USA Truck Holds Surprise Event for Contest Winner
Van Buren, Ark. — October 12, 2006 — USA Truck, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAK), a truckload carrier based in Arkansas, announced the winner of the company’s driver referral contest Friday, October 6, during a surprise event at USA Truck’s Van Buren headquarters.
Donald Green, a company driver from Springfield, Illinois, took the Grand Prize, which was his choice of $20,000 or a brand new Chevrolet Silverado. Donald, who has worked for USA Truck for the past three years, chose the $20,000 prize. Coworkers and other special guests were present at the awards ceremony.
USA Truck started the contest to encourage drivers to become familiar with the company’s driver referral program. “USA Truck has some of the best drivers in the industry. Encouraging them to recruit their family and friends makes perfect sense,” said Mike Weindel, Vice President, Human Resources, Recruiting and Training. “The contest really helped increase participation in our driver referral program,” he said. “There was a great response.”
About USA Truck
USA Truck is a medium haul, dry van truckload carrier transporting general commodities throughout the continental United States and into and out of portions of Canada. We transport general commodities into Mexico by allowing through-trailer service on our trailers through our facility in the gateway city of Laredo, Texas. We also provide Third Party Logistics and Freight Brokerage services for a diverse customer base
