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)

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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.



                                   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







                                  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.