VAN BUREN, Ark., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- USA Truck, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAK) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with BNSF Railway to move private 53' domestic intermodal containers. USA Truck, which moved its first rail intermodal load in December 2007, experienced year-over-year intermodal revenue growth of 69% in 2009 and 50% during the first half of 2010. The majority of that revenue was derived from trailer-on-flat-car service. The addition of private containers offers the Company an opportunity to continue its growth in the intermodal marketplace and to continue to offer our customers additional transportation solutions.
"We believe these private containers will provide a much-needed additional source of environmentally friendly and cost-efficient capacity to our customers, and an additional avenue for us to further diversify our business model," stated Cliff Beckham, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
The Company will make the private containers available to its customers immediately.
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USA Truck is a dry van truckload carrier transporting general commodities via our General Freight and Dedicated Freight service offerings. We transport commodities throughout the continental United States and into and out of portions of Canada. We also transport general commodities into and out of Mexico by allowing through-trailer service from our terminal in Laredo, Texas. Our Strategic Capacity Solutions and Intermodal operating segments provide customized transportation solutions using our technology and multiple modes of transportation including our assets and the assets of our partner carriers.
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SOURCE USA Truck, Inc.
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