8-K

                       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): SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

                       STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS                        0-8493                       74-1051605
(State or other       (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S.  Employer
jurisdiction                                              Identification No.)
of incorporation)

2707 NORTH LOOP WEST
HOUSTON, TEXAS                                            77008
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 868-7700



Item 5.  Other Events.
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On September 21, 2000, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (the "Company") issued
the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing a new member of the
Company's board of directors.

Item 7.  Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1   Company  Press  Release  dated  September  21, 2000,  titled
               "Max Lukens Joins Stewart & Stevenson as New Director."



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.


                                     STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC.



Date:  September 20, 2000           By:  /s/ JOHN H. DOSTER
                                         Name:  John H. Doster
                                         Title: Senior Vice President
                                                and Chief Financial
                                                Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT INDEX

Company Press Release September 21, 2000, titled "Max Lukens Joins Stewart &
Stevenson as New Director."

                             Client:         Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.

                             Contacts:       David Stewart, Treasurer
                                             Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.
                                             713-868-7657 / d.stewart@ssss.com

                                             Ken Dennard / kdennard@easterly.com
                                             Lisa Elliott / lisae@easterly.com
                                             Easterly Investor Relations
                                             713-529-6600

              MAX LUKENS JOINS STEWART & STEVENSON AS NEW DIRECTOR

     HOUSTON, TX - September 21, 2000 - STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC.
(NASDAQ:SSSS), a leading manufacturer, and distributor of industrial and energy
related equipment; oilfield and airline ground support equipment; and a
manufacturer of medium tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army announced that Mr.
Max L. Lukens was elected as a director of the company at the meeting of the
Board of Directors held on September 12, 2000. Mr. Lukens is the former Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Baker Hughes Incorporated
in Houston, Texas. He is a director of El Paso Energy Corporation, a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a director and past
President of the Children's Museum of Houston.

     "We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Lukens to our Board of Directors," says
Michael L. Grimes, Stewart and Stevenson's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "His wealth of knowledge about the oil service and energy industries as
well his outstanding business acumen, will be a great asset to us as we continue
to implement our strategic initiatives."

     Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., founded in 1902, is a billion-dollar
company that manufactures and distributes a wide range of industrial products
and diesel-powered equipment to key industries worldwide, including petroleum,
power generation, defense, airline, marine and transportation. Visit the
company's corporate Web site at http://www.ssss.com.