FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ballard Joey		 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
5/18/2022 

 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. [CVLG]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, People and Safety /
(Street)

CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419      

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)
 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 7824 (1)D  
Class A Common Stock 17081 I (2)401(k) 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)  (3)11/11/2030 Class A Common Stock 15024 $15.77 D  
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes 7,177 shares of restricted stock subject to certain vesting, forfeiture, and termination provisions.
(2) The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the Reporting Person's May 18, 2022 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan, divided by the closing price on May 18, 2022. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant.
(3) The option becomes exercisable, if at all, if the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock exceeds a certain price per share for at least 20 consecutive trading days before December 31, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Ballard Joey
400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419

EVP, People and Safety
Signatures
/s/ Joey Ballard, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA filed herewith5/24/2022
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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