8-K

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 18, 2024

PAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-15057	71-0633135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

297 West Henri De Tonti, Tontitown, Arkansas 72770

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s 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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	PTSI	NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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) 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 18, 2024, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. issued a news release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2024. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 News release issued by the Registrant on April 18, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: April 18, 2024	By:	/s/ Lance K. Stewart
		Lance K. Stewart Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER

ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

First Quarter 2024 Summary Results

● Total revenues of $182.6 million, down 17.6% YoY

● Operating loss of $0.7 million

● Operating ratio of 100.4%

● Diluted EPS of $0.01

Tontitown, Arkansas, April 18, 2024...... P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTSI) (“the Company”) today reported net income of $0.3 million, or diluted and basic earnings per share of $0.01, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. These results compare to net income of $5.2 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.23 ($0.24 basic), for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Operating revenues decreased 17.6% to $182.6 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $221.7 million for the first quarter of 2023.

Joe Vitiritto, President of the Company, commented, “The truckload market continued to be extremely challenging during the first quarter of 2024, characterized by shippers continued success in leveraging an overcapacity market to their advantage to attain rates at or below cost. This market backdrop coupled with weather disruptions early in the quarter which drove cost increases and reductions in equipment utilization created a tough environment to get traction in efforts to improve earnings.

We continue to intensely focus on cost reduction, opportunities to gain efficiency and market positioning to maximize the benefit of an improving freight environment when that occurs. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our employees as we work through this tough economic cycle.”

Liquidity, Capitalization, and Cash Flow

As of March 31, 2024, we had an aggregate of $185.7 million of cash, marketable equity securities, and available liquidity under our line of credit and $314.6 million of stockholders’ equity. Outstanding debt was $271.6 million as of March 31, 2024, which represents a $9.9 million increase from December 31, 2023.

During the first quarter of 2024, we generated $9.6 million in operating cash flow.

About P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing truckload dry van carrier services transporting general commodities throughout the continental United States, as well as in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Company’s consolidated operating subsidiaries also provide transportation services in Mexico through its gateways in Laredo and El Paso, Texas, under agreements with Mexican carriers.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information included in this document contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may relate to expected future financial and operating results, prospects, plans or events, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, excess capacity in the trucking industry; surplus inventories; general inflation, recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles; a significant reduction in or termination of the Company's trucking service by a key customer, including as a result of future labor disruptions; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees; potential economic, business or operational disruptions or uncertainties that may result from any future public health crises; the resale value of the Company's used equipment; the price and availability of new equipment consistent with anticipated acquisitions and replacement plans; increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and owner-operators; increases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts relating to accident, cargo, workers' compensation, health, and other claims; increases in the number or amount of claims for which the Company is self-insured; inability of the Company to continue to secure acceptable financing arrangements; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs; competition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors including reductions in rates resulting from competitive bidding; the ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; our ability to develop and implement suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches of such systems; the impact of pending or future litigation; general risks associated with doing business in Mexico, including, without

limitation, exchange rate fluctuations, inflation, import duties, tariffs, quotas, political and economic instability and terrorism; the potential impact of new laws, regulations or policy, including, without limitation, rules regarding the classification of independent contractors as employees, tariffs, import/export, trade and immigration regulations or policies; and other factors, including risk factors, included from time to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise. Considering these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed above and in company filings might not transpire.

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries Key Financial and Operating Statistics (unaudited)
	Quarter ended March 31,
	2024			2023
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue, before fuel surcharge	$	160,969		$	193,454
Fuel surcharge		21,623			28,270
Operating revenue		182,592			221,724
Operating expenses and costs:
Salaries, wages and benefits		44,063			48,278
Operating supplies and expenses		34,712			41,073
Rent and purchased transportation		73,279			87,096
Depreciation		18,935			16,497
Insurance and claims		4,861			15,435
Other		7,179			5,423
Loss(gain) on disposition of equipment		240			(577	)
Total operating expenses and costs		183,269			213,225
Operating (loss)income		(677	)		8,499
Interest expense		(2,883	)		(2,356	)
Non-operating income		3,938			899
Income before income taxes		378			7,042
Income tax expense		97			1,811
Net income	$	281		$	5,231
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.01		$	0.23
Average shares outstanding – Diluted		22,127			22,317

	Quarter ended March 31,
Truckload Operations	2024			2023
Total miles		46,062			53,729
Operating ratio (1)		104.2	%		99.3	%
Empty miles factor		8.60	%		8.96	%
Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge	$	$2.22		$	$2.33
Total loads		102,200			102,430
Revenue per truck per work day	$	$729		$	$802
Revenue per truck per week	$	$3,645		$	$4,010
Average company-driver trucks		1,895			2,051
Average owner operator trucks		365			389
Logistics Operations
Total revenue (in thousands)	$	$58,769		$	$68,256
Operating ratio		93.9	%		88.8	%

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2024			2023
	(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	79,966		$	100,614
Trade accounts receivable, net		95,548			80,604
Other receivables		6,776			7,203
Inventories		2,385			2,321
Prepaid expenses and deposits		10,820			13,213
Marketable equity securities		45,789			43,203
Income taxes refundable		3,804			3,883
Total current assets		245,088			251,041
Property and equipment		771,956			771,131
Less: accumulated depreciation		270,631			266,412
Total property and equipment, net		501,325			504,719
Other non-current assets		3,243			4,697
Total Assets	$	749,656		$	760,457
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	41,933		$	62,652
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		16,695			16,799
Current portion of long-term debt		52,692			57,645
Total current liabilities		111,320			137,096
Long-term debt, net of current portion		218,870			204,064
Deferred income taxes		104,323			104,331
Other long-term liabilities		500			750
Total liabilities		435,013			446,241
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock		223			223
Additional paid-in capital		40,971			40,825
Treasury stock, at cost		(8,736	)		(8,736	)
Retained earnings		282,185			281,904
Total stockholders’ equity		314,643			314,216
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	749,656		$	760,457

1) The Truckload Operations operating ratio has been calculated based upon total operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, as a percentage of revenue, before fuel surcharge. We used revenue, before fuel surcharge, and operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, because we believe that eliminating this sometimes volatile source of revenue affords a more consistent basis for comparing our results of operations from period to period.

FROM: P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

P.O. BOX 188

Tontitown, AR 72770

Lance K. Stewart

(479) 361-9111

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