consolidated Lease Payments                  $__________

                TOTAL: [i + ii + iii + iv + v + vi] =     $__________

     (c)   Actual Ratio of (a) to (b)                                            $________________

                           Maximum Ratio:            3.00 to 1.00

                                            Exhibit 1-2

c.   Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Section 10.01(c))

     The ratio of (i)  Consolidated  EBITDAR for such period less  (without  duplication)  taxes on
     income paid in cash during such period, to (ii) the sum of Consolidated Fixed Charges for such
     period plus  twenty-five  percent  (25%) of Revolving  Credit  Outstandings  as of the date of
     computation shall not be less than 1.20 to 1.00, calculated at the end of each Fiscal Quarter.

     (a)   Consolidated EBITDAR (from (b) above)                                 $________________
     (b)   Taxes on income paid in cash                                          $________________
     (c)   (a) minus (b)                                                         $________________

     (d)   Consolidated Fixed Charges                                            $________________
                i.    Consolidated Interest Expense                              $________________
                ii.   Current maturities of
                      Consolidated Indebtedness                                  $________________
                iii.  Consolidated Lease Payments                                $________________

                      TOTAL: [i + ii +iii] =                                     $________________

     (e)   25% times Revolving Credit Outstandings                               $________________
     (f)   (d) plus (e)                                                          $________________
     (g)   Actual Ratio of (c) to (f)                                            $________________

                                    Minimum Ratio:            1.20 to 1.00

d.   Restricted Payments (Section 10.8)

     The sum of the aggregate  amount of Permitted Share  Repurchases  plus the aggregate amount of
     cash  dividends  declared  by the board of  directors  of the Parent  and paid  thereby to its
     stockholders from the Closing Date until the Stated  Termination Date shall not exceed the sum
     of  $24,000,000  plus 50% of  Consolidated  Net  Income  for each  Fiscal  Quarter  commencing
     September 30, 2000 (as reduced by 100% of the amount of any negative  Consolidated  Net Income
     during any such period).

     (a)   Permitted Share Repurchases                                           $________________
           (aggregate amount since Closing Date)
     (b)   Permitted cash dividends by Parent                                    $________________
           (aggregate amount since Closing Date)

     (c)   Sum of (a) plus (b)                                                   $________________

     (d)   $24,000,000                                                           $24,000,000

                                            Exhibit 1-3

     (e)   50% of the total aggregate amount of                                  $________________
           Consolidated Net Income for each
           Fiscal Quarter ending on or after
           September 30, 2000

     (f)   100% of the total aggregate amount of                                 $________________
           negative Consolidated Net Income for
           each Fiscal Quarter ending on or after
           September 30, 2000 (expressed as a positive
           number)

     (g)   Sum of (d) plus (e), less (f)                                         $________________

             Amount in (c) shall not exceed, at any time, the amount in (g).

2.   No Default

          A. Since __________ (the date of the last similar certification),  (a)
     the Borrower has not defaulted in the keeping,  observance,  performance or
     fulfillment of its obligations  pursuant to any of the Loan Documents;  and
     (b) no Default or Event of Default specified in Article XI of the Agreement
     has occurred and is continuing.

          B. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred since __________ (the
     date of the last similar certification),  the Borrower proposes to take the
     following  action  with  respect  to such  Default  or  Event  of  Default:
     _____________________________________________________. (Note, if no Default
     or Event of Default has occurred, insert "Not Applicable").

     The  Determination  Date  is  the  date  of  the  last  required  financial
statements  submitted  to the  Lenders in  accordance  with  Section  9.1 of the
Agreement.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I  have  executed  this  Certificate  this  _____  day of
__________, ____.


                              By: _______________________________________
                                     Authorized Representative

                              Name: ______________________________________

                              Title:______________________________________







                                  Exhibit 1-4

                                    EXHIBIT 2

                                    EXHIBIT K

                       Form of Borrowing Base Certificate


Bank of America, N.A., as Agent
Agency Management
Mailcode IL1-231-08-30
231 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL  60697
Telephone:  (312) 828-3935
Telefacsimile:  (877) 206-8427

Bank of America, N.A.
Mailcode:  TN5-907-08-01
550 W. Main Street, Suite 800
Knoxville, Tennessee  37902
Attention: John M. Hall
Telephone:  (865) 541-6102
Telefacsimile:  (865) 546-2865


     Reference is hereby made to the Credit  Agreement  dated as of December 13,
2000, (as from time to time amended,  restated,  modified,  or supplemented  the
"Agreement")  among  Covenant  Asset  Management,  Inc.,  a  Nevada  corporation
("Borrower"),  Covenant Transport,  Inc., a Nevada corporation,  the Lenders (as
defined in the  Agreement)  and Bank of America,  N.A., as Agent for the Lenders
("Agent").  Capitalized  terms used but not otherwise  defined herein shall have
the respective  meanings  therefor set forth in the Agreement.  The undersigned,
duly authorized and acting  Authorized  Representatives  of the Borrower and the
Parent,  hereby certifies to you as of _____________,  20___ (the "Determination
Date") as follows:

Availability under Revolving Credit Facility

I.   Eligible Revenue Equipment

                                                                                    Borrowing
Revenue Equipment:                                   Gross    Eligible  Advance %  Base Amount
                                                                       
Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.               _______   ________  ________   ___________
Covenant Transport, Inc.                            _______   ________  ________   ___________

Total:                                              _______   ________  ________   ___________(I)

II.  Aggregate Senior Note Outstandings:                                           ___________(II)



                                  Exhibit 2-1



TOTAL BORROWING BASE (I-II):           ______________________________*
                                       *Not to exceed Total Revolving
                                               Credit Commitment.


III.

1.   Total Borrowing Base:                         $____________________
2.   Revolving Credit Outstandings:                $____________________
3.   Letter of Credit Outstandings:                $____________________
4.   Swing Line Outstandings:                      $____________________
5.   Total Outstandings [2+3+4]:                   $____________________
6.   Availability [1-5]:                           $____________________*

* If negative, immediate prepayment of the amount of such deficit is required.



IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,   we  have  executed  this  Certificate  this  __  day  of
_____________, 20___.

                             COVENANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

                             By:________________________________

                             Name: _____________________________

                             Title:_____________________________


                             COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.

                             By: _______________________________

                             Name: _____________________________

                             Title:_____________________________










                                  Exhibit 2-2