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) July 30, 2002 ------------- P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-15057 71-0633135 ---------------------------- ------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification no.) Highway 412 West, Tontitown, Arkansas 72770 ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrants telephone number, including area code (479) 361-9111 -------------- N/A ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On July 30, 2002, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. issued the following press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Financial Statements: None (b) Pro Forma Financial Statements: None (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this Report: 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant (July 30, 2002) 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: July 31, 2002 By: /s/ Robert W. Weaver ------------------------------------- Robert W. Weaver President and Chief Executive Officer