SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): March 18, 2004




                         ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




           DELAWARE                    1-7908                 74-1753147
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  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS employer
      of incorporation)              file  number)         identification no.)




4400 POST OAK PKWY., SUITE 2700, HOUSTON, TEXAS                  77027
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)




                                 (713) 881-3600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

          On March 18, 2004, Adams Resources & Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the
fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the earnings release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by
reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibit, 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.






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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.

                                            ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.

Date: March 18, 2004                        By: /s/ Richard B. Abshire
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                                                Richard B. Abshire
                                                Chief Financial Officer






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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


    Exhibit No.        Description
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       99.1            Copy of Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. press release
                       dated March 18, 2004 entitled Adams Resources Announces
                       Fourth Quarter Earnings.