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EXHIBIT 23.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
333-80505  of  P.A.M.  Transportation  Services,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated  March  12,  2003,  relating  to  the consolidated financial statements of
P.A.M.  Transportation  Services, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31,
2002,  appearing  in  this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of P.A.M. Transportation
Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Little  Rock,  Arkansas
March  27,  2003

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