MOYES JERRY C
SC 13D/A, 2000-07-03
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*

                       SIMON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                      CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.01 Par Value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    828813105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                   Jerry Moyes
                             2200 South 75th Avenue
                                Phoenix, AZ 85043
                                 (623) 269-9700
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  June 30, 2000
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check
the following box. [ ]

NOTE:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule,  including all  exhibits.  See Rule  240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 828813105
________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of Reporting Persons                                     Jerry Moyes
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)
________________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                   (a)[  ]
     (See Instructions)                                                 (b)[  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC Use Only
________________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Sources of Funds (See Instructions)                              PF and BK
________________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization              United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF                  (7)      Sole Voting Power       357,650*
SHARES                     _________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY               (8)      Shared Voting Power           0
OWNED BY                   _________________________________________
EACH                       (9)      Sole Dispositive Power  357,650*
REPORTING                  _____________________________________________________
PERSON WITH                (10)     Shared Dispositive Power
________________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person       357,650
________________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares     [  ]
     (SeeInstructions)
________________________________________________________________________________
(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                 6.9% of
                                                        Class  A  Common Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                             IN
________________________________________________________________________________


_____________________
* As to 297,150 Shares, together with wife, Vickie Moyes, as trustees.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 828813105
________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of Reporting Persons                      SME Steel Contractors, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)          87-0495960
________________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                  (a) [  ]
     (See Instructions)                                                (b) [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC Use Only
________________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Sources of Funds (See Instructions)                                     WC
________________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant  to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                       [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization                                  Utah
________________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF         (7)      Sole Voting Power                300,000
SHARES            _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      (8)      Shared Voting Power
OWNED BY          _________________________________________________
EACH              (9)      Sole Dispositive Power           300,000
REPORTING         _________________________________________________
PERSON WITH       (10)     Shared Dispositive Power
________________________________________________________________________________
(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      300,000
________________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (SeeInstructions)                                                     [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                5.8% of
                                                          Class A Common Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                             CO
________________________________________________________________________________

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 828813105
________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of Reporting Persons
        The Jerry and Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated 12/11/87
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)
________________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                   (a)[  ]
      (See Instructions)                                                (b)[  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC Use Only
________________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Sources of Funds (See Instructions)                                     PF
________________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization              United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF         (7)      Sole Voting Power                297,150
SHARES            _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      (8)      Shared Voting Power
OWNED BY          _________________________________________________
EACH              (9)      Sole Dispositive Power           297,150
REPORTING         _________________________________________________
PERSON WITH       (10)     Shared Dispositive Power
________________________________________________________________________________
(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      297,150
________________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares     [  ]
     (See Instructions)
________________________________________________________________________________
(13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                5.7% of
                                                          Class A Common Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                             OO
________________________________________________________________________________

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 828813105
________________________________________________________________________________
(1)  Names of Reporting Persons                                    Vickie Moyes
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)
________________________________________________________________________________
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                  (a) [  ]
     See Instructions)                                                 (b) [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC Use Only
________________________________________________________________________________
(4)  Sources of Funds (See Instructions)                                     PF
________________________________________________________________________________
(5)  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d)or 2(e)                                         [  ]
________________________________________________________________________________
(6)  Citizenship or Place of Organization              United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF         (7)      Sole Voting Power                           297,150**
SHARES            _________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      (8)      Shared Voting Power
OWNED BY          _________________________________________________
EACH              (9)      Sole Dispositive Power                      297,150**
REPORTING         _________________________________________________
PERSON WITH       (10)     Shared Dispositive Power
________________________________________________________________________________
(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      297,150
________________________________________________________________________________
(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (See Instructions)
________________________________________________________________________________
(13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                5.7% of
                                                          Class A Common Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                             IN
________________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________
** Together with husband, Jerry Moyes, as trustees.

<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

     This  Amendment  No. 4 to Schedule 13D hereby amends the Schedule 13D dated
August 26,  1999,  filed by Jerry  Moyes and SME Steel  Contractors,  Inc.  (the
"Original  Filers"),  as previously  amended by Amendment No. 1 dated August 31,
1999, Amendment No. 2 dated November 19, 1999, and Amendment No. 3 dated May 23,
2000 (the  "Schedule  13D").  Amendment No. 2 added two new filers,  The Jerry &
Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated  12/11/87,  and Vickie Moyes (the "New  Filers";
the Original Filers and the New Filers,  together,  the "Filing Persons").  This
Amendment No. 4 further amends the Schedule 13D as described below.

ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

         Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the "Shares")
         Simon Transportation Services Inc. (the "Issuer")
         5175 West 2100 South
         West Valley City, Utah  84120-1252

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     Set forth below is certain  information  with respect to each of the Filing
Persons and each of the persons enumerated in General  Instruction C to Schedule
13D.

     (1) SME Steel  Contractors,  Inc.  is a Utah  corporation,  which is wholly
owned by SME Industries,  Inc., a Nevada coporation  (collectively,  "SME"). The
principal business of SME is steel fabrication and erection.  The address of its
principal  business  and  principal  office is 5955 West Wells  Park Road,  West
Jordan, Utah 84088.

     (2) The Jerry & Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated 12/11/87 (the "Trust") is a
grantor  trust.  The  principal  business  of the Trust is to invest the Trust's
funds for the benefit of the Trust's  beneficiaries.  The address of the Trust's
principal office is 2200 South 75th Avenue, Phoenix,  Arizona 85043. Jerry Moyes
and his wife,  Vickie Moyes, are grantors,  trustees,  and  beneficiaries of the
Trust.

     (3) Jerry  Moyes is a citizen  of the  United  States of  America,  and his
business address is 2200 South 75th Avenue, Phoenix,  Arizona 85043. His present
principal employment is as president of Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

     (4)  Vickie  Moyes is a citizen of the United  States of  America,  and her
address is 2200 South 75th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85043. Her present principal
employment is as a homemaker.

     During the last five years,  none of the Filing  Persons and no director or
executive  officer  of SME,  (i) has been  convicted  in a  criminal  proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) has been a party
to a  civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction as a result of which he, she or it was or is subject to a judgment,
decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or
mandating  activities  subject to, federal or state  securities laws, or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.

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ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     Jerry  Moyes used  personal  funds to  purchase  60,500  Shares in the open
market at prices  ranging  from  $4.5625 to $5.5547  per share for an  aggregate
purchase price of $335,563.25.  The Trust used trust income to purchase  327,150
Shares in the open market at prices  ranging from $4.00 to $5.8125 per share for
an aggregate  purchase price of  $1,622,398.78  and sold 30,000 Shares at prices
ranging from $4.875 to $5.00 for an aggregate sales price of $148,125. SME Steel
Contractors, Inc., a Utah corporation ("SME-Utah"),  used its working capital to
purchase an additional  300,000 Shares in the open market at prices ranging from
$4.125 to  $4.9572  per share for an  aggregate  purchase  price of  $1,335,934.
SME-Utah  is a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of SME  Industries,  Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation ("SME-Nevada").  Mr. Moyes owns approximately 75% of the outstanding
voting stock of  SME-Nevada.  Mr. Moyes  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of any
Shares attributable to the percentage of SME-Nevada he does not own.

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     Mr. Moyes,  as one of the Filing  Persons,  has terminated his tender offer
commenced on May 23, 2000 and accompanying  consent  solicitation  that had been
intended  to obtain  control  of the  Issuer.  The  Filing  Persons  hold  their
beneficial ownership interests in the Shares for investment purposes. Mr. Moyes,
as one of the Filing  Persons,  hopes to increase  his stake in the Issuer,  but
neither  he nor any of the other  Filing  Persons  has any  specific  plans with
respect to their  investments  in the Issuer.  They may from time to time review
the  performance  of their  investments  and consider  possible  strategies  for
enhancing value. As part of the review of their  investments in the Shares,  the
Filing  Persons  may  explore  from  time to time in the  future  a  variety  of
alternatives,  including,  without limitation: (a) the acquisition of additional
securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer;  (b) an
extraordinary  corporate  transaction,  such  as a  merger,  reorganization,  or
liquidation,  involving  the  Issuer or any of its  subsidiaries;  (c) a sale or
transfer  of  a  material  amount  of  assets  of  the  Issuer  or  any  of  its
subsidiaries;  (d) a change in the present  board of directors or  management of
the Issuer, including a change in the number or term of directors or to fill any
existing  vacancies  on  the  board;  (e)  a  material  change  in  the  present
capitalization  or dividend policy of the Issuer;  (f) any other material change
in the  Issuer's  business or corporate  structure;  (g) changes in the Issuer's
charter, bylaws, or instruments corresponding thereto, or other actions that may
impede the  acquisition  of control of the Issuer by any  person;  (h) causing a
class of  securities  of the Issuer to be  delisted  from a national  securities
exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer  quotation
system of a registered national securities  association;  (i) causing a class of
equity   securities  of  the  Issuer  to  become  eligible  for  termination  of
registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934, as amended;  or (j) any action similar to any of those  enumerated  above.
There  is no  assurance  that the  Filing  Persons  will  develop  any  plans or
proposals with respect to any of the foregoing  matters.  Any alternatives  that
the Filing Persons may pursue will depend upon a variety of factors,  including,
without  limitation,  current  and  anticipated  future  trading  prices for the
Shares,  the financial  condition,  results of operations,  and prospects of the
Issuer, and general economic, financial market, and industry conditions.

     Except as set forth above,  the Filing  Persons have no plans nor proposals
with  respect to any of the matters set forth in  paragraphs  (a) through (j) of
Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

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ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     The  aggregate  number and  percentage of Shares to which this Schedule 13D
relates  is  657,650  Shares,   representing   12.7%  of  the  5,196,358  Shares
outstanding  as reflected in the Issuer's most recently  filed Form 10-Q for the
period ended December 31, 1999.  Jerry Moyes is the direct and beneficial  owner
of 60,500 Shares.  The Trust is the direct and beneficial owner of an additional
297,150 Shares. As grantors, trustees, and beneficiaries of the Trust, Mr. Moyes
and his wife,  Vickie Moyes,  may be deemed to  beneficially  own (as defined in
rule 13d-3  promulgated  under the Exchange  Act) the Shares owned by the Trust.
SME-Utah is the direct beneficial owner of an additional 300,000 Shares. Because
Mr. Moyes owns  approximately 75% of the outstanding voting stock of SME-Nevada,
which in-turn owns 100% of the outstanding  voting stock of SME-Utah,  Mr. Moyes
may also be deemed to  beneficially  own (as  defined in Rule 13d-3  promulgated
under the Exchange Act) a portion of the 300,000  Shares owned by SME-Utah.  Mr.
Moyes  disclaims   beneficial  ownership  of  any  Shares  attributable  to  the
percentage of SME-Nevada he does not own.

     There have been no  transactions  in the Shares effected during the 60 days
preceding the date hereof by any of the Filing Persons.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     None

ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     None

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                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.
                                  June 30, 2000
                                     (Date)

                             By: /s/ Earl H. Scudder
             Earl H. Scudder on behalf of Jerry Moyes, individually
                                   (Signature)

                    Earl H. Scudder, under power of attorney
                                  (Name/Title)

                             By: /s/ Earl H. Scudder
             Earl H. Scudder on behalf of Vickie Moyes, individually
                                   (Signature)

                    Earl H. Scudder, under power of attorney
                                  (Name/Title)

              The Jerry & Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated 12/11/87

                             By: /s/ Earl H. Scudder
                    Earl H. Scudder on behalf of Jerry Moyes,
         Trustee of the Jerry & Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated 12/11/87
                                   (Signature)

                    Earl H. Scudder, under power of attorney
                                  (Name/Title)

                             By: /s/ Earl H. Scudder
                   Earl H. Scudder on behalf of Vickie Moyes,
         Trustee of the Jerry & Vickie Moyes Family Trust Dated 12/11/87
                                   (Signature)

                    Earl H. Scudder, under power of attorney
                                  (Name/Title)

                           SME Steel Contractors, Inc.

                             By: /s/ Earl H. Scudder
                  Earl H. Scudder on behalf of Gordon Holladay,
             Secretary and Treasurer of SME Steel Contractors, Inc.
                                   (Signature)

                    Earl H. Scudder, under power of attorney
                                  (Name/Title)


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