UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 25, 2018

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P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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).

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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.     ☐

On April 25, 2018, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to its consulting agreement dated December 6, 2007 with Manuel J. Moroun, a director of the Company (the “Consulting Agreement”). Under the terms of the Amendment, the Consulting Agreement was extended on its existing terms until December 31, 2018, at which time the Consulting Agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year periods until either party notifies the other party of its intention to terminate at least 30 days prior to the applicable renewal date. The Amendment was reviewed and approved by the Company’s Audit Committee. The Consulting Agreement was previously extended by the Company on its existing terms in 2013. In addition to being a director of the Company, Mr. Moroun is also the father of Matthew T. Moroun, the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Matthew T. Moroun and Manuel J. Moroun together beneficially own over 60% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated by reference into this report.

On April 30, 2018, the Company issued a news release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2018. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 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.

On April 25, 2018, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held, at which meeting eight directors were elected to serve as the Board until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year 2018 was ratified by the Company’s stockholders. Final vote tabulations are indicated below:

(d) Exhibits.

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.