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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1997
Registration No. 33-48028
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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USA TRUCK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 75-0556971
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
3108 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS 72956
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NONEMPLOYEE
DIRECTORS OF USA TRUCK, INC.
(Full title of the Plan)
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ROBERT M. POWELL COPY TO:
PRESIDENT KENN W. WEBB
USA TRUCK, INC. THOMPSON & KNIGHT,
3108 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS 72956 1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 3300
(Name and address of agent for service) DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 969-1378
(501) 471-2500
(Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
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THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED TO
REMOVE FROM REGISTRATION 38,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER
SHARE, OF THE REGISTRANT. THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
UPON FILING IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 464 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
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DE-REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On May 19, 1992, USA TRUCK, INC. (the "Registrant") filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-48028) (the "Registration
Statement") covering an aggregate of 25,000 shares of Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Registrant to be offered from time
to time by the Registrant pursuant to its Nonqualified Stock Option Plan for
Nonemployee Directors (the "Plan"), and the Registration Statement subsequently
was declared effective in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission
rules. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock covered by the
Registration Statement was increased to 50,000 shares pursuant to Rule 416
under the Securities Act of 1933 as a result of a 2-for-1 stock split effected
as a 100% stock dividend by the Registrant on December 3, 1993.
The offering of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Registration
Statement terminated on February 25, 1997, the date on which the last
outstanding option under the Plan was exercised (the "Termination Date"). In
accordance with the undertakings of the Registrant set forth in Part II of the
Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby de-registers 38,000 shares of
Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement that remained unsold as of
the Termination Date.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant 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
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Van
Buren, State of Arkansas, on the 21st day of April, 1997.
USA TRUCK, INC.
(Registrant)
By:/s/ ROBERT M. POWELL
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Robert M. Powell, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
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/s/ JAMES B. SPEED* Chairman of the Board and Director
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James B. Speed*
/s/ ROBERT M. POWELL President and Director April 21, 1997
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Robert M. Powell
/s/ JERRY D. ORLER* Vice President, Finance and Director
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Jerry D. Orler* accounting officer)
/s/ GEORGE R. JACOBS* Director
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George R. Jacobs*
/s/ JIM L. HANNA* Director
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Jim L. Hanna*
/s/ ROLAND S. BOREHAM, JR.* Director
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Roland S. Boreham, Jr.*
*By: /s/ ROBERT M. POWELL April 21, 1997
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Robert M. Powell, Attorney-
in-Fact pursuant to Power of
Attorney contained in
Registration Statement
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