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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, 2026
PAMT CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | | 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, Arkansas72770
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (479) 361-9111
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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 | PAMT | 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 Item 2.02 of this report 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.
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 4, 2026, PAMT CORP (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Daniel C. Kleine, the Company's Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Kleine will continue to serve as the Company's Treasurer.
Mr. Kleine, age 37, has served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the Company since August 2025 and as Senior Vice President of Finance of P.A.M. Transport, Inc., the Company's primary operating subsidiary, since June 2025. He served as Vice President of Tax of P.A.M. Transport from June 2023 to June 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kleine held various roles at George's, Inc., a privately owned poultry processing company headquartered in Northwest Arkansas, including Tax Director from September 2022 to June 2023, Tax Accounting Manager from October 2020 to September 2022, and Senior Tax Accountant from June 2017 to October 2020. He previously served as Senior Tax Accountant at Frost, PLLC in Little Rock, Arkansas, from August 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Kleine is a Certified Public Accountant and holds bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance, with a minor in economics, from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a master's degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
In connection with his promotion, Mr. Kleine's annual base salary will increase to $300,000. The Board of Directors also granted Mr. Kleine an award of restricted stock units representing 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to his continued employment through each applicable vesting date. Mr. Kleine will remain eligible to participate in any annual incentive compensation plan maintained for the Company's executive officers.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 News release issued by the Registrant on August 4, 2026.
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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.
| | PAMT CORP |
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Date: August 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Lance K. Stewart |
| | Lance K. Stewart President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
PAMT CORP
ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
ENDED JUNE 30, 2026
Second Quarter 2026 Summary Results
| ● | Total revenues of $164.7 million, up 8.9% YoY |
| ● | Operating loss of $10.4 million |
| ● | Operating ratio of 106.3% |
| ● | Net loss of $7.4 million |
| ● | Diluted loss per share of $0.36 |
Tontitown, Arkansas, August 4, 2026...... PAMT CORP (NASDAQ: PAMT) (“we” or the “Company”) today reported consolidated net loss of $7.4 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of $0.36, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. These results compare to consolidated net loss of $9.6 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of $0.46, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The second quarter 2026 operating results include a one-time accrual of $3.1 million related to auto liability claims from prior years that may exceed insurance limits, which increased net loss by $2.3 million on an after-tax basis, or $0.11 per diluted share.
Consolidated operating revenues increased 8.9% to $164.7 million for the second quarter of 2026 when compared to $151.1 million for the second quarter of 2025.
Lance Stewart, President of the Company, commented, “We are pleased with the measurable progress reported in several key operating metrics during the second quarter. Truck productivity, measured in miles per truck per day, increased 12.8% year over year, while uncompensated empty miles improved from 8.9% in the second quarter of 2025 to 7.4% in the second quarter of 2026. We also continue to remove costs, including underutilized equipment, from the network. These results reflect our disciplined focus on cost control and our commitment to a well-defined freight network, which we expect to continue supporting operational efficiencies.
“For the first time in more than three years, market conditions enabled a meaningful sequential increase in rate per total mile. This marks an important step toward addressing rates that have been pressured lower while inflationary cost pressures have persisted. As industry dynamics continue to constrain driver supply, we believe opportunities for further rate correction remain, and we have achieved additional progress through the date of this release.
“As always, we appreciate our employees’ loyalty and dedication to our mission, which remain essential to sustainable success.”
Liquidity, Capitalization, and Cash Flow
As of June 30, 2026, we had an aggregate of $116.7 million of cash, marketable equity securities, and available liquidity under our line of credit and $203.1 million of stockholders’ equity. Outstanding debt was $332.8 million as of June 30, 2026, which represents a $1.1 million decrease from December 31, 2025. During the first half of 2026, we used $16.7 million in operating cash flow.
Chief Financial Officer Appointment
The Company also announced that Daniel C. Kleine has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective July 30, 2026. Mr. Kleine joined the Company in June 2023 as Vice President of Tax of P.A.M. Transport, Inc., the Company’s primary operating subsidiary, and has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since August 2025 and as Senior Vice President of Finance of P.A.M. Transport since June 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kleine served in various tax accounting roles at George’s, Inc., a privately owned poultry processing company headquartered in Northwest Arkansas, from June 2017 to June 2023. He previously served as Senior Tax Accountant at Frost, PLLC in Little Rock, Arkansas from August 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Kleine is a Certified Public Accountant and holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance, with a minor in economics, from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
About PAMT CORP
PAMT CORP 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 constitutes “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, increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and owner-operators, including as a result of recent regulatory initiatives impacting driver capacity, to meet available freight demand; 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 labor or international trade disruptions; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees; excess capacity in the trucking industry; surplus inventories; 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 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; our ability to develop, implement and govern suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches, disruptions or unauthorized use 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; the impacts of ongoing or future military conflicts and other major domestic or international events; the ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; potential economic, business or operational disruptions or uncertainties that may result from any future public health crises; 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.
PAMT CORP Key Financial and Operating Statistics (unaudited) |
| | Quarter Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2026 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | 2025 | |
| | (in thousands, except earnings per share) | | | (in thousands, except earnings per share) | |
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Revenue, before fuel surcharge | | $ | 136,894 | | | $ | 133,806 | | | $ | 259,556 | | | $ | 270,506 | |
Fuel surcharge | | | 27,758 | | | | 17,328 | | | | 46,976 | | | | 35,969 | |
Operating Revenue | | | 164,652 | | | | 151,134 | | | | 306,532 | | | | 306,475 | |
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Operating expenses and costs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Salaries, wages and benefits | | | 41,351 | | | | 40,851 | | | | 80,433 | | | | 81,665 | |
Operating supplies and expenses | | | 36,516 | | | | 29,028 | | | | 67,062 | | | | 60,413 | |
Rent and purchased transportation | | | 64,645 | | | | 64,866 | | | | 121,249 | | | | 127,838 | |
Depreciation | | | 19,337 | | | | 21,719 | | | | 38,581 | | | | 44,315 | |
Insurance and claims | | | 8,738 | | | | 5,167 | | | | 13,946 | | | | 9,948 | |
Other | | | 5,029 | | | | 4,986 | | | | 11,642 | | | | 9,985 | |
Gain on disposition of assets | | | (556 | ) | | | (4,414 | ) | | | (15,702 | ) | | | (7,428 | ) |
Total operating expenses and costs | | | 175,060 | | | | 162,203 | | | | 317,211 | | | | 326,736 | |
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Operating loss | | | (10,408 | ) | | | (11,069 | ) | | | (10,679 | ) | | | (20,261 | ) |
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Interest expense | | | (4,615 | ) | | | (4,032 | ) | | | (9,151 | ) | | | (8,075 | ) |
Non-operating income | | | 5,078 | | | | 2,263 | | | | 9,875 | | | | 4,749 | |
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Loss before income taxes | | | (9,945 | ) | | | (12,838 | ) | | | (9,955 | ) | | | (23,587 | ) |
Income tax benefit | | | (2,501 | ) | | | (3,211 | ) | | | (2,503 | ) | | | (5,817 | ) |
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Net loss | | $ | (7,444 | ) | | $ | (9,627 | ) | | $ | (7,452 | ) | | $ | (17,770 | ) |
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Diluted loss per share | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | (0.46 | ) | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | (0.83 | ) |
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Average shares outstanding – Diluted | | | 20,943 | | | | 21,095 | | | | 20,940 | | | | 21,498 | |
| | Quarter Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2026 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | 2025 | |
Truckload Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total miles (in thousands) (1) | | | 43,567 | | | | 40,355 | | | | 84,270 | | | | 81,571 | |
Operating ratio (2) | | | 114.2 | % | | | 112.5 | % | | | 108.9 | % | | | 111.7 | % |
Empty miles factor | | | 7.35 | % | | | 8.90 | % | | | 7.61 | % | | | 8.97 | % |
Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge (1) | | $ | 1.98 | | | $ | 2.04 | | | $ | 1.94 | | | $ | 2.04 | |
Total loads | | | 90,844 | | | | 98,814 | | | | 176,384 | | | | 193,458 | |
Revenue per truck per workday | | $ | 675 | | | $ | 697 | | | $ | 647 | | | $ | 685 | |
Revenue per truck per week | | $ | 3,375 | | | $ | 3,485 | | | $ | 3,235 | | | $ | 3,423 | |
Average company-driver trucks | | | 1,540 | | | | 1,579 | | | | 1,545 | | | | 1,623 | |
Average owner operator trucks | | | 454 | | | | 505 | | | | 454 | | | | 509 | |
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Logistics Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total revenue (in thousands) | | $ | 50,820 | | | $ | 40,982 | | | $ | 95,225 | | | $ | 85,254 | |
Operating ratio | | | 96.4 | % | | | 98.7 | % | | | 95.9 | % | | | 98.3 | % |
PAMT CORP Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2026 | | | 2025 | |
| | (in thousands) | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 18,210 | | | $ | 35,234 | |
Trade accounts receivable, net | | | 88,930 | | | | 66,882 | |
Other receivables | | | 4,125 | | | | 6,757 | |
Inventories | | | 2,610 | | | | 2,332 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | | 7,728 | | | | 9,807 | |
Marketable equity securities | | | 38,732 | | | | 48,488 | |
Income taxes refundable | | | 1,042 | | | | 1,732 | |
Total current assets | | | 161,377 | | | | 171,232 | |
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Property and equipment | | | 758,944 | | | | 792,391 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | | | 259,476 | | | | 275,554 | |
Total property and equipment, net | | | 499,468 | | | | 516,837 | |
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Other non-current assets | | | 9,486 | | | | 9,843 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 670,331 | | | $ | 697,912 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 27,421 | | | $ | 32,752 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 30,599 | | | | 41,078 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 64,592 | | | | 65,542 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 122,612 | | | | 139,372 | |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion | | | 268,230 | | | | 268,327 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 70,741 | | | | 73,689 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 5,658 | | | | 6,040 | |
Total liabilities | | | 467,241 | | | | 487,428 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Common stock | | | 224 | | | | 224 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 41,788 | | | | 41,682 | |
Treasury stock, at cost | | | (28,972 | ) | | | (28,924 | ) |
Retained earnings | | | 190,050 | | | | 197,502 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | | | 203,090 | | | | 210,484 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 670,331 | | | $ | 697,912 | |
| 1) | Excludes miles driven by third party power only carriers. |
| 2) | 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: PAMT CORP
P.O. BOX 188
Tontitown, AR 72770
Daniel C. Kleine
(479) 361-9111