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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0508 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2024-04-11 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000928658 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> CVLG </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001467658 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> BUNN PAUL </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> CHATTANOOGA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TN </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 37419 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isOfficer> true </isOfficer> |
| | | <officerTitle> President, COO, and Secretary </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <aff10b5One> false </aff10b5One> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Class A Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2024-04-11 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> D </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 12028 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 87629 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Class A Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 2515 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> By Spouse </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Class A Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 20615 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> 401(k) </value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Represents the forfeiture of restricted stock originally granted under the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, due to the issuer not achieving the established performance targets, as certified by the issuer's compensation committee on the transaction date. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the reporting person's April 11, 2024 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan, divided by the closing price on April 11, 2024. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Paul Bunn, by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2024-04-15 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |