SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                               (Amendment No. 8)1

                                  DYNAMEX INC.
                                  ------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    26784F103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                Park Avenue Tower
                               65 East 55th Street
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 451-2300
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 9, 2004
                                  ------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

            If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the  acquisition  that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g),  check the
following box / /.

            Note.  Schedules  filed  in  paper  format  shall  include  a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                              (Page 1 of 7 Pages)


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1           The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

            The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).




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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 2 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                     STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     WC
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    782,819
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH   -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                               - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               782,819
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               - 0 -
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     782,819
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     6.9%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 3 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                     STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     OO
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    782,819
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH   -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                               - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               782,819
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               - 0 -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     782,819
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     6.9%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 4 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                     WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     OO
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     USA
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  NUMBER OF        7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    782,819
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH   -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                               - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               782,819
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               - 0 -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     782,819
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     6.9%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 5 of 7 Pages
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            The following constitutes Amendment No. 8 ("Amendment No. 8") to the
Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned.  This Amendment No. 8 amends the Schedule
13D as specifically set forth.

       Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
            -------------------------------------------------

            The aggregate  purchase  price of the 782,819 Shares of Common Stock
owned by Steel Partners II is $11,343,142,  including brokerage commissions. The
Shares of Common Stock owned by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership
funds.

Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

            (a) The  aggregate  percentage  of Shares of Common  Stock  reported
owned by each person named herein is based upon 11,357,497  Shares  outstanding,
which is the total number of Shares  outstanding  as of June 4, 2004 as reported
in the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended April 30,
2004.

            As of the close of  business  on July 14,  2004,  Steel  Partners II
beneficially owned 782,819 Shares, constituting approximately 6.9% of the Shares
outstanding.  As the general  partner of Steel Partners II,  Partners LLC may be
deemed to  beneficially  own the  782,819  Shares  owned by Steel  Partners  II,
constituting approximately 6.9% of the Shares outstanding. As the sole executive
officer  and  managing  member of  Partners  LLC,  which in turn is the  general
partner of Steel Partners II, Mr. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own
the 782,819 Shares owned by Steel Partners II,  constituting  approximately 6.9%
of the Shares  outstanding.  Mr.  Lichtenstein  has sole voting and  dispositive
power with respect to the 782,819 Shares owned by Steel Partners II by virtue of
his  authority  to vote and  dispose of such  Shares.  All of such  Shares  were
acquired in open-market  transactions,  except for up to 4,500 Shares which were
transferred  to Steel  Partners  II  directly  from  the  account  of a  foreign
investment  fund which was  previously  managed on a  discretionary  basis by an
entity previously known as Steel Partners Services,  Ltd., an affiliate of Steel
Partners II, pursuant to an investment management agreement.

   Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:

            Schedule A annexed  hereto lists all  transactions  by the Reporting
Persons in the Issuer's  Common  Stock  during the past sixty days.  All of such
transactions were effected in the open market.





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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 6 of 7 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best  of his  knowledge  and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  July 15, 2004                  STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                       By:  Steel Partners, L.L.C.
                                            General Partner


                                       By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                           Managing Member


                                       STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.



                                       By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                           Managing Member



                                       /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN






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CUSIP No. 26784F103                   13D                    Page 7 of 7 Pages
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                                   SCHEDULE A
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              Transactions in the Shares During the Past Sixty Days
              -----------------------------------------------------

Shares of Common Stock             Price Per                     Date of
   Purchased/(Sold)                Share($)                   Purchase/(Sale)
   ----------------                --------                   ---------------

                             STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
                             -----------------------

         (5,000)                    14.2730                      (6/25/04)

         (1,500)                    14.1200                      (7/06/04)

         (2,000)                    14.1200                      (7/07/04)

         (9,000)                    14.2578                      (7/08/04)

        (26,000)                    14.3229                      (7/09/04)

                             STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
                             ----------------------
                                      None

                             WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
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                                      None