Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PARKER DAVID RAY 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. [CVLG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2026 (Street) CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 04/29/2026 G 70,000 D $ 0 1,977,544 D(1) Class A Common Stock 04/29/2026 M 155,916 A $10.62 383,788 D Class A Common Stock 04/29/2026 M 9,416 A $10.62 393,204 D Class A Common Stock 04/29/2026 F 95,760 D $34.84 297,444 D Class A Common Stock 76,574 I(2) 401(k) Class B Common Stock 4,700,000 D(1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$10.62(3)

04/29/2026

M

155,916

04/06/2022

04/06/2031

Class A Common Stock

155,916

$ 0

44,084(3)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$10.62(3)

04/29/2026

M

9,416

02/28/2024

04/06/2031

Class A Common Stock

9,416

$ 0

590,584(3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PARKER DAVID RAY 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419	X	X	Chairman and CEO
PARKER JACQUELINE F 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419		X

Signatures

/s/ David R. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC		05/01/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jacqueline F. Parker, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC		05/01/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares owned jointly by Mr. and Mrs. Parker, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.
(2)	The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to Mr. Parker's April 24, 2026 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan, divided by the closing price on April 24, 2026. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant.
(3)	On December 31, 2024, the Issuer executed a two-for-one stock split with a record date of December 20, 2024, effected in the form of a stock dividend on each share of the Issuer's Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

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