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Pam Transportation Services Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 3/10/23, at 2:57pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1437749-23-6150   ·   File #:  0-15057

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/10/23  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  10-K       12/31/22   95:7.6M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     39K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     26K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     26K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
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 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
13: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     94K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    147K 
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     46K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    114K 
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     75K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
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19: R7          Note 1- Accounting Policies                         HTML     78K 
20: R8          Note 2 - Revenue Recognition                        HTML     37K 
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24: R12         Note 6 - Claims Liabilities                         HTML     31K 
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26: R14         Note 8 - Noncash Investing and Financing            HTML     29K 
                Activities                                                       
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28: R16         Note 10 - Segment Information, Significant          HTML     50K 
                Customers, Industry Concentration and Geographic                 
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30: R18         Note 12 - Federal and State Income Taxes            HTML     85K 
31: R19         Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation                  HTML     54K 
32: R20         Note 14 - Earnings Per Share                        HTML     44K 
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35: R23         Note 17 - Leases                                    HTML     68K 
36: R24         Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments       HTML     53K 
37: R25         Note 19 - Related Party Transactions                HTML     32K 
38: R26         Note 20 - Acquisition of Assets from Metropolitan   HTML     38K 
                Trucking Inc.                                                    
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47: R35         Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)         HTML     42K 
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50: R38         Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments       HTML     47K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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                Trucking Inc. (Tables)                                           
52: R40         Note 1- Accounting Policies (Details Textual)       HTML     40K 
53: R41         Note 1 - Accounting Policies - Useful Lives of      HTML     38K 
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
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                Receivable Balances (Details)                                    
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                Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)                        
56: R44         Note 4 - Marketable Equity Securities (Details      HTML     39K 
                Textual)                                                         
57: R45         Note 4 - Marketable Equity Securities - Securities  HTML     31K 
                Classified As Available-for-sale (Details)                       
58: R46         Note 4 - Marketable Equity Securities - Unrealized  HTML     30K 
                Gains and Losses on Marketable Equity Securities                 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R47         Note 4 - Marketable Equity Securities - Realized    HTML     31K 
                Gains on Marketable Equity Securities (Details)                  
60: R48         Note 5 - Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities     HTML     29K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
61: R49         Note 5 - Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities -   HTML     49K 
                Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details)                 
62: R50         Note 6 - Claims Liabilities (Details Textual)       HTML     45K 
63: R51         Note 7 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual)           HTML     56K 
64: R52         Note 7 - Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term      HTML     42K 
                Debt (Details)                                                   
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                Activities (Details Textual)                                     
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68: R56         Note 10 - Segment Information, Significant          HTML     41K 
                Customers, Industry Concentration and Geographic                 
                Areas (Details Textual)                                          
69: R57         Note 10 - Segment Information, Significant          HTML     46K 
                Customers, Industry Concentration, and Geographic                
                Areas - Revenue Dollars and Percentages by                       
                Geographic Area (Details)                                        
70: R58         Note 12 - Federal and State Income Taxes (Details   HTML     28K 
                Textual)                                                         
71: R59         Note 12 - Federal and State Income Taxes -          HTML     52K 
                Significant Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities               
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72: R60         Note 12 - Federal and State Income Taxes - Income   HTML     46K 
                Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)                                
73: R61         Note 12 - Federal and State Income Taxes -          HTML     50K 
                Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)                       
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74: R62         Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Details         HTML    127K 
                Textual)                                                         
75: R63         Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation - Share based    HTML     35K 
                Compensation (Details)                                           
76: R64         Note 13 - Stock Based Compensation - Summary of     HTML     47K 
                Nonvested Restricted Stock (Details)                             
77: R65         Note 14 - Earnings Per Share (Details Textual)      HTML     28K 
78: R66         Note 14 - Earnings Per Share - Computations of      HTML     57K 
                Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details)                   
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81: R69         Note 17 - Leases (Details Textual)                  HTML     71K 
82: R70         Note 17 - Leases - Operating Lease (Details)        HTML     57K 
83: R71         Note 17 - Leases - Lease Cost (Details)             HTML     31K 
84: R72         Note 17 - Leases - Lease Revenue (Details)          HTML     31K 
85: R73         Note 17 - Leases - Lease Receivables (Details)      HTML     40K 
86: R74         Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments -     HTML     31K 
                Securities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                 
                Basis (Details)                                                  
87: R75         Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments -     HTML     31K 
                Fair Value of Long-term Debt Other Than Lines of                 
                Credit (Details)                                                 
88: R76         Note 19 - Related Party Transactions (Details       HTML     55K 
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89: R77         Note 20 - Acquisition of Assets from Metropolitan   HTML     42K 
                Trucking Inc. (Details Textual)                                  
90: R78         Note 20 - Acquisition of Assets from Metropolitan   HTML     42K 
                Trucking Inc. - Assets Acquired and Liabilities                  
                Assumed (Details)                                                
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12 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 6/17/22  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:1,2,7,9 6/14/22   12:746K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 3/10/21  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,9     3/04/21   11:213K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
11/06/20  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  10-Q        9/30/20   64:4.9M                                   RDG Filings/FA
 8/05/20  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,9     8/04/20    3:98K                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 5/01/20  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,7,9   4/27/20    3:74K                                    RDG Filings/FA
 1/07/20  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,9     1/03/20    2:37K                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 3/11/19  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,9     3/07/19    2:81K                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 1/31/19  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:1,2,5,7 1/25/19    7:160K                                   RDG Filings/FA
 4/01/16  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:1,2,9   3/28/16    5:431K                                   Publicease Inc./FA
 4/23/14  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  DEF 14A     5/29/14    1:1.4M                                   RDG Filings/FA
12/11/07  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  8-K:5,9    12/06/07    2:107K
 5/15/02  Pam Transportation Services Inc.  10-Q        3/31/02    4:88K
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