UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  October 29, 2004
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                     P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                      0-15057                 71-0633135
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)                    File Number)          Identification no.)


               297 West Henri De Tonti, Tontitown, Arkansas 72770
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrants telephone number, including area code (479) 361-9111
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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      (17 CFR 230.425)

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      Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On  October  29,  2004,  P.A.M.  Transportation  Services,  Inc. issued the news
release  attached  hereto  as Exhibit 99.1 and will be holding a live conference
call  to discuss the news release and other matters on Monday, November 1, 2004,
at  2:00 p.m. CST.  An audio replay of the conference call will be posted on the
company's  web  site  after the meeting (www.pamt.com/investing/audio.html) . In
order  to  listen to the replay, you will need a PC that is internet enabled and
capable of playing back MP3 audio files.

The  information  contained  in  this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be
deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The  information  herein  (including  the exhibit hereto)  and the statements by
Company  representatives during the conference call may contain "forward-looking
statements"  that are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995 and otherwise may be protected. Such
statements  are  made  based  on  the  current  beliefs  and expectations of the
Company's  management  and  are  subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Actual  results may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements.
Please  refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for  information  concerning  risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c)   Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this Report:

      99.1 News release issued by the Registrant on October 29, 2004




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current report on Form 8-K to  be  signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.



Dated: October 29, 2004                   By: /s/ Robert W. Weaver
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                                          Robert W. Weaver
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number           Exhibit Description 
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 99.1            News release issued by the Registrant on October 29, 2004