Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Reed James D	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol USA TRUCK INC [ USAK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) PRESIDENT, CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/15/2022
(Street) VAN BUREN, AR 72956 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	9/15/2022		D		305541 (1)(2)	D	$31.72 (1)	0	D
Common Stock	9/15/2022		A		21171 (3)	A	$0	21171	D
Common Stock	9/15/2022		D		21171 (3)	D	$31.72 (3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy common stock)	$17.75	9/15/2022		D			48174	(4)	2/26/2029	Common Stock	48174	$13.97 (4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On September 15, 2022, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 23, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), among USA Truck, Inc. (the "Company"), Schenker, Inc. ("Parent"), and Tango Merger, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of the Company common stock (other than certain excluded shares) was converted into the right to receive $31.72 in cash (the "Merger Consideration") and each share of restricted stock of the Company became fully vested and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company common stock underlying each such award of restricted stock and (ii) the Merger Consideration.
(2)	Includes 129,020 shares of restricted stock that became fully vested in connection with the Merger.
(3)	The reporting person was previously granted performance stock units ("PSUs") which provided for delivery of shares of common stock upon the achievement of specified performance criteria. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, outstanding PSUs were deemed immediately vested and were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company common stock underlying each such PSU and (ii) the Merger Consideration.
(4)	This option to purchase shares of Company common stock ("Company stock option"), which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 26, 2020, became vested at the effective time of the Merger and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company common stock underlying each such Company stock option and (ii) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of each such Company stock option.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Reed James D 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN, AR 72956	X		PRESIDENT, CEO

Signatures
/s/ Zachary B. King, Attorney-in-Fact		9/15/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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