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)
09/05/2014
(Street)

VAN BUREN, AR 72956		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
06/06/2014		 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 09/05/2014   M   441 A $ 12.2 28,905 D  
COMMON STOCK 09/05/2014   M   602 A $ 12.52 29,507 D  
COMMON STOCK 09/05/2014   M   655 A $ 12.11 30,162 D  
COMMON STOCK 09/05/2014   M   345 A $ 9.03 30,507 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) $ 12.2 09/05/2014   M     441   (1) 08/01/2017(1) COMMON STOCK 441 $ 0 0 (2) D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.52 09/05/2014   M     602   (1) 08/01/2017(1) COMMON STOCK 602 $ 0 0 (3) D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 12.11 09/05/2014   M     655   (1) 08/01/2017(1) COMMON STOCK 655 $ 0 0 (4) D  
STOCK OPTION (right to buy) $ 9.03 09/05/2014   M     345   (1) 08/01/2017(1) COMMON STOCK 345 $ 0 0 (5) 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   09/09/2014
**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) In addition to the option exercises reported herein, the reporting person is also amending the prior filing to update Table II, Column 6, to clarify the exercise date and expiration date for the entire award versus the previously exercised tranche(s). Such option provided for vesting in three equal annual installments, beginning August 1, 2012, and expiring in three equal annual installments, ending August 1, 2017.
(2) In addition to the option exercise reported herein, the reporting person is also amending the prior filing to update Table II, Column 9, to clarify the remaining derivative securities available for the entire award versus the previously exercised tranche(s). The reporting person previously exercised 882 shares subject to this option on March 10, 2014, which was reported to the SEC. Following such transaction, options covering an additional 441 shares remained outstanding under Table II, Column 9.
(3) In addition to the option exercise reported herein, the reporting person is also amending the prior filing to update Table II, Column 9, to clarify the remaining derivative securities available for the entire award versus the previously exercised tranche(s). The reporting person previously exercised 1,206 shares subject to this option on March 10, 2014, which was reported to the SEC. Following such transaction, options covering an additional 602 shares remained outstanding under Table II, Column 9.
(4) In addition to the option exercise reported herein, the reporting person is also amending the prior filing to update Table II, Column 9, to clarify the remaining derivative securities available for the entire award versus the previously exercised tranche(s). The reporting person previously exercised 1,308 shares subject to this option on March 10, 2014, which was reported to the SEC. Following such transaction, options covering an additional 655 shares remained outstanding under Table II, Column 9.
(5) In addition to the option exercise reported herein, the reporting person is also amending the prior filing to update Table II, Column 9, to clarify the remaining derivative securities available for the entire award versus the previously exercised tranche(s). The reporting person previously exercised 692 shares subject to this option on March 10, 2014, which was reported to the SEC. Following such transaction, options covering an additional 345 shares remained outstanding under Table II, Column 9.

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