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Former PAM Transport CEO Joe Vitiritto
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Ex-PAMT CEO Joe Vitiritto Lands at Rival Trucking FirmLock Icon

The former PAMT CEO is headed back to his old stomping ground at Knight Transportation. read more >
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Knight Transportation Sheds More USA Truck Shares

Knight tried to take over USA Truck two years ago by buying 1.3 million shares at less than $6 per share. The take-over bid failed but the interest generated helped spur USA Truck’s share price over $20. read more >
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USA Truck, Knight Transportation End Takeover Battle, Lawsuit

Knight Transportation Inc. of Phoenix and USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren have called off their legal battle, and Knight has ended its takeover bid for the company, launched in September. read more >
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USA Truck Founder Robert Powell Sells Company Stake

Former USA Truck founder and CEO Robert Powell sold his stake of nearly 1 million shares in the Van Buren company. read more >
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Stone House Capital Again Raises USA Truck Stake

Stone House Capital Management of New York, the top shareholder of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, has again increased its stake in the trucking firm to 1.55 million shares. read more >
While USA Truck reported a net loss of $1 million for the quarter, it was an improvement from the $3.5 million loss it reported for the second quarter of 2012.
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Stone House Capital Raises USA Truck Stake to 1.5M Shares

Stone House Capital Management, the top shareholder of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, has increased its stake in the firm to 1.5 million shares. read more >
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USA Truck, Knight Transportation Trial Set for April 14

A U.S. District Court judge has set a trial date of April 14 in USA Truck Inc.'s breach of contract lawsuit against Knight Transportation Inc., the company that is attempting to take over USA Truck. read more >
John Simone, CEO of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren.
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Knight Falls on USA Truck’s Shareholders List

Phoenix-based Knight Transportation is now third on the list of shareholders of Van Buren’s USA Truck. read more >
John Simone, president and CEO of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren.
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USA Truck CEO John Simone: Turnaround Plan Is Working

USA Truck Inc. CEO John Simone says the company's progress in the third quarter is a sign the management’s turnaround plan was working. Simone, speaking at the Stephens 2013 Fall Investment Conference at the New York Palace Hotel, said his company's resurgence was for real. USA Truck is currently trying to fight off a takeover attempt by rival Knight Transporation Inc of Phoenix. read more >
Cliff Beckham
Investments / Public Companies / Transportation

USA Truck’s Poison Pill Ready as It Fights Off Knight Transportation

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren has a shareholder rights plan but that might not be enough to hold off a determined rival intent on buying the company. read more >
Public Companies / Transportation

Knight Slams USA Truck’s Bonus, Severance Packages

Knight Transportation Inc. of Phoenix criticizes USA Truck's decision to implement bonus and severance packages for the officers of the Van Buren company. read more >
While USA Truck reported a net loss of $1 million for the quarter, it was an improvement from the $3.5 million loss it reported for the second quarter of 2012.
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USA Truck Touts New Investment In Its Fleet

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren trumpets the arrival of new tractors for its fleet, which Knight Transportation Inc. has criticized as being too old. read more >
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Knight Transportation: USA Truck Shows Only ‘Limited Improvement’

Knight Transportation Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz., whose buyout offer to USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren has been rejected by USA Truck's board of directors, continues to press its case for a takeover. read more >
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Knight Transportation Profit Falls 9 Percent, Continues to Press USA Truck Deal

Knight Transportation of Scottsdale, Ariz., the company pushing to acquire USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, reports third-quarter net income of $15.1 million, down 9 percent from the same time last year. read more >
John Simone, president and CEO of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren.
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USA Truck Narrows 3Q Loss As Revenue Rises 13.5 Percent

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, the target of a takeover attempt by Knight Transportation of Scottsdale, Ariz., reports a narrower third-quarter loss, $602,000, as revenue rose 13.5 percent to $141.8 million. CEO John Simone cites "rapid progress" in turning the company around. read more >
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USA Truck Files Lawsuit Against Knight Transportation for Breach of Contract, Wants Stock Divested

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren files a breach of contract lawsuit against Knight Transportation Inc., which wants to take over the trucking company in a deal worth $242 million. read more >
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Knight Transportation Increases Stake in USA Truck to 11 Percent

Knight Transportation of Phoenix says Monday that it has increased its ownership in outstanding shares of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren to 11.3 percent. read more >
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USA Truck: Knight Offer ‘Substantially Undervalues’ Our Company

In a statement released late Thursday, USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren said Knight Transportation's $9 per share takeover offer "substantially undervalues" the company and called Knight's method of disclosing the deal "misleading." read more >
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What Some Analysts Are Saying About Knight Transportation’s Play for USA Truck

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren has rejected a takeover offer by Knight Transportation of Phoenix. Here's how some analysts are looking at the deal. read more >