<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.14.0.96--><!--Created on: 5/20/2022 07:49:30 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2022</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Securities and Exchange Commission</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">_________________________________________</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">FORM S-8</p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><font style="line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Van Buren, Arkansas   </b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:43.57%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">72956</b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.37%;border-top:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</i></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:43.57%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">(Zip Code)</i></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New 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Reed</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">President and Chief Executive Officer</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">USA Truck, Inc.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">3200 Industrial Park Road</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Van Buren, Arkansas 72956</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">(Name and address of agent for service)</i></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">(479) 471-2500</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</i></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">_________________________________________</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">Copy to:</i></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Heidi Hornung-Scherr</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">411 South 13</b><sup style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:6.75pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;">th</sup><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;"> Street, Suite 200</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Lincoln, Nebraska 68508</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">(402) 435-3223</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:27pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. 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style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:5.88%;margin-right:5.88%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:88.24%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;">This registration statement is being filed solely for the registration of 250,000 additional shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of USA Truck, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for issuance pursuant to the USA Truck, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&#160;11, 2014, June 7, 2017, and May 20, 2019 (File Nos. 333-196695, 333-218573, and 333-231619) are incorporated by reference herein.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">PART II</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Item 8. &#160;Exhibits.</b></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:91.37%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:22.85pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Exhibit </font><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Number</u></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Description</u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.05pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">4.1</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as currently in effect, including all Certificates of Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:24.65pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">4.2</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Bylaws of USA Truck Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2017).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">4.3</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Specimen stock certificate representing shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of USA Truck, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company&#8217;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.4pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">5*</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Opinion of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.4pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">23.1</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Consent of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. 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Roman','Times','serif';">24</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:23.45pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">99.1</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">USA Truck Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Schedule 14A, filed on April 25, 2014)</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:23.45pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">99.2</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">First Amendment to the USA Truck &#160;Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Schedule 14A, filed on April 7, 2017).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.85pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">99.3</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Second Amendment to the USA Truck Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed on April 4, 2019).</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.95pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font 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style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:89.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:7.2pt;"><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p 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Reed</font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.2pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:89.65%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">James D. Reed </font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.2pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:89.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">President and Chief Executive Officer </font></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.28;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James D. Reed, Zachary B. King, and Heidi Hornung-Scherr, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to execute in their respective names, individually and in each capacity stated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement as the attorney-in-fact and to file any such amendment to this registration statement, exhibits thereto, and documents required in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and their substitutes full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 20, 2022. </font></p><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:2.35pt;padding-right:2.35pt;table-layout:auto;width:77.5%;" align="center"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Signature</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Title</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ James D. Reed</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">James D. Reed </font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="display:none;vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"></td></tr><tr style="height:8.55pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ Zachary B. King</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Zachary B. King</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="display:none;vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ Alexander D. Greene</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Chairperson of the Board</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Alexander D. Greene</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="display:none;vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ M. Susan Chambers</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Director</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">M. Susan Chambers</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="display:none;vertical-align:middle;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.19;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.61%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;background:#ffff00;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:51.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.28;margin-bottom:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:45.49%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2.34pt 0pt 2.34pt;"><p style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:9pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ Robert E. 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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2022
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Registration No. 333-_____________
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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
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Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933
USA Truck, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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71-0556971
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
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3200 Industrial Park Road
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Van Buren, Arkansas
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72956
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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USA Truck, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
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James D. Reed
President and Chief Executive Officer
USA Truck, Inc.
3200 Industrial Park Road
Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
(Name and address of agent for service)
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(479) 471-2500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copy to:
Heidi Hornung-Scherr
Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.
411 South 13
th
Street, Suite 200
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
(402) 435-3223
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer,"  "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company"  in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-Accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
T
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement is being filed solely for the registration of 250,000 additional shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of USA Truck, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for issuance pursuant to the USA Truck, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan"). Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2014, June 7, 2017, and May 20, 2019 (File Nos. 333-196695, 333-218573, and 333-231619) are incorporated by reference herein.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.  Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
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4.1
Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as currently in effect, including all Certificates of Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
4.2
Bylaws of USA Truck Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2017).
4.3
Specimen stock certificate representing shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of USA Truck, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017).
5*
Opinion of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O.
23.1
Consent of Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2*
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1
USA Truck Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Schedule 14A, filed on April 25, 2014)
99.2
First Amendment to the USA Truck  Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Schedule 14A, filed on April 7, 2017).
99.3
Second Amendment to the USA Truck Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement, filed on April 4, 2019).
99.4
Third Amendment to the USA Truck, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company's definitive additional materials on Schedule 14A, filed on May 3, 2022).
107*
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Van Buren, State of Arkansas, on May 20, 2022.
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USA Truck, Inc.
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By:
/s/ James D. Reed
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James D. Reed
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James D. Reed, Zachary B. King, and Heidi Hornung-Scherr, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to execute in their respective names, individually and in each capacity stated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement as the attorney-in-fact and to file any such amendment to this registration statement, exhibits thereto, and documents required in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and their substitutes full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 20, 2022.
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ James D. Reed
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President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
James D. Reed
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/s/ Zachary B. King
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Zachary B. King
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/s/ Alexander D. Greene
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Chairperson of the Board
Alexander D. Greene
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/s/ M. Susan Chambers
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Director
M. Susan Chambers
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/s/ Robert E. Creager
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Director
Robert E. Creager
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/s/ Gary R. Enzor
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Director
Gary R. Enzor
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/s/ Barbara J. Faulkenberry
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Director
Barbara J. Faulkenberry
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/s/ Rajan C. Penkar
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Director
Rajan C. Penkar
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