SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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):   January 22, 2001



                       SIMON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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          Nevada                      0-27208                    87-0545608
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
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        5175 West 2100 South, West Valley City, Utah            84123
         (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (801) 924-7000

                                     N/A
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)





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ITEM 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         Simon Transportation Services Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Parent"), is
the  reporting  company  under this Form 8-K.  On January 22,  2001,  Dick Simon
Trucking,  Inc.,  a Utah  corporation  and  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Parent
("Simon"),  completed  its  acquisition  of a portion of the trucking  assets of
Westway  Express,  Inc., an Indiana  corporation  ("Westway"),  pursuant to that
certain  Agreement  dated  December  15,  2000,  by and  among  Simon,  Westway,
WesternWay  Holdings Co., a Colorado  corporation  and the sole  stockholder  of
Westway ("WesternWay"), and Jerry D. McMorris ("McMorris") (the "Agreement"), as
amended  January 22, 2001, by the First  Amendment to the Agreement  (the "First
Amendment").

         Westway's  headquarters are located in Commerce City, Colorado,  and it
has an additional  major terminal  facility in Albuquerque,  New Mexico.  During
2000, Westway operated  approximately 375 company tractors, 76 tractors supplied
by independent contractors, and 705 53-foot temperature-controlled trailers.

         Under the terms of the Agreement and First Amendment, Simon, at closing
and during the one year thereafter,  will make aggregate  payments to Westway of
approximately  $1.7 million for Westway's  services in assisting Simon in hiring
drivers, for 59 Qualcomm units, and miscellaneous assets. Simon will purchase up
to an additional 466 Qualcomm units at  $1,200/unit  post-closing  if such units
have software  upgrades and are  functioning  properly.  Simon  refinanced  with
existing  lessors  approximately  234  tractors  and 264  temperature-controlled
trailers and assumed leases for terminal  facilities in Commerce City,  Colorado
through  December 31, 2001;  Albuquerque,  New Mexico through June 30, 2001; and
Charlotte,  North Carolina on a month-to-month  basis.  The remaining  tractors,
trailers,  terminal  facilities,  and miscellaneous  assets, as well as accounts
receivable, were retained by Westway.

         Westway,  WesternWay,  and McMorris are prohibited for a period of five
years  from  the  date  of  closing  from  competing  in the  interstate  and/or
intrastate dry van and refrigerated  transportation of freight, as well as those
brokerage, intermodal, logistics, and freight consolidation activities involving
refrigerated  or  dry  van  truckload  or  less-than-truckload   transportation;
provided,  however,  McMorris has limited rights to own, operate, and dispose of
SLT  Express,  Inc.  No  consideration  separate  from the  Agreement  itself is
allocated to the noncompetition undertakings.

         The assets acquired from Westway were used primarily for the interstate
temperature-controlled transportation of freight, and Simon intends to integrate
the acquired assets into its operations.  Simon is a truckload carrier providing
nationwide,  predominantly  temperature-controlled  transportation  services for
major shippers.

         Simon funded the acquisition  consideration  paid at closing,  and will
fund the  deferred  payments,  with  working  capital and  borrowings  under its
existing  credit line with U.S. Bank  National  Association.  The  consideration
exchanged was determined through arms'-length negotiations. There is no material
relationship  between  Westway or its  affiliates  and Parent,  Simon,  or their
affiliates,  any  director or officer of Parent,  or any  associate  of any such
director or officer.

         The  foregoing  description  does not  purport  to be  complete  and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and the First Amendment,
which  are  attached  hereto  as  Exhibits  2.1 and 2.2,  respectively,  and are
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) and (b)

         To  the  extent  required,  the  registrant  will  file  the  financial
statements and pro forma financial  statements of the business acquired pursuant
to Item 7 of Form 8-K no later than February 13, 2001.


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(c)  Exhibits.
<TABLE>

<S>                         <C>
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             Exhibit        Description
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               2.1          Agreement  dated  December  15,  2000,  by and among Dick  Simon  Trucking,  Inc.,  Westway
                            Express, Inc., WesternWay Holdings Co., and Jerry D. McMorris*
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               2.2          First  Amendment to Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  January 22, 2001,  by and among Dick
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                23          Consent of Independent Public Accountants #
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               99.1         Press Release issued by Parent dated December 18, 2000.
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               99.2         Press Release issued by Parent dated January 23, 2001.
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*        All of the  schedules  and exhibits  have been  omitted.  Parent hereby
         agrees  to  furnish  supplementally  to the  Commission  a copy  of any
         schedule or exhibit omitted upon the Commission's request.

#        To be filed by amendment.

                                   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.

                                         SIMON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

Date: February 5, 2001                   By: /s/ Alban B. Lang
                                         -----------------------------------
                                         Alban B. Lang, Chief Financial Officer,
                                         Treasurer, and Secretary
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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):   January 22, 2001

                       SIMON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Nevada                      0-27208                    87-0545608
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        5175 West 2100 South, West Valley City, Utah            84123
         (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (801) 924-7000

                                     N/A
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         Simon Transportation Services Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Parent"), is
the  reporting  company  under this Form 8-K.  On January 22,  2001,  Dick Simon
Trucking,  Inc.,  a Utah  corporation  and  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Parent
("Simon"),  completed  its  acquisition  of a portion of the trucking  assets of
Westway  Express,  Inc., an Indiana  corporation  ("Westway"),  pursuant to that
certain  Agreement  dated  December  15,  2000,  by and  among  Simon,  Westway,
WesternWay  Holdings Co., a Colorado  corporation  and the sole  stockholder  of
Westway ("WesternWay"), and Jerry D. McMorris ("McMorris") (the "Agreement"), as
amended  January 22, 2001, by the First  Amendment to the Agreement  (the "First
Amendment").

         Westway's  headquarters are located in Commerce City, Colorado,  and it
has an additional  major terminal  facility in Albuquerque,  New Mexico.  During
2000, Westway operated  approximately 375 company tractors, 76 tractors supplied
by independent contractors, and 705 53-foot temperature-controlled trailers.

         Under the terms of the Agreement and First Amendment, Simon, at closing
and during the one year thereafter,  will make aggregate  payments to Westway of
approximately  $1.7 million for Westway's  services in assisting Simon in hiring
drivers, for 59 Qualcomm units, and miscellaneous assets. Simon will purchase up
to an additional 466 Qualcomm units at  $1,200/unit  post-closing  if such units
have software  upgrades and are  functioning  properly.  Simon  refinanced  with
existing  lessors  approximately  234  tractors  and 264  temperature-controlled
trailers and assumed leases for terminal  facilities in Commerce City,  Colorado
through  December 31, 2001;  Albuquerque,  New Mexico through June 30, 2001; and
Charlotte,  North Carolina on a month-to-month  basis.  The remaining  tractors,
trailers,  terminal  facilities,  and miscellaneous  assets, as well as accounts
receivable, were retained by Westway.

         Westway,  WesternWay,  and McMorris are prohibited for a period of five
years  from  the  date  of  closing  from  competing  in the  interstate  and/or
intrastate dry van and refrigerated  transportation of freight, as well as those
brokerage, intermodal, logistics, and freight consolidation activities involving
refrigerated  or  dry  van  truckload  or  less-than-truckload   transportation;
provided,  however,  McMorris has limited rights to own, operate, and dispose of
SLT  Express,  Inc.  No  consideration  separate  from the  Agreement  itself is
allocated to the noncompetition undertakings.

         The assets acquired from Westway were used primarily for the interstate
temperature-controlled transportation of freight, and Simon intends to integrate
the acquired assets into its operations.  Simon is a truckload carrier providing
nationwide,  predominantly  temperature-controlled  transportation  services for
major shippers.

         Simon funded the acquisition  consideration  paid at closing,  and will
fund the  deferred  payments,  with  working  capital and  borrowings  under its
existing  credit line with U.S. Bank  National  Association.  The  consideration
exchanged was determined through arms'-length negotiations. There is no material
relationship  between  Westway or its  affiliates  and Parent,  Simon,  or their
affiliates,  any  director or officer of Parent,  or any  associate  of any such
director or officer.

         The  foregoing  description  does not  purport  to be  complete  and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and the First Amendment,
which  are  attached  hereto  as  Exhibits  2.1 and 2.2,  respectively,  and are
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) and (b)

         To  the  extent  required,  the  registrant  will  file  the  financial
statements and pro forma financial  statements of the business acquired pursuant
to Item 7 of Form 8-K no later than February 13, 2001.
(c)  Exhibits.
------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Exhibit        Description
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               2.1          Agreement  dated  December  15,  2000,  by and among Dick  Simon  Trucking,  Inc.,  Westway
                            Express, Inc., WesternWay Holdings Co., and Jerry D. McMorris*
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               2.2          First  Amendment to Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  January 22, 2001,  by and among Dick
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                23          Consent of Independent Public Accountants #
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               99.1         Press Release issued by Parent dated December 18, 2000.
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               99.2         Press Release issued by Parent dated January 23, 2001.
        ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*        All of the  schedules  and exhibits  have been  omitted.  Parent hereby
         agrees  to  furnish  supplementally  to the  Commission  a copy  of any
         schedule or exhibit omitted upon the Commission's request.

#        To be filed by amendment.

                                   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.

                                         SIMON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

Date: February 5, 2001                   By: /s/ Alban B. Lang
                                         -----------------------------------
                                         Alban B. Lang, Chief Financial Officer,
                                         Treasurer, and Secretary