UPDATE 1-USA Truck swings to Q2 loss

* Q2 loss per shr 11 cents vs yr-ago EPS 21 cents

* Q2 rev $77.9 mln vs $99.4 mln yr-ago

July 16 (Reuters) - Freight company USA Truck Inc (USAK.O) swung to a second-quarter loss as conditions in the freight industry continued to deteriorate.

"Freight availability remains at historically low levels and pricing competition has been fierce as excess tractor capacity, buoyed by lenient lenders and lower fuel prices, continues to exist in the marketplace," Chief Executive Clifton Beckham said in a statement.

The company reported second-quarter loss of $1.1 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with a profit of $2.1 million, or 21 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.

Revenue fell 22 percent to $77.9 million.

Analysts on average expected a loss of 2 cents a share, before items, on revenue of $98.25 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

Shares of the Van Buren, Arkansas-based company closed at $13.44 Wednesday on Nasdaq.

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