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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000798287-05-000031
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050906
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050907
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050907

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:		051072132

	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)  September 6, 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  September 6, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has
completed purchasing the 600,000 shares of its common stock covered by its stock
repurchase  program announced April 11, 2005. The Company also announced that it
has  been  authorized  by  its Board of Directors to extend the stock repurchase
program  to  cover  up  to an additional 900,000 shares of its common stock. The
extended  program  is expected to continue for up to twelve months from the date
of  the  press  release.  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. A copy of
the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


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

    99.1      Press release dated September 6, 2005, reporting authorization to
              repurchase up to an additional 900,000 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: September 6, 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 September 6, 2005, reporting authorization to
            repurchase up to an additional 900,000 shares of common stock.

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Exhibit 99.1

PTSI ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

TONTITOWN,  AR.,  September  6,  2005/PRNewswire-First  Call via COMTEX/- P.A.M.
Transportation  Services,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  PTSI)  has  completed  purchasing the
600,000  shares of its common stock covered by its stock repurchase program that
it  announced  April  11,  2005,  and has decided to extend the stock repurchase
program  to  cover  up  to an additional 900,000 shares. The extended program is
expected  to  continue  for  up  to  twelve  months  from today. 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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