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): OCTOBER 4, 2002



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



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


          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.

On October 4, 2002, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (the "Company") issued
the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the Company to Move
to New York Stock Exchange.

Item 7.     EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT 99.1    COMPANY PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 4, 2002, TITLED STEWART &
                STEVENSON SERVICES TO MOVE TO NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.




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 hereto duly authorized.


                              STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC.




Date:  October 4, 2002        By: /s/ John B. Simmons
                                      Name:  John B. Simmons
                                      Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
                                             Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Company Press Release dated October 4, 2002, titled Stewart & Stevenson
      Services To Move To New York Stock Exchange.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1


NEWS FROM:                                   STEWART & STEVENSON
                                             CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
             [STEWART & STEVENSON LOGO]      P.O. BOX 1637
                                             HOUSTON, TX  77251-1637

                                    Client:  Stewart & Stevenson Services,
Inc.

                                   Contact:  John Simmons, CFO
                                             Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.
                                             713-868-7700
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                             Ken Dennard / kdennard@easterly.com
                                             Lisa Elliott / lisae@easterly.com
                                             Easterly Investor Relations
                                             713-529-6600


                      STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES TO MOVE
                           TO NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

                         NEW TICKER SYMBOL WILL BE "SVC"

OCTOBER 4, 2002 - HOUSTON - STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ: SSSS), a
leading manufacturer, distributor, and provider of services for industrial and
energy related equipment, and a manufacturer of medium tactical vehicles for the
U.S. Army, announced today it has applied for listing of its common stock to
begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol
"SVC" on Friday, October 18, 2002. To mark the company's first day of trading,
Michael L. Grimes, President and Chief Executive Officer, will ring The Opening
Bell SM at the NYSE on October 18th.

      "We are honored to welcome Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. to the
NYSE," said Dick Grasso, chairman and chief executive officer of the Exchange.
"Stewart & Stevenson will enjoy the visibility and liquidity that the NYSE's
auction market provides."

      "As we celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, we are very pleased to
qualify under the stringent listing requirements to begin trading on the NYSE,"
stated Mr. Grimes. "We believe this move will benefit our shareholders through
reduced transaction costs and more efficient trade executions and will increase
the visibility of our company."



      Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., founded in 1902, is a billion-dollar
company that manufactures, distributes, and provides service for a wide range of
industrial products and diesel-powered equipment to key industries worldwide,
including power generation, defense, airline, marine, petroleum and
transportation. For more information on Stewart & Stevenson visit WWW.SSSS.COM.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on
management's current expectations, estimates, and projections. These statements
are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor
Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Many
factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly
its latest annual report on Form 10-K, as well as others, could cause results to
differ materially from those stated. Specific important factors that could cause
actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements include risk of competition, risks relating to
technology, risks of general economic conditions, risks of oil and gas industry
economic conditions, risks of airline industry economic conditions, risks as to
terrorist attacks on the U.S. and their impact on the U.S. economy, risks
relating to personnel, risks of dependence on government and failure to obtain
new government contracts, inherent risks of government contracts, risks of
claims and litigation, risks of product defects, risks as to foreign sales and
global trade matters, risks as to cost controls, risks as to acquisitions, risks
as to currency fluctuations, risks as to environmental and safety matters, risks
as to distributorships, risks as to licenses, and credit risks, all as more
specifically outlined in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K. In
addition, such forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry
and market conditions and growth rates, general domestic and international
conditions including interest rates, inflation and currency exchange rates and
other future factors. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.

                                    # # #