FORM 4 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 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 * Craig James Allie   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Commercial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2017 (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 02/06/2017   D   3,724 (1) D $ 0 78,718 D   Common Stock 03/08/2017   A   6,930 (2) A $ 0 85,821 (3) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Craig James Allie 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN, AR 72956			EVP, Chief Commercial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Joseph M. Kaiser, attorney-in-fact pursuant to a POA previously filed.		03/10/2017
**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)	As previously reported on a Form 4 filed on February 17, 2016, the reporting person was granted 41,587 shares of restricted stock, subject to continued employment and certain other forfeiture and vesting provisions. As a result of the performance conditions for the performance period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 being achieved at a lower level that the maximum amount of shares that could be received (which was the amount reported on the previous Form 4), 3,724 shares of restricted stock were cancelled and are thus no longer deemed beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person received no consideration from the issuer in connection with this cancellation/disposition.
(2)	Represents an award of restricted stock to the reporting person under the USA Truck, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The award contains forfeiture restrictions if certain performance targets are not achieved for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. If the performance targets are achieved (as determined on the date of determination), the award remains subject to forfeiture and vests in three equal annual installments on the first anniversary of the date of determination through 2021, subject to continued employment.
(3)	The amount includes shares purchased by the reporting person from the USA Truck, Inc., Employee Stock Purchase Plan that have not been previously reported.

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