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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000798287-05-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050411
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050413

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:		05747861

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		297 WEST HENRI DE TONTI BLVD
		CITY:			TONTITOWN
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4793619111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		297 WEST HENRI DE TONTI BLVD
		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 11, 2005
                                                         ----------------

                     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
                                                           --------------


                                       N/A
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (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
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          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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Exhibit 99.1

PTSI ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE
TONTITOWN, AR., April 11, 2005/PRNewswire-First Call via COMTEX/- P.A.M.
Transportation Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTSI) announced today the Board of
Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to 600,000 shares of the
Company's common stock over the next six months. Under the stock repurchase
program, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market or privately
negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, share price and other
considerations.

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. The Company also
provides transportation services in Mexico through its gateways in Laredo and El
Paso, Texas under agreements with Mexican carriers.



Bob Weaver of P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.,
+1-479-361-9111

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