EXHIBIT 23



                          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,  No.
333-88486 and No.  333-105880)  on Form S-8 of Covenant  Transport,  Inc. of our
report dated January 27, 2004,  relating to the  consolidated  balance sheets of
Covenant Transport,  Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, 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, 2003 annual  report on Form 10-K of Covenant
Transport,  Inc.  Our report  refers to the  Company's  adoption of Statement of
Financial  Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets",
effective January 1, 2002.



/s/ KPMG





Atlanta, Georgia
March 12, 2004