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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000798287-02-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020416
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798287
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213]
		IRS NUMBER:				710633135
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15057
		FILM NUMBER:		02611918

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 188
		CITY:			TONTITOWN
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5013619111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 188
		CITY:			TONTITOWN
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72770
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                                  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) April 16, 2002
                                                        --------------

                     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.)


                  Highway 412 West, Tontitown, Arkansas 72770
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrants telephone number, including area code (479) 361-9111
                                                          --------------


                                       N/A
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item  9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On April 16, 2002, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. issued the following
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.


Item  7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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         (a)   Financial Statements:  None
         (b)   Pro Forma Financial Statements:  None
         (c)   Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this Report:

               99.1 Press Release of the Registrant (April 16, 2002)

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                                   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: April 16, 2002                      By: /s/ Robert  W.  Weaver
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Robert W. Weaver
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


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Exhibit 99.1

FROM:  P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 188
Tontitown, AR 72770
Robert W. Weaver
(479) 361-9111

                      P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
                    ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
                             ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

Tontitown, AR,  April 16, 2002    P.A.M.  Transportation Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PTSI)  today reported net income of $3,606,089 or diluted and basic earnings per
share  of  $.40  for  the quarter ended March 31, 2002 compared to net income of
$2,638,856 or diluted and basic earnings per share of $.31 for the quarter ended
March  31,  2001.  Revenues  for  the  first  quarter  of 2002 increased 8.4% to
$63,313,480  compared  to  $58,405,763  in  the  same  quarter  of  2001.

Robert W. Weaver, President of the Company, commented, "Our quarter ending March
31,  2002  has  been  one  of  the  most eventful quarters in the history of our
Company.  Business  has  continued  to  remain  strong  and allowed us to report
strong  earnings for the quarter.  The successful completion of a stock offering
during the quarter has had a significant positive impact on our balance sheet as
we used net proceeds to repay a portion of our outstanding indebtedness.  We are
both  pleased  and  proud  of  our  position  in  the  industry."

P.A.M.  Transportation  Services,  Inc.,  is a leading truckload dry van carrier
transporting  general  commodities  throughout  the continental United States as
well  as  in  the  Canadian  provinces  of  Ontario and Quebec.  We also provide
transportation  services  in  Mexico through our gateways in Laredo and El Paso,
Texas  under  agreements  with  Mexican  carriers.



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