USA Truck, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock ($.01 par value)
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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902925 10 6
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(Cusip Number)
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December 31, 2012
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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1. Name of Reporting Person
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IRS Identification No. of above person (entities only):
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James B. Speed
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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[ ] (a)
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[ ] (b)
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship of Place of Organization
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United States citizen
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5. Sole Voting Power
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818,008 shares
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6. Shared Voting Power
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None
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7. Sole Dispositive Power
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818,008 shares
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
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None
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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818,008 shares
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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[ X ]
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
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7.8%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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IN
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(a)
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Name of Issuer: USA Truck, Inc.
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(b)
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Address of issuer’s principal executive offices:
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(a)
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Name of person filing: James B. Speed
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(b)
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Address of principal business office, or if none, residence:
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(c)
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Citizenship: United States
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(d)
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Title of class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(e)
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CUSIP No. 902925 10 6
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(a)
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Amount beneficially owned: As of December 31, 2012, the reporting person beneficially owned 818,008 shares of the issuer’s Common Stock. In addition, the reporting person’s wife owned 66,823 shares of such Common Stock and 17,699 shares of such Common Stock were held in trust (of which the reporting person’s wife is trustee) for the benefit of his daughter on that date. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his wife and held in trust by his daughter, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any of such shares. The reporting person acquired the shares beneficially owned by him prior to the registration of the issuer’s Common Stock under Section 12 of the Act, or in transactions exempt from reporting requirements pursuant to Section 13(d)(6)(A) of the Act, and, accordingly, is filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) under the Act.
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(b)
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Percent of class: The 818,008 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the reporting person represented approximately 7.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of December 31, 2012.
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(c)
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Number of shares as to which such person has:
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a.
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sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 818,008
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b.
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shared power to vote or to direct the vote: none
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c.
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sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 818,008
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d.
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shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none
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Dated: March 1, 2013
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/s/ James B. Speed
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James B. Speed
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