UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


[  X  ]            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
                         OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001


[  _  ]            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
                         OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    For the transition period from ______to______

                         Commission File Number    0-15057
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                      P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                           71-0633135
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(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

                 Highway 412 West, Tontitown, Arkansas      72770
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                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrants telephone number, including area code:  (501) 361-9111


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding  12  months  (or  for such shorter period that the registrant was
required  to  file  such  reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject to such filing
requirements  for  the  past  90  days.

Yes  [  X  ]          No  [  _  ]

Indicate  the  number  of shares outstanding  of each of the issuer's classes of
common  stock,  as  of  the  latest  practicable  date:

         Class                                 Outstanding at November 1, 2001
         -----                                 -------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value                               8,524,546






                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                        Item  1.  Financial Statements








                     P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (in thousands)

                                                  September 30,   December 31,
                                                      2001           2000
                                                      ----           ----
                                                  (unaudited)       (note)
                                                            
ASSETS
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                     $   1,354      $     485
     Receivables:
          Trade, net of allowance                     28,032         23,291
          Other                                          572            640
     Operating supplies and inventories                  245             71
     Deferred income taxes                               581            401
     Prepaid expenses and deposits                     4,417          3,426
     Income taxes refundable                             173            628
                                                   ---------      ---------
          Total current assets                        35,374         28,942

Property and equipment, at cost                      208,115        184,636
     Less:  accumulated depreciation                 (66,954)       (59,308)
                                                   ---------      ---------
          Net property and equipment                 141,161        125,328
Other assets:
     Excess of cost over net assets acquired           8,203          8,506
     Non compete agreement                                31            131
     Other                                             1,748          1,611
                                                   ---------      ---------
          Total other assets                           9,982         10,248
                                                   ---------      ---------
Total assets                                       $ 186,517      $ 164,518
                                                   =========      =========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Current maturities of long-term debt          $  15,550      $  17,753
     Trade accounts payable                           12,662         10,610
     Other current liabilities                         9,430          8,074
                                                   ---------      ---------
          Total current liabilities                   37,642         36,437

Long-term debt, less current portion                  51,497         42,073
Deferred income taxes                                 27,429         23,798
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock                                              86             85
Additional paid-in capital                            20,421         19,638
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)           (571)             -
Retained earnings                                     50,013         42,487
                                                   ---------      ---------
Total shareholders' equity                            69,949         62,210
                                                   ---------      ---------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity        $  186,517      $ 164,518
                                                   =========      =========

Note:  The  balance sheet at December 31, 2000 has been derived from the audited
financial  statements  at  that date but does not include all of the information
and  footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements.  See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.









                                        P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
                                                 AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                   (unaudited)
                                      (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                     Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,                  September 30,
                                                    2001           2000            2001            2000
                                                    ----           ----            ----            ----
                                                                                   
Operating revenues                               $  53,662      $  47,100     $  169,530       $ 154,282

Operating expenses:
  Salaries, wages and benefits                      24,097         21,137         74,960          68,187
  Operating supplies                                10,990          9,228         33,317          28,327
  Rent/purchased transportation                      2,015          2,498          8,434           9,429
  Depreciation and amortization                      5,139          4,629         14,989          14,253
  Operating taxes and licenses                       2,940          2,453          8,878           8,324
  Insurance and claims                               2,407          2,032          7,489           6,610
  Communications and utilities                         567            500          1,662           1,685
  Other                                                892            874          3,634           2,851
  (Gain) loss on sale of equipment                     145            398            191             302
                                                 ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------
                                                    49,192         43,749        153,554         139,968
                                                 ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------
Operating income                                     4,470          3,351         15,976          14,314
Other income (expense)
  Interest expense                                  (1,148)        (1,184)        (3,455)         (3,906)
                                                 ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------
                                                    (1,148)        (1,184)        (3,455)         (3,906)

Income before income taxes                           3,322          2,167         12,521          10,408

Income taxes --current                                  35            618            895             923
             --deferred                              1,285            205          4,100           3,193
                                                 ---------      ---------      ---------       ---------
                                                     1,320            823          4,995           4,116

Net income                                       $   2,002      $   1,344      $   7,526       $   6,292
                                                 =========      =========      =========       =========
Net income per common share:
  Basic                                          $    0.23      $    0.16      $    0.88       $    0.74
                                                 =========      =========      =========       =========
  Diluted                                        $    0.23      $    0.16      $    0.88       $    0.74
                                                 =========      =========      =========       =========

Average common shares outstanding-Basic          8,525,334      8,465,309      8,524,546       8,449,861
                                                 =========      =========      =========       =========
Average common shares outstanding-Diluted        8,537,286      8,525,269      8,559,263       8,518,227
                                                 =========      =========      =========       =========

                       See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.






                       P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
                                 AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (unaudited)
                                  (in thousands)

                                                                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                     September 30,
                                                                  2001          2000
                                                                  ----          ----
                                                                     
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                                   $   7,526     $   6,292
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                              14,989        14,253
     Non compete agreement amortization                             99            98
     Provision for deferred income taxes                         4,100         3,193
     Loss /(gain) on retirement of property and equipment          191           302
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
          Accounts receivable                                   (4,804)       (1,392)
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets               (847)       (1,467)
          Accounts payable                                         830         3,697
          Accrued expenses                                       1,356         1,422
                                                             ---------     ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities                       23,440        26,398

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment                            (39,940)      (24,354)
Proceeds from sales of assets                                    9,230        11,467
Lease payments received on direct financing leases                 133           192
                                                             ---------     ---------
Net cash used in investing activities                          (30,577)      (12,695)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings under lines of credit                               211,506       141,199
Repayments under lines of credit                              (194,417)     (139,999)
Borrowings of long-term debt                                     7,112         4,204
Repayments of long-term debt                                   (16,979)      (22,538)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options                            784           186
                                                             ---------     ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities              8,006       (16,948)
                                                             ---------     ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents               869        (3,245)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period             $     485     $   3,557
                                                             ---------     ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                   $   1,354     $     312
                                                             =========     =========

          See  notes  to  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements.






                       P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

NOTE  A:  BASIS  OF  PRESENTATION
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The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial  information  and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they  do  not include all of the information and
footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting principles for complete
financial  statements.  In  management's opinion, all adjustments (consisting of
normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating  results for the nine-month  period  ended  September 30, 2001 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December  31, 2001. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial
statements  and the footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on
Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000.

NOTE  B:  NOTES  PAYABLE  AND  LONG-TERM  DEBT
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In  the  first  nine months of 2001, the Company's subsidiary, P.A.M. Transport,
Inc., entered into installment obligations for the purchase of revenue equipment
in the amount of approximately $4.5 million. These obligations are payable in 48
monthly  installments  at  an  interest  rate  of  7.43%.

NOTE  C:  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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On  January  1,  2001,  the  Company  adopted  Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  No.  133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative  Instruments  and  Hedging
Activities,"  issued  by  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  in 1998.
Statement  No.  133,  as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards
requiring  the  recording  of each derivative instrument in the balance sheet as
either  an  asset or liability measured at fair value. Changes in the derivative
instrument's fair value must be recognized currently in earnings unless specific
hedge  accounting  criteria  are  met.  For  hedges which meet the criteria, the
derivative  instrument's  gains  and  losses,  to  the  extent effective, may be
recognized  in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) rather than current
earnings.

The  Company  had  no  transition adjustment as a result of adopting SFAS 133 on
January  1,  2001 as the Company's only derivative instruments were entered into
after  January  1, 2001. Effective February 28, 2001 the Company entered into an
interest  rate swap agreement on a notional amount of $15,000,000. The pay fixed
rate  under  the  swap  is  5.08%,  while the receive floating rate is "1-month"
LIBOR.  This interest rate swap agreement terminates on March 2, 2006. Effective
May  31,  2001  the  Company  entered  into an interest rate swap agreement on a
notional amount of $5,000,000. The pay fixed rate under the swap is 4.83%, while
the  receive floating rate is "1-month" LIBOR. This interest rate swap agreement
terminates  on  June  2,  2006.

The  Company  designates  both  of these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges
of  its  exposure  to  variability  in future cash flows resulting from interest
payments  indexed  to  "1-month"  LIBOR.  Changes  in future cash flows from the
interest  rate  swaps will offset changes in interest rate payments on the first
$20,000,000  of  the  Company's  current  revolving  credit  facility  or future
"1-month"  LIBOR  based  borrowings that reset on the second London Business Day
prior  to  the  start  of the next interest period. The hedge locks the interest
rate  at  5.08%  or  4.83%  plus  the  pricing  spread (currently 1.15%) for the
notional  amounts  of  $15,000,000  and  $5,000,000,  respectively.

These interest rate swap agreements meet the specific hedge accounting criteria.
The  effective  portion  of  the  cumulative gain or loss has been reported as a
component  of  accumulated  other comprehensive loss in shareholders' equity and
will  be  reclassified  into  current  earnings  by  June  2,  2006,  the latest
termination  date  for  all  current  swap  agreements.  The Company records all
derivatives at fair value as assets or liabilities in the condensed consolidated
balance  sheet,  with  classification  as  current or long-term depending on the
duration of the instrument. At September 30, 2001, the net deferred hedging loss
in accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  was  approximately  $571,000.

The  measurement  of  hedge  effectiveness  is  based  upon  a comparison of the
floating-rate  leg  of  the  swap and the hedged floating-rate cash flows on the
underlying  liability.  This  method  is  based  upon  the premise that only the
floating-rate  component  of  the  swap  provides  the  cash flow hedge, and any
changes  in  the  swap's  fair  value  attributable to the fixed-rate leg is not
relevant to the variability of the hedged interest payments on the floating-rate
liability.  The  calculation  of  ineffectiveness  involves  a comparison of the
present  value of the cumulative change in the expected future cash flows on the
variable  leg  of the swap and the present value of the cumulative change in the
expected  future  interest  cash  flows  on  the  floating-rate  liability.







                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

           Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                       Condition and Results of Operations






                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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Certain  information  included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of  the  Private Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  Such  forward-looking  statements, which are
indicated  by the use of words such as "expect", "intend", "estimate", "project"
or  similar  expressions,  may  relate to future financial results and plans for
future  business  activities,  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, general economic conditions, competition, the
price  of  fuel, the availability of drivers, economic and other disruptions and
uncertainties  resulting  from  the  terrorist  attacks  in  New  York  City and
Washington,  D.C.  on  September  11,  2001  and  a continuing war on terrorism,
including  military  action,  new  terrorist  attacks,  actual  or  threatened,
regulatory  action  which may increase operating expenses, and related political
events  as well as other uncertainties detailed in this report and detailed from
time  to  time  in other filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

THREE  MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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For  the  quarter  ended  September  30, 2001, revenues increased 13.9% to $53.7
million  as  compared to $47.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
The  main  factor  contributing  to  the increase was an increase in the average
number  of  tractors  from  1,379  in  the third quarter of 2000 to 1,554 in the
third  quarter  of  2001.

Operating  supplies  and  expenses increased from 19.6% of revenues in the third
quarter  of 2000 to 20.5% of revenues in the third quarter of 2001. The increase
relates  to increased equipment repair costs and increased net fuel costs due to
a  reduction  of  fuel  surcharges  passed  to  customers.

Rent  and  purchased transportation decreased from 5.3% of revenues in the third
quarter  of  2000 to 3.8% of revenues in the third quarter of 2001. The decrease
relates  primarily  to  a  decrease  in  amounts  paid  to  other transportation
companies  in  the  form  of  brokerage  fees.

The  Company's  operating ratio decreased to 91.7% for the third quarter of 2001
from  92.9%  for the third quarter of 2000, as a result of the factors described
above.

The  Company's  effective  tax rate increased from 38.0% in the third quarter of
2000  to  39.9%  in  the  third  quarter of 2001, which, combined with increased
revenues,  resulted  in  an  increase  in  the  provision  for income taxes from
$823,520  for  the  third quarter of 2000 to $1,320,549 for the third quarter of
2001.

Net income increased to $2.0 million, or 3.7% of revenues, in the third quarter
of  2001  from  $1.3 million, or 2.9% of revenues in the third quarter of 2000,
representing  an  increase in diluted net income per share to $.23 in the third
quarter  of  2001  from  $.16  in  the  third quarter  of  2000.


NINE  MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001  VS.  NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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For  the nine months ended September 30, 2001, revenues increased 9.9% to $169.5
million  as  compared  to $154.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2000. The increase was due to improved utilization of existing revenue equipment
and  an  increase in the average number of tractors from 1,418 in the first nine
months  of  2000 to 1,540 in the first nine months of 2001. Improved utilization
of  existing  revenue  equipment  resulted in a 2.8% increase in average revenue
generated  per  tractor each work day from $577 in the first nine months of 2000
to  $593  in  the  first  nine  months  of  2001.

Operating  supplies  and  expenses increased from 18.4% of revenues in the first
nine  months  of 2000 to 19.7% of revenues in the first nine months of 2001. The
increase  relates to increased equipment repair costs and to an increase in fuel
costs  of  .6%,  net  of  fuel  surcharges  passed  on  to  customers.

Rent  and  purchased transportation decreased from 6.1% of revenues in the first
nine  months  of  2000 to 5.0% of revenues in the first nine months of 2001. The
decrease relates primarily to a decrease in amounts paid to other transportation
companies  in  the  form  of  brokerage  fees.

Other  expenses increased from 1.8% of revenues in the first nine months of 2000
to  2.1% of revenues in the first nine months of 2001. The increase is due to an
increase  in  the  Company's  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts.

Depreciation  and amortization decreased from 9.2% of revenues in the first nine
months of 2000 to 8.8% of revenues in the first nine months of 2001. The primary
reason for the decrease was increased utilization of existing revenue equipment.

The  Company's  operating  ratio decreased to 90.6% for the first nine months of
2001  from  90.7%  for the first nine months of 2000, as a result of the factors
described  above.

The  Company's  effective tax rate increased from 39.5% in the first nine months
of  2000  to  39.9%  in  the  first  nine  months  of 2001, which, combined with
increased  revenues,  resulted  in an increase in the provision for income taxes
from  $4,116,334  for  the first nine months of 2000 to $4,995,238 for the first
nine  months  of  2001.

Net  income  increased  to  $7.5 million, or 4.4% of revenues, in the first nine
months  of  2001 from $6.3 million, or 4.1% of revenues in the first nine months
of 2000, representing an increase in diluted net income per share to $.88 in the
first  nine  months  of  2001  from  $.74  in  the  first  nine  months of 2000.


LIQUIDITY  AND  CAPITAL  RESOURCES
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During  the  first  nine  months of 2001, the Company generated $23.4 million in
cash  from operating activities. Investing activities used $30.6 million in cash
in the first nine months of 2001. Financing activities generated $8.0 million in
the  first  nine  months  of  2001,  primarily  from  long-term  borrowings.

The  Company's principal subsidiary, P.A.M. Transport, Inc., maintains two $20.0
million  lines  of credit with separate financial institutions. These bank lines
of  credit  are  secured  by  accounts  receivable  or revenue equipment and are
subject  to  borrowing  limitations.  Withdrawals  from the lines of credit bear
interest at LIBOR (as of the first day of the month) plus either 1.40% or 1.15%.
Outstanding  advances on the lines of credit were approximately $8.9 million and
$20.0  million  at  September  30,  2001,  including  $2.7 million in letters of
credit.  The  Company's combined borrowing limitation on the two lines of credit
at September 30, 2001 was $11.1 million. These lines of credit are guaranteed by
the  Company  and  mature  on  May  31,  2002  and  November  30,  2002.

In  addition  to cash flows from operations, the Company uses its existing lines
of  credit  on  an  interim  basis  to  finance  capital  expenditures and repay
long-term  debt.  Longer-term transactions, such as installment notes (generally
three  to  five  year  terms at fixed rates), are typically entered into for the
purchase of revenue equipment; however, the Company purchased additional revenue
equipment  during the first nine months of 2001 at a cost of approximately $32.1
million  using  its existing line of credit. In addition, P.A.M. Transport, Inc.
entered  into  installment  obligations during the first nine months of 2001 for
the  purchase  of revenue equipment in the amount of approximately $4.5 million,
payable  in  48  monthly  installments  at an interest rate of 7.43%. During the
remainder  of 2001, the Company plans to replace approximately 60 tractors which
would  result  in  additional  debt  of  approximately  $2.4 million. Management
expects  that  the  Company's existing working capital and its available line of
credit  will be sufficient to meet the Company's expected capital commitments to
repay  indebtedness,  and  to  fund  its operating needs for the next 12 months.

On  November  22,  2000,  P.A.M.  Transport,  Inc.  entered  into  a $15,000,000
revolving  credit  facility  with  a  maturity  date  of November 30, 2002. This
revolving  credit  facility  was  increased  to $20,000,000 on May 31, 2001. The
purpose  of  the  facility  is to provide a means for financing working capital,
capital  expenditure  and  acquisition  requirements.  Through this facility the
Company  can  elect  to borrow at LIBOR rates, plus a pricing spread. Therefore,
the  Company's  forecasted  future  cash  flow  is exposed to interest rate risk
related  to variability in LIBOR rates with respect to amounts outstanding under
the  facility.  Additionally,  the  Company anticipates it will continue to have
interest  rate  exposure  beyond  the  maturity  of its current revolving credit
facility  and  has  therefore  hedged its exposure to the volatility in variable
interest  rates.  However,  the  hedging transactions will only serve to provide
interest  rate  protection  and  create  an  interest  rate  neutral position by
specifically  matching  notional  amounts,  maturity  dates,  and  interest rate
indices.

During  February  2001  and  May 2001 the Company entered into separate interest
rate  swap  agreements  on  notional  amounts  of  $15,000,000  and  $5,000,000,
respectively.  The  pay  fixed  rate  under  the  swaps  are  5.08%  and  4.83%,
respectively,  while  the  receive  floating  rate  is  "1-month"  LIBOR.  The
$15,000,000 swap agreement terminates on March 2, 2006 while the $5,000,000 swap
agreement terminates on June 2, 2006. For additional information with respect to
the  interest  rate  swap  agreements,  see Note C to the condensed consolidated
financial  statements.


NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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In  July  2001,  the  Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 141,
"Business  Combinations,"  and  SFAS  No.  142,  "Goodwill  and Other Intangible
Assets,"  and  announced  the approval for issuance of SFAS No. 143, "Accounting
for  Asset  Retirement  Obligations."

SFAS  No.  141 requires all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001,
to  be  accounted  for under the purchase method. This standard also establishes
for  all  business  combinations made after June 30, 2001, specific criteria for
the recognition of intangible assets separately from goodwill. SFAS No. 141 also
requires  that  the  excess  of  the  fair  value  of  acquired assets over cost
(negative  goodwill)  be recognized immediately as an extraordinary gain, rather
than  deferred  and  amortized. The Company will account for all future business
combinations  under  SFAS  No.  141.

SFAS  No.  142 addresses the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets
after  an acquisition. Goodwill and other intangibles that have indefinite lives
will no longer be amortized, but will be subject to annual impairment tests. All
other  intangible  assets  will  continue  to  be amortized over their estimated
useful  lives.  The Company will adopt this statement effective January 1, 2002.
At  that  time,  amortization of existing goodwill will cease on the unamortized
portion  of  goodwill  associated  with acquisitions. This will have a favorable
annual impact of approximately $110,000, net of tax, beginning in 2002. Goodwill
existing at September 30, 2001, will continue to be amortized through the end of
fiscal  2001.  SFAS  No.  142 also requires a new methodology for the testing of
impairment  of goodwill and other intangibles that have indefinite lives. During
2002,  the  Company  will  begin  testing  goodwill for impairment under the new
rules,  applying  a fair-value-based test. At this time, the Company has not yet
determined  what  impact,  if  any,  the  change  in  the  required  approach to
impairment  testing  will  have  on  either its financial position or results of
operations.

SFAS  No.  143  provides  accounting  requirements  for  retirement  obligations
associated  with  tangible  long-lived  assets,  including:  (i)  the  timing of
liability  recognition;  (ii)  initial  measurement  of  the  liability;  (iii)
allocation of  asset retirement cost to expense; (iv)  subsequent measurement of
the  liability;  and  (v) financial statement disclosures. SFAS No. 143 requires
that  an  asset retirement cost should be capitalized as part of the cost of the
related  long-lived  asset  and  subsequently  allocated  to  expense  using  a
systematic and rational method. This standard becomes effective for fiscal years
beginning  after  June  15, 2002. The Company will adopt the Statement effective
January  1,  2003. At this time, the Company has not yet determined what impact,
if  any,  the  adoption  of  this  Statement  will  have on either its financial
position  or  results  of  operations.

In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal  of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and
reporting  for  impairment  or  disposal  of  long-lived  assets. This Statement
supersedes  FASB Statement No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets  to  be  Disposed Of", and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB
Opinion  No.  30,  "Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of
Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently
Occurring Events and Transactions", for the disposal of a segment of a business.
This  Statement  also amends ARB No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements", to
eliminate  the  exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is
likely  to  be  temporary.  SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after  December 15, 2001. At present, the Company is currently assessing but has
not  yet  determined  the complete impact, if any, that the adoption of SFAS No.
144  will  have  on  its  financial  position  and  results  of  operations.


Item  3.    Quantitative  and  Qualitative  Disclosure  about  Market  Risk.
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The  Company  is  exposed  to  market  risks from changes in interest rates. The
Company's  two  lines  of credit bear interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR
plus  either 1.40% or 1.15%. Accordingly, changes in LIBOR, which is effected by
changes  in  interest  rates  generally,  will  affect the interest rate on, and
therefore the Company's costs under, the lines of credit. In an effort to manage
the  risks  associated  with  changing  interest  rates the Company entered into
interest  rate  swaps  effective February 28, 2001 and May 31, 2001, on notional
amounts  of  $15,000,000  and $5,000,000, respectively. The pay fixed rate under
the  $15,000,000  and  $5,000,000  swap  agreements  are  5.08%  and  4.83%,
respectively.  The  receive  floating rate for both swap agreements is "1-month"
LIBOR.  These  interest rate swap agreements terminate on March 2, 2006 and June
2,  2006,  respectively. For additional information with respect to the interest
rate  swap  agreements,  see  Note  C  to  the  condensed consolidated financial
statements.

The  Company  may  temporarily  invest  excess  cash  in  money  market  funds.
Changes in interest rates would not significantly affect the fair value of these
cash  investments.



                         PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION
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Item  6.    Exhibits  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K.
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(a)    The  following  exhibits  are  filed  with  this  report:

         11.1    -   Statement  Re:  Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share.


(b)    Reports  on  Form  8-K

         None.








                                   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  thereunto  duly  authorized.



                         P.A.M.  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES,  INC.




Dated:   November 12, 2001         By: /s/ Robert  W.  Weaver
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Robert W. Weaver
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer
                                   (principal executive officer)


Dated:   November 12, 2001         By: /s/ Larry  J.  Goddard
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   Larry J. Goddard
                                   Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial
                                   Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
                                   (principal accounting and financial officer)