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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 11, 2005
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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
following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
      (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
      (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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Item 8.01  Other Events
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On April 11, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board
of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 600,000 shares of its
common stock during the six months following the press release. A copy of the
press release reporting the repurchase authority is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.

    99.1      Press release dated April 11, 2005, reporting authorization to
              repurchase up to 600,000 shares of common stock.

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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 13, 2005                 By: /s/ Robert W. Weaver
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                                          Robert W. Weaver
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number      Exhibit Description
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99.1        Press release dated April 11, 2005, reporting authorization to
            repurchase up to 600,000 shares of common stock.

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