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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 (PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY ON APRIL 13, 2017) - USA TRUCK INCexhibit991.htm

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 8, 2017


USA TRUCK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


1-35740
71-0556971
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


3200 Industrial Park Road
   
Van Buren, Arkansas
 
72956
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
 
(479) 471-2500
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 


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Item 5.02          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On April 13, 2017, USA Truck, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Zachary King has been appointed as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Controller. The Company has been actively seeking to fill its open Chief Financial Officer role and is making great progress in its search following the promotion of James D. Reed to Chief Executive Officer in late January. Joseph M. Kaiser resigned as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company effective April 8, 2017.
 
Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1          Press release issued by the Company on April 13, 2017.

The information contained in Item 9.01 of this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The information in Item 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 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.
 
     
USA Truck, Inc.
     
(Registrant)
       
Date:
April 13, 2017
 
/s/ James D. Reed
     
James D. Reed
     
Chief Executive Officer and President



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Press release issued by the Company on April 13, 2017.