Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BECKHAM CLIFTON R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
USA TRUCK INC [USAK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2014
(Street)

VAN BUREN, AR 72956		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK 02/01/2014   F   746 (1) D $ 13.9 70,189 (4) D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,083 A $ 14.18 71,272 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,451 A $ 13.88 72,723 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,347 A $ 14.5 74,070 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,846 A $ 11.19 75,916 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,353 A $ 12.21 77,269 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   876 A $ 13.61 78,145 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   882 A $ 12.2 79,027 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,206 A $ 12.52 80,233 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   1,308 A $ 12.11 81,541 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   M   692 A $ 9.03 82,233 D  
COMMON STOCK 03/10/2014   F   10,251 (2) D $ 14.82 71,982 D  
COMMON STOCK 04/01/2014   D   2,995 (3) D $ 0 68,987 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 14.18 03/10/2014   M     1,083   (5)   (5) COMMON STOCK 1,083 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 13.88 03/10/2014   M     1,451   (5)   (5) COMMON STOCK 1,451 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 14.5 03/10/2014   M     1,347   (5)   (5) COMMON STOCK 1,347 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 11.19 03/10/2014   M     1,846   (5)   (5) COMMON STOCK 1,846 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.21 03/10/2014   M     1,353   (6)   (6) COMMON STOCK 1,353 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 13.61 03/10/2014   M     876   (6)   (6) COMMON STOCK 876 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.2 03/10/2014   M     882   (7)   (7) COMMON STOCK 882 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.52 03/10/2014   M     1,206   (7)   (7) COMMON STOCK 1,206 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.11 03/10/2014   M     1,308   (7)   (7) COMMON STOCK 1,308 $ 0 0 D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 9.03 03/10/2014   M     692   (7)   (7) COMMON STOCK 692 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BECKHAM CLIFTON R
3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD
VAN BUREN, AR 72956		       EVP, Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Clifton R. Beckham, by David F. Marano, Attorney-in-fact pursuant to POA filed previously   06/06/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares surrendered to the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock granted to the reporting person.
(2) Shares tendered to the issuer to cover the the majority of the exercise price of the options exercised.
(3) Forfeiture of restricted stock award granted under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan on July 16, 2008 due to the issuer not achieving the performance criteria for 2013.
(4) The amount includes shares purchased by the reporting person from the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan that have not been previously reported.
(5) Stock option grant exercisable 50% each at 8/1/2011 and 8/1/2012 and expiring 50% each on 8/1/2014 and 8/1/2015.
(6) Stock option grant exercisable in one-third increments each at 8/1/2011, 8/1/2012 and 8/1/2013, and expiring in one-third increments each on 8/1/2014, 8/1/2015, and 8/1/2016.
(7) Stock option grant exercisable 50% each at 8/1/2012 and 8/1/2013 and expiring 50% each on 8/1/2015 and 8/1/2016.

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