Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Announces Participation in Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference and BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: CVTI) announces that on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, CEO and Chairman of the Board, David Parker, is scheduled to present at the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference in Miami, at 10:30 a.m. EST.  On Thursday, February 16, 2012, he is scheduled to present at the BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference in Miami, at 10:20 a.m. (EST).

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. is the holding company for several transportation providers that offer premium transportation services for customers throughout the United States. The consolidated group includes operations from Covenant Transport and Covenant Transport Solutions of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Southern Refrigerated Transport of Texarkana, Arkansas, and Star Transportation of Nashville, Tennessee.  The Company's Class A common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select under the symbol, "CVTI".

The presentation slide deck will be made available to interested parties at our website, www.ctginvestor.com under the "Archived Presentations" tab shortly after the presentation is completed.

The presentation and question and answer session may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements generally may be identified by their use of terms or phrases such as "expects," "estimates," "anticipates," "projects," "believes," "plans," "goals," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "could," "potential," "continue," "future," and terms or phrases of similar substance.  Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.  Accordingly, actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Readers should review and consider the factors that may affect future results and other disclosures by the Company in its press releases, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information.  In light of these risks and uncertainties, the events and circumstances discussed in the forward-looking statements might not occur.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

References to the "Company," "we," "us," "our" and words of similar import refer to Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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