VAN BUREN, Ark. (AP) _ USA Truck Inc. (USAK) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $4.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Van Buren, Arkansas-based company said it had net income of 47 cents. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, were 50 cents per share.

The truckload carrier posted revenue of $170 million in the period.

USA Truck shares have increased 66% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $14.82, an increase of 69% in the last 12 months.

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