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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 29, 2024
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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-24960
88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
    
400 Birmingham Hwy, Chattanooga, TN
37419
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
(423) 821-1212
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
   
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
$0.01 Par Value Class A common stock
CVLG
NASDAQ
   
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 
Emerging growth company  ☐
   
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   [   ]


Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
   
 
On April 29, 2024, Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), announced that the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Dustin Koehl as Chief Operating Officer, effective May 13, 2024. Upon the effectiveness of Mr. Koehl’s appointment, Mr. Koehl will also serve as the Company’s principal operating officer, and M. Paul Bunn, the Company’s President, will no longer serve as principal operating officer.
 
In connection with Mr. Koehl’s appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved a compensation package for Mr. Koehl, including:
 
• an annualized base salary of $425,000;
• participation in the 2024 Executive Bonus Program, with a cash bonus target of 60% of Mr. Koehl’s year-end annualized base salary; and
• a severance agreement, including the following benefits, which are subject to reduction in the case of termination before completing three years of service with the Company:
o upon a qualifying severance event, subject to employment, release, and other customary provisions, including a non-compete through 12 months post-termination, (i) 24 months of salary continuation, (ii) if earned at or above minimum, then the target cash bonus for the year of termination, prorated for partial year of service, and (iii) 24 months of COBRA reimbursement; and
o upon a qualifying change-in-control event only when the recipient is terminated without “cause” or is subject to a “constructive termination” during the 24 months following a change-in-control, subject to employment, release, and other customary provisions, including a non-compete through 12 months post-termination, (i) 300% of annualized base salary lump sum severance payment, (ii) target cash bonus for the year of termination, and (iii) 36 months of COBRA reimbursement.
 
The following is biographical information for Mr. Koehl:
 
Dustin Koehl, 40, joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in May 2024. Mr. Koehl previously served as the Head of Commercialization at Waabi, an AI-centered self-driving truck developer, where he was responsible for customer adoption, transportation strategy, and safety. An active member of the transportation industry, Mr. Koehl is a partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s FreightLab and has served on several industry committees, including positions at the American Trucking Associations and the American Transportation Research Institute. Mr. Koehl has over 17 years of experience in transportation, including 12 years at Total Transportation of Mississippi, including as Vice President – Sales and Operations (through 2019) and three years at U.S. Xpress, Inc., including as Senior Vice President – Over-the-Road (through 2022).
   
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
 
(d)
Exhibits.
     
 
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
     
 
 
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. press release announcing the appointment of Chief Operating Officer
 
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File.
   
   
   
 
The information in Items 5.02 and 9.01 of this report and the exhibit hereto may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.  Such statements are made based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Actual results or events may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the italicized paragraph at the end of the attached press release and various disclosures by the Company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may affect future results.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
     
Date: April 29, 2024
By:
/s/ James S. Grant
   
James S. Grant
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1 2 exhibit991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 (COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER)

Exhibit 99.1


COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE – April 29, 2024 - Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.  (NASDAQ/GS: CVLG) (“Covenant” or the “Company”) today announced Dustin Koehl has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective May 13, 2024. Mr. Koehl has over 17 years of transportation experience, including senior leadership positions in operations and sales.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David R. Parker, commented: “We are blessed to have Dustin join our leadership team. I believe Dustin’s operational and sales experience, including his 12 year tenure at Total Transportation of Mississippi, will strengthen our leadership team. I look forward to Dustin and the rest of the leadership team driving forward our strategic initiatives, including continuing to diversify our business toward less commoditized niches.”

President, M. Paul Bunn, commented: “Bringing on Dustin as Chief Operating Officer will allow me to concentrate on the role of President while Dustin assumes some of my operational duties. I’m excited to work with Dustin and the leadership team to continue executing on our strategic initiatives.”

Dustin Koehl, 40, joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in May 2024. Mr. Koehl previously served as the Head of Commercialization at Waabi, an AI-centered self-driving truck developer, where he was responsible for customer adoption, transportation strategy, and safety. An active member of the transportation industry, Mr. Koehl is a partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s FreightLab and has served on several industry committees, including positions at the American Trucking Associations and the American Transportation Research Institute. Mr. Koehl has over 17 years of experience in transportation, including 12 years at Total Transportation of Mississippi, including as Vice President – Sales and Operations.

About Covenant

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a portfolio of transportation and logistics services to customers throughout the United States. Primary services include asset- based expedited and dedicated truckload capacity, as well as asset-light warehousing, transportation management, and freight brokerage capability. In addition, Transport Enterprise Leasing is an affiliated company providing revenue equipment sales and leasing services to the trucking industry. Covenant's Class A common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select market under the symbol, “CVLG.”

This press release contains certain statements that may be considered 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, and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the impact of Mr. Koehl’s appointment. Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of management and current market conditions. Forward-looking statements 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. Readers should review and consider the factors that may affect future results and other disclosures in the Risk Factors sections of Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and various disclosures in our press releases, stockholder reports, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

For further information contact:

Paul Bunn, President
PBunn@covenantlogistics.com

Tripp Grant, Chief Financial Officer
TGrant@covenantlogistics.com

For copies of Company information contact:

Brooke McKenzie, Executive Administrative Assistant
BMcKenzie@covenantlogistics.com