USA Truck has promoted Garry Lewis to executive vp and COO and Eric Brown to senior vp of operations, effective immediately.

Lewis has been with USA Truck since 1986, most recently serving as senior vp of operations. Brown, who assumes Lewis’s previous role, has been with the company for over 15 years, most recently serving as vp of maintenance.

“These promotions are the latest in an ongoing endeavor to align the efforts of personnel throughout USA Truck’s various operating divisions. The addition of intermodal service, the increased emphasis on brokerage service and the interaction between general freight, regional freight and dedicated freight has dictated the need for a COO to ensure that our customers’ needs are properly serviced across all of our business offerings,” said Cliff Beckham, president and CEO.