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USA Truck Brings on New Chief Technology Officer
USA Truck has announced another leadership change, naming Kim Littlejohn as a vice president and chief technology officer.

USA Truck has announced another leadership change, naming Kim Littlejohn as a vice president and chief technology officer.
Littlejohn most recently served as director of information technology for Interstate Distributor Co., in Tacoma, Wash. In the past, she also worked for Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. and NYK Business Systems Americas.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and began her career as an IT professional as a developer with Boeing and then with Security Pacific Bank.
“We are excited to have Kim join the leadership team here at USA Truck. She has an impressive track record of delivering superior results, and does so with a high degree of employee engagement,” said Jason Bates, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Her attention to detail and cross-functional project prioritization experience will greatly enhance our efforts to position USA Truck as a premier provider of transportation capacity solutions.”
After a tough year in 2016, USA Truck has made a number of leadership changes this year, including naming a new president and CEO in James Reed and new executive vice president and chief commercial officer in Jim Craig.
In March, USA Truck’s trucking operations president, N. Martin Tewari resigned from his position. This month, the company also appointed Werner Hugo as its senior vice president of trucking operations.
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