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Note 1 - Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 1 - Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Bank Overdrafts $ 0us-gaap_BankOverdrafts $ 3,179,000us-gaap_BankOverdrafts  
Due from Employees, Current 486,000us-gaap_DueFromEmployeesCurrent 707,000us-gaap_DueFromEmployeesCurrent  
Decrease in Depreciation Expense as Result of Adjustments to Estimated Lives and Salvage Values   550,000ptsi_DecreaseInDepreciationExpenseAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues 450,000ptsi_DecreaseInDepreciationExpenseAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues
Increase Decrease in Net Income Loss as Result of Adjustments to Estimated Lives and Salvage Values   340,000ptsi_IncreaseDecreaseInNetIncomeLossAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues 300,000ptsi_IncreaseDecreaseInNetIncomeLossAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues
Increase Decrease in Net Income Loss Per Share as Result of Adjustments to Estimated Lives and Salvage Values   0.04ptsi_IncreaseDecreaseInNetIncomeLossPerShareAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues 0.03ptsi_IncreaseDecreaseInNetIncomeLossPerShareAsResultOfAdjustmentsToEstimatedLivesAndSalvageValues
Period for Amortizing Prepaid Tires     24 months
Advertising Expense $ 683,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense $ 662,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense $ 685,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Truckload Services [Member] | Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]      
Note 1 - Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 92.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ProductConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ptsi_TruckloadServicesMember
92.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ProductConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ptsi_TruckloadServicesMember
91.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ProductConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ptsi_TruckloadServicesMember