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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brown Michael E   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 _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Former Senior VP, Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/16/2010 (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 06/16/2010   M   1,600 A $ 11.47 8,202 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   100 D $ 15.035 8,102 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   600 D $ 15 7,502 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   63 D $ 15.29 7,439 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   100 D $ 15.3 7,339 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   637 D $ 15.34 6,702 D   Common Stock 06/16/2010   S   100 D $ 15.35 6,602 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)

$ 11.47

06/16/2010

M

1,600

05/05/2009

06/16/2010(1)

Common Stock

1,600

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown Michael E 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN, AR 72956				Former Senior VP, Operations

Signatures

Darron R. Ming, Attorney-in-fact pursuant to POA previously filed		06/17/2010
**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)	Stock option shares vested on 05/05/2009 and had an original expiration date of 05/05/2011. However, upon the termination of employment of the reporting person, the vested shares expire 30 days after the date of termination.
(2)	The transaction invloves an exercise of an option to purchase 1,600 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.47. Upon exercise, the derivative security converts on a one-for-one basis into the Issuer's Common Stock.

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