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EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
333-80505 of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (the "Company") on Form S-8 of
our  reports  dated  March  8,  2005,  relating  to  the  consolidated financial
statements of the Company (which report expresses an unqualified opinion) and to
management's  report  on  the  effectiveness  of internal control over financial
reporting  appearing  in  the  Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
year ended December 31, 2004.


Little Rock, Arkansas
March 8, 2005
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