Published
September 8, 2026
People who applied online for a team driver position with Covenant Transport in Washington between January 1, 2023 and June 17, 2024 may qualify to claim an estimated $920.91, capped at $5,000, from the Covenant Transport job posting class action settlement. Claims close November 9, 2026, and the CPT ID and passcode from the notice are required to file online.
Current Status
Claims are open. Notices were mailed and emailed on September 8, 2026, and the deadline to submit a Claim Form is November 9, 2026, whether you file online or return a paper form by mail or email postmarked by that date. The same date is the deadline to opt out or to object. The court has not yet decided whether to approve the settlement: King County Superior Court granted preliminary approval on July 23, 2026, and the final approval hearing is set for February 19, 2027 at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Nikole Hecklinger. No payments have been issued and no payment date has been announced — the Notice says checks are mailed after final approval and after any appeals and other reviews are complete. If a notice arrived with a CPT ID and passcode, the action to take now is to file before November 9.
Status
Claims Open
Claim Deadline
November 9, 2026
Online or postmarked by this date · same date to opt out or object
Estimated Payout
About $920.91
Estimate · equal share of the Net Settlement Fund, capped at $5,000
Proof Required
Yes — ID to file online
CPT ID and passcode from your notice required online · no receipts · a paper form can be mailed without one
What Changed Recently?
The claim window opened this month. King County Superior Court granted preliminary approval on July 23, 2026 and authorized the settlement administrator, CPT Group, Inc., to issue the Notice and Claim Form. Those went out on September 8, 2026, which started the 60-day window Class Members have to file, exclude themselves, or object.The underlying case is Pierre v. Covenant Transport, Inc., Case No. 24-2-13005-5 SEA, filed in King County Superior Court in Washington on June 11, 2024. The complaint alleges that Covenant Transport violated RCW 49.58.110, the job-posting provision of Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, by advertising open team driver positions without disclosing the wage scale or salary range, or a general description of the benefits and other compensation being offered. That statute requires employers with 15 or more employees to put pay and benefit information in the job advertisement itself.
Covenant Transport denies the allegations and denies that it is or can be held liable for the claims in the lawsuit. The Notice states that the court has made no determination on the merits and has not decided whether the company violated the law, and the Settlement Agreement provides that settling is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing. The parties agreed to resolve the case to avoid the uncertainty, risk and expense of continued litigation.
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Who Qualifies?
The settlement class is narrow and precisely drawn: everyone who submitted a job application online to, and for, a team driver position with Covenant Transport in the State of Washington between January 1, 2023 and June 17, 2024.Each element matters. The application had to be submitted online rather than on paper or in person. It had to be for a team driver role specifically, not another position at the company. And it had to be for a position in Washington. Applications outside that class period fall outside the settlement even if the posting looked the same.
You did not need to be hired, interviewed or contacted, and you did not need to lose anything. The claim is about what the posting disclosed, not about the outcome of the application. Covenant Transport identified approximately 275 Class Members from its own records, so the practical test is whether a notice was sent to you. That is a small class by the standards of these cases, which is part of why the individual estimate is a four-figure sum rather than a token payment. If you are unsure whether you are covered, the settlement website's contact page is the route to ask the administrator.
How Much Can You Get?
Covenant Transport agreed to pay a Minimum Settlement Fund of $288,125 and a Maximum Settlement Fund of $412,500, with the amount actually owed set by how many Class Members file valid claims. Everyone who files a timely, valid claim receives an equal share of the Net Settlement Fund — what is left after the court-approved deductions described below. There are no tiers and no documented-loss category; every valid claim is worth the same as every other one.The Claim Form and the settlement website put the estimated payment at $920.91, and describe the range as $920.91 to $5,000. The Settlement Agreement uses a slightly different figure, approximately $1,047.73, as the amount by which the fund grows per additional claim past the halfway point. Both are estimates rather than guaranteed amounts, and your own estimated figure is printed on the Claim Form that came with your notice.
The two fund amounts interact in a way worth understanding. If claims come in at or below roughly half the class — 137 people — Covenant Transport pays the minimum $288,125, and that fixed pot is divided among however few people filed, so each share is larger. For every valid claim beyond 137, the Net Settlement Fund increases by another $1,047.73, up to the $412,500 ceiling. A heavy claim rate therefore does not dilute anyone's share, and a light one raises it, until the $5,000 per-person cap stops it. Anything that would push a share past $5,000, and anything left over if fewer than half the class files, goes to the Legal Foundation of Washington rather than back to the company.
Four deductions come out of the fund before it is divided. Class Counsel will ask the court to approve $123,750 in attorneys' fees, which the Settlement Agreement describes as approximately 30 percent of the Maximum Settlement Fund, plus $15,000 in costs and expenses. Class Counsel will also request a $10,000 service award for the class representative and $500 in total for the two other named plaintiffs. Settlement administration costs are capped at $15,000, and the agreement provides that if administration comes in under that cap, the difference is distributed pro rata to the people who filed claims. Covenant Transport has agreed not to oppose these requests, but the court decides the amounts and may award less — and because they come out of the same fund the class is paid from, a smaller award leaves more to divide.
Payments are made by mailed check. The Settlement Agreement gives claimants 120 days from the date checks are mailed to cash them; the Notice's summary describes payments as expiring 121 days after the date of issuance. Either way the window is about four months, and money tied to checks still uncashed after it closes is sent to the State of Washington Unclaimed Property Fund in the Class Member's name. Because payment arrives by mail, the Notice asks Class Members to tell the administrator if an address or phone number changes.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
No receipts, pay stubs or copies of your application are required — but proof is still required in the sense that matters. The online claim portal opens only after you enter a CPT ID and a passcode, both printed on the notice sent to you. Under OCA's standard, an administrator-issued credential that gates the claim counts as proof, because a person who never received the notice or no longer has it cannot simply log in and file.There is a route around the login, and it is worth knowing about: the Claim Form can be completed on paper and returned to the administrator by mail or by email, and that path does not depend on the CPT ID. A Class Member who has lost the notice can ask the administrator for a copy of the form or for the credentials through the settlement website's contact page.
The Claim Form asks for identity and contact information rather than evidence of loss. A valid claim must carry your full name, address, and telephone number or email address; a Social Security number, which the form states is collected for tax reporting purposes; a statement that you qualify as a Settlement Class Member and are eligible to assert a claim for damages under RCW 49.58.110; your signature; and the date signed. It is signed under penalty of perjury under Washington law, all claims go through a verification process, and the administrator may request additional information before treating a claim as complete and valid.
What Is the Deadline?
November 9, 2026 governs all three options — filing, excluding yourself, and objecting. That is unusual: on most settlements the opt-out and objection deadlines land well before the claim deadline.The date comes from the notice mailing. Class Members get 60 days from the September 8, 2026 mailing, which lands on Saturday, November 7, and Washington's civil rule for computing deadlines carries a period ending on a weekend to the next business day — Monday, November 9. The Settlement Agreement adds one wrinkle: if a notice came back undeliverable and was re-mailed to you, you get the greater of the time left in the original window or 30 days from the re-mailing. A late Claim Form is not automatically rejected either, but it is considered only at Covenant Transport's discretion, so the date is the one to work to.
Requests for exclusion must be mailed to the administrator and postmarked no later than November 9, 2026. The Notice is specific that you cannot opt out by phone or email, that each person must submit their own request, and that group requests are not permitted. A valid request needs your full name, your address, a statement that you want to be excluded from the settlement in this case, and your signature and the date signed.
Objections must be filed with King County Superior Court by November 9, 2026, with copies mailed to both Class Counsel and Covenant Transport's counsel and postmarked by the same date. A valid objection has to include your full name, address, telephone number and email address, the case name and number, your reasons for objecting, your attorney's name and address if you have retained one, a statement of whether you or your attorney intend to appear at the final approval hearing, and your signature and the date signed. You cannot both object and exclude yourself: objecting requires staying in the class.
How Do You Take Action?
File online at the official settlement website, Covenant Transport Settlement, using the CPT ID and passcode from your notice. The Claim Form can also be completed on paper and returned to the administrator by mail or email; the administrator can supply a copy on request through the site's contact page.The Notice, Claim Form, Settlement Agreement and court filings are posted on the settlement website's Court Documents page. Paragraph 19 of the Settlement Agreement is the release, and it is broad. It covers the claims alleged in the lawsuit and claims that could have been alleged on the same or substantially similar facts, under any federal, state or local law, through the date of preliminary approval — including any claim arising out of RCW 49.58.110 and any claim for relief under RCW 49.58.060 or RCW 49.58.070, along with actual damages, statutory damages, interest, and attorneys' fees and costs relating to any of them. It reaches beyond Covenant Transport itself to its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers and benefit plans, to their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and attorneys, and to their predecessors and successors.
One point worth knowing before you decide: doing nothing is the worst of the three options. The release binds every Class Member who does not exclude themselves, whether or not they file a claim, so someone who ignores the notice gives up those claims and receives nothing for them. Excluding yourself is the only route that preserves the right to sue Covenant Transport over the same claims on your own.
What Happens Next?
The next milestone is the final approval hearing on February 19, 2027 at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Nikole Hecklinger at the King County Superior Court in Seattle, Washington. At the hearing the court will decide whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and will rule on the fee, cost and service-award requests along with any objections.The Notice cautions that the hearing date and time may change by court order, and that any change will be posted on the settlement website or reflected on the court's public docket. Attending is optional — Class Counsel will answer the court's questions, a timely written objection is considered whether or not you appear, and a Class Member who stays in the class may ask the court for permission to speak.
If the court approves the settlement, it will enter a final judgment dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice. The Settlement Agreement then sets a schedule rather than a date: the settlement becomes effective 31 days after the final approval order if no appeal is filed, Covenant Transport funds the account within 30 days of that, and checks are mailed 14 days after funding. An appeal would push all of it back. No payment date has been announced.
Two provisions could still unwind the deal. Covenant Transport may void the Settlement Agreement if more than 10 percent of Class Members exclude themselves, a right it must exercise within 10 days of receiving the administrator's report on claims, exclusions and objections. Class Counsel may void it if the class turns out to be at least 5 percent larger than the roughly 275 people the company identified and Covenant Transport declines to increase the fund proportionally.
Sources and Verification
This page is based on the official settlement website, the court-authorized Notice of Class Action Settlement and Claim Form, and the Class Settlement Agreement in Pierre v. Covenant Transport, Inc., Case No. 24-2-13005-5 SEA, King County Superior Court, Washington.- Official settlement website — Covenant Transport Settlement (claim portal, important dates, court documents)
- Notice of Class Action Settlement and Claim Form, mailing date September 8, 2026 (embedded below)
- Class Settlement Agreement, Pierre v. Covenant Transport, Inc., King County Superior Court Case No. 24-2-13005-5 SEA
- Order preliminarily approving the class action settlement, entered July 23, 2026
- RCW 49.58.110 — Washington State Legislature (the job-posting disclosure requirement)
Washington has produced a steady run of these cases. See our roundup of every open Washington job-posting settlement, the broader list of open class action settlements, or the explainers on wage and hour class actions and pro rata settlement payments.
Questions
Why do two different estimates appear, $920.91 and $1,047.73?
Both figures come from the settlement documents and describe different things. The settlement website and the Claim Form put the estimated payment at $920.91, and that is the figure printed for Class Members. The Settlement Agreement uses approximately $1,047.73 as the per-claimant increment: once claims pass roughly half the class, the Net Settlement Fund grows by that amount for each additional valid claim. Neither number is guaranteed, because the final share depends on how many people file and on what the court awards in fees, costs, service awards and administration.
Do I need my CPT ID and passcode to file a Covenant Transport claim?
To file online, yes. The settlement website's claim portal opens only after you enter the CPT ID and passcode printed on the notice sent to you. No receipts, pay stubs or copies of your application are required. A paper Claim Form can be returned to the administrator by mail or email instead, and that route does not depend on the online login, so a Class Member who never received a notice or has lost it can ask the administrator for a copy through the settlement website's contact page.
Why does the Covenant Transport claim form ask for a Social Security number?
The Claim Form lists a Social Security number among its required fields and states that it is collected for tax reporting purposes. It is one of five things a valid claim must carry, alongside your full name and contact information, a statement that you qualify as a Settlement Class Member and are eligible to assert a claim under RCW 49.58.110, your signature, and the date signed. The form is signed under penalty of perjury under Washington law, and the administrator may ask for additional information before treating a claim as complete.
Could filing a claim affect a future job application with Covenant Transport?
The Notice addresses this directly. It states that Covenant Transport supports the settlement and will not retaliate in any way against any Settlement Class Member for participating, and that a decision to participate, not participate, or object will not affect any application for employment with the company or how it treats you as a prospective, current or former employee.
Can the Covenant Transport settlement still fall apart after I file?
Two provisions could unwind it. Covenant Transport may void the Settlement Agreement if more than 10 percent of Class Members exclude themselves, a right it must exercise within 10 days of receiving the administrator's report. Class Counsel may void it if the class turns out to be at least 5 percent larger than the roughly 275 people the company identified and Covenant Transport will not increase the fund proportionally. If the agreement is voided, or the court declines to approve it, no payments are made and both sides return to where they stood before the settlement.
What happens to Covenant Transport settlement money nobody claims?
It does not go back to Covenant Transport. If fewer than half the Class Members file, whatever remains of the Minimum Settlement Fund after payments, fees, costs, service awards and administration is paid in full to the Legal Foundation of Washington, as is any amount that would otherwise push a single share above the $5,000 cap. Money tied to checks still uncashed after the check-cashing window is sent to the State of Washington Unclaimed Property Fund in the Class Member's name.
Official Settlement Notice
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Settlement Amount
$288,125 – $412,500
Minimum and Maximum Settlement Fund · set by the claim rate
Case Title
Pierre v. Covenant Transport, Inc.
Case Number
24-2-13005-5 SEA
Court
King County Superior Court, Washington
Final Approval Hearing
February 19, 2027 at 8:30 AM
Seattle, WA · before Judge Nikole Hecklinger · date may change
Class Counsel
Ackermann & Tilajef, P.C.
Administrator
CPT Group, Inc.
Official Website
Covenant Transport Settlement
