USA Truck names Lewis as COO

The Trucker News Services

1/25/2008

VAN BUREN, Ark. — Garry Lewis has been promoted to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer at truckload carrier USA Truck Inc., the company reported Friday. Eric Brown moves up to take Lewis' slot as senior vice president, Operations. Both promotions are effective immediately.

Lewis began his career at USA Truck in 1986. Prior to his employment with USA Truck Lewis was employed by ABF Freight System Inc. and its various subsidiaries for 13 years.

Brown has more than 15 years of service with the company during which he has served in a variety of positions in the Maintenance, Operations and Risk Management departments. He most recently served as vice president, Maintenance, and he will maintain that responsibility. In his career, he has also served as a regional maintenance manager for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in its private trucking fleet.

“These promotions are the latest in an ongoing endeavor to align the efforts of personnel throughout USA Truck’s various operating divisions. The addition of intermodal service, the increased emphasis on brokerage service and the interaction between General Freight, Regional Freight and Dedicated Freight has dictated the need for a COO to ensure that our customers’ needs are properly serviced across all of our business offerings,” stated Cliff Beckham, the Company’s president and CEO.

USA Truck is a dry van truckload carrier transporting general commodities via General, Regional and Dedicated Freight divisions.