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Profile: USA Truck, Inc.
Van Buren, AR
Number of employees: 3,777, including 2,928 drivers
USA Truck, Inc. is a dry van truckload carrier transporting general commodities via its General, Regional and Dedicated Freight divisions. USA Truck transports commodities throughout the continental United States and portions of Canada. It also transports general commodities into and out of Mexico by allowing through-trailer service from its terminal in Laredo, Texas. USA Truck’s Third-Party Logistics Division and Strategic Capacity Solutions (freight brokerage) Division provide customized transportation solutions using technology and multiple modes of transportation, including its assets owned by USA Truck and the assets of its carrier partner.
USA Truck is continuously striving to improve fuel efficiency in an effort to reduce emissions by utilizing idle reduction technology, aerodynamic tractors, fuel efficient tires, and driver training strategies
“At USA Truck, our goal is to meet or exceed our customer’s expectations in all that we do, which includes being as efficient as possible in our operations. We aim to reduce fuel consumption, which in turn reduces our environmental footprint, by adopting fuel efficient strategies and utilizing fuel saving technologies. Becoming a partner with SmartWay was a natural fit in our objective to improving efficiency.”
Chris Carter
Director-Technical Development, Fuel Economy