USA Truck Announces Improved Third Quarter Earnings; EPS $.06

USA Truck, Inc. USAK today announced base revenue of $100.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of 22.4% from $82.3 million for the same quarter of 2009. Net income was $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million for the same quarter of 2009. Diluted earnings per share were $0.06 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to a loss per share of $0.16 for the same quarter of 2009. Base revenue increased 15.6% to $284.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $246.4 million for the same period of 2009. We incurred a net loss of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $4.7 million for the same period of 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we incurred a loss per share of $0.15 compared to a loss per share of $0.46 for the same period of 2009.