Cliff Beckham
USA Truck Drives Off The Nasdaq List
The Van Buren company accepted a $435 million takeover offer by German logistics giant DB Schenker on June 23. read more >
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The Jonas Brothers and Cliff Beckham’s Rock Star Moment
Cliff Beckham, who served as CFO and CEO during his long career with USA Truck, has one special memory that stands out when, for a very short time read more >
Glaser Leaving USA Truck’s Board, Replacement Named
Tom Glaser is stepping down from the board of directors at USA Truck Inc. in Van Buren after seven years, and the company has appointed Raj Penkar to take its place. read more >
USA Truck Alum Michael Borrows Gets New Job
Michael Borrows, the former CFO at USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, is the new chief financial officer at the privately held transportation and logistics company Dicom Transportation Group of Quebec. read more >
Executive Assistant Adjusts to New CEOs
Executive assistants adapt to their employer's expectations – even when those expectations and duties change according to who's in the executive seat. read more >
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Led by Former USA Truck Execs, Trekker Ramps Up in Fayetteville
Trekker opened an office in Fayetteville earlier this year at 1810 N. Crossover Road and moved all its customer service operations to the location. read more >
USA Truck CEO Randy Rogers A Man of Many Peoples
Randy Rogers is an old pro at adjusting to new places and cultures: Shanghai, Mexico City, Madrid, and now, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA. Rogers, 53, was named CEO at USA Truck Inc. on Jan. 13. read more >
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Former USA Truck Execs Team Up Again
Former USA Truck sales VP Jaimey Malone is working alongside his former CEO, Cliff Beckham at Earl L. Henderson Trucking of Caseyville, Illinois. read more >
USA Truck Hires Martin Tewari for New President of Trucking Post
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren hired Martin Tewari to fill the new position of President of Trucking. read more >
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USA Truck Executive Leaves Company to Stay in Dallas
Jeffrey Lester, an executive vice president with USA Truck Inc., resigned Aug. 24, after CEO Tom Glaser asked him to work from the company’s headquarters in Van Buren on a daily basis. read more >
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Weis Says Decision To Leave USA Truck His To Make
Former USA Truck executive Burton Weis said it was his decision to resign from the Van Buren trucking company and he hoped to stay in northwest Arkansas with his next job. read more >
USA Truck Moves On Under New CEO Tom Glaser
At age 65 after a long career in the trucking industry, Tom Glaser couldn’t resist answering USA Truck’s call. Glaser, a member of the Van Buren company’s board of directors, stepped in as interim COO when CEO John Simone took a leave of absence. read more >
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Cliff Beckham Takes New Job as President of Illinois Trucking Company
Former USA Truck executive Cliff Beckham was recently hired as president and COO of Earl L. Henderson Trucking of Caseyville, Illinois. read more >
USA Truck CEO Paid $1.4M in Total Compensation in 2014
John Simone, the CEO and president of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, received nearly $1.4 million in salary and bonuses in 2014 according to the company’s latest proxy. read more >
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Update: USA Truck CEO John Simone Takes Leave of Absence
USA Truck Inc. CEO John Simone is taking an indefinite leave of absence because of a recent diagnosis of a "serious medical condition," the Van Buren trucking company said Monday. read more >
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The Best & Worst of 2014
From best investment to worst financial projects, Arkansas Business recaps the best and worst of 2014. read more >
USA Truck Names Michael K. Borrows CFO
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren appoints Michael K. Borrows, a former executive at Kansas City Southern and BNSF Railway, as its new chief financial officer. Borrows succeeds Clifton R. Beckham, formerly the company's CEO, who announced in August that he would leave the company. read more >
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Cliff Beckham’s Exit from USA Truck ‘A Bit of a Victory Lap’
Thanks to conservative living and USA Truck’s generosity — the company is letting Beckham keep a $75,000 bonus he received in April — Beckham doesn’t have to make hasty job decisions any time soon. For 20 years he invested his disposable income in USA Truck stock, the same stock he nervously began to sell, for the first time, on Aug. 11. read more >
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Trucking Firms Raise Pay To Keep Moving
Listen to any Arkansas trucking company executive — with the possible exception of unionized ABF Freight — and you will hear lamentations about driver shortages in the industry. Short of cultural change to repopularize the job, executives know they have to pay more to attract drivers and work harder to keep them. The trend doesn’t look like it is going to get any better anytime soon. read more >
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Update: Cliff Beckham to Resign From USA Truck
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren says Clifton R. Beckham, the company's former CEO and now its executive vice president and CFO, will resign effective Sept. 30, part of a planned transition that began when Beckham helped hire the trucking firm's chief executive John Simone. read more >
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