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)  February 8, 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)

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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On  February 8, 2005, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. issued a news release
announcing  its  revenues  and  earnings  for  the fourth quarter and year ended
December  31,  2004.  A  live  conference  call will be held to discuss the news
release  and  other matters on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. CDT. An
audio  replay  of  the  conference call will be posted on the company's web site
after the meeting (www.pamt.com/investing/audio.html). In order to listen to the
replay,  you will need a PC that is internet enabled and capable of playing back
MP3  audio  files. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

The  information  contained  in  this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be
deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The  information  herein  (including  the exhibit hereto)  and the statements by
Company  representatives during the conference call may contain "forward-looking
statements"  that are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995 and otherwise may be protected. Such
statements  are  made  based  on  the  current  beliefs  and expectations of the
Company's  management  and  are  subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Actual  results may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements.
Please  refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for  information  concerning  risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)   Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this Report:

      99.1 News release issued by the Registrant on February 8, 2005




                                   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: February 8, 2005                   By: /s/ Robert W. Weaver
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                                          Robert W. Weaver
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number           Exhibit Description 
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 99.1            News release issued by the Registrant on February 8, 2005