Covenant Logistics Group Inc

We were founded in 1986 as a provider of expedited freight transportation, primarily using two-person driver teams in transcontinental lanes. Since that time, we have grown from 25 tractors to approximately 2,300 tractors and expanded our services to include a wide array of transportation and logistics services for our customers. We are strategically focused on continuing to integrate into the supply chain of our customers and reducing our seasonal and cyclical volatility. Our 2018 acquisition of Landair Holdings, Inc., Landair Transport, LLC, Landair Logistics, LLC, and Landair Leasing, Inc. (collectively, "Landair"), our 2022 acquisition of AAT Carriers, Inc. ("AAT"), and our 2023 acquisitions of Lew Thompson & Son Trucking, LLC, Lew Thompson & Son Leasing LLC, Lew Thompson & Son Dedicated Leasing, LLC, Josh Thompson Trucking, LLC (collectively "LTST") and Sims Transport Services LLC ("Sims"), and our 2025 acquisition of assets we are operating as Star Logistics Solutions ("Star") are examples of that commitment. Landair is a leading dedicated truckload carrier and supplier of transportation management, warehousing, and logistics inventory management systems. AAT specializes in highly regulated, time-sensitive loads for the U.S. government. LTST specializes in poultry feed and live haul transportation. Sims is a specialized brokerage company. Star provides freight brokerage services.

As our fleet has grown over almost four decades and our service platform matured, several important trends dramatically affected the truckload industry and our business. First, supply chain patterns became more fluid in response to dynamic changes in labor and transportation costs, ocean freight and rail-intermodal service standards, retail distribution center networks, governmental regulations, and other industry-wide factors. Second, the cost structure of the truckload business rose dramatically, particularly equipment, driver wages, insurance premiums, and, at times, fuel prices, impacting us and our customers' freight decisions. Third, customers used technology to constantly optimize their supply chains, which necessitated expanding our own technological capability to optimize our asset allocation, manage yields, and drive operational efficiency. Fourth, a confluence of regulatory constraints, safety and security demands, and scarcity of qualified driver applicants, negatively impacted our asset productivity and reinforced what a precious resource professional truck drivers are (and we believe increasingly will be) in our industry.

We are proud of the operational improvements we have made in recent years, in spite of rising casualty insurance costs and the challenging supply shortage of professional drivers. We believe we have made significant progress in achieving our strategic plan, but remain focused on seven initiatives that fall under the following key tenets:

Organizational Excellence and Entrepreneurial Spirit. In 2022, we initiated changes to our senior leadership team as part of our long term succession plan and continued to focus on metrics, accountability, and ownership.