by - July 20, 2017 2:53 pm
ABF Freight will change its pricing structure to include freight dimensions as a supplement to the existing weight-based pricing structure. The less-than-truckload carrier, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp.,…
by - May 18, 2017 2:27 pm
The takeaway from an annual shipper survey about less-than-truckload carriers is Old Dominion Freight Line leads the industry in quality. Kevin Huntsman of research company Mastio recently discussed its 12th…
by - April 24, 2017 5:25 pm
While investors were buying into less-than-truckload stocks late last year, some analysts were “pointing fingers” at the move, driving up the stocks. Since January, stocks have started to return to…
by - November 3, 2016 7:18 am
Third quarter income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. was down more than 32%, and income in the first nine months of 2016 is down 57.2% compared with the same period…
by - July 29, 2016 6:49 am
ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter income of $10.231 million, 48.7% below the same quarter in 2015 and four cents per share below the consensus estimate. Officials with the Fort Smith-based…
by - April 14, 2015 8:00 pm
ABF Freight has been named the national LTL (less than truckload) Carrier of the Year by the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council. It’s the third consecutive year ABF Freight has…
by - February 4, 2015 7:39 am
With 2014 net income up more than 190% and annual revenue up almost 14%, officials with Fort Smith-based ArcBest plans to spend $200 million during 2015 to modernize and expand…
by - January 21, 2015 11:58 am
ABF Freight has partnered with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Army on a joint program to help soldiers transition from military service to the civilian world with…
by - November 7, 2014 10:55 am
Joe Davis, the director of training and quality awareness at ABF Freight System and a former Fort Smith City Director, died suddenly Friday morning (Nov. 7). He was 64. Davis…
by - November 3, 2014 6:51 am
Third quarter net income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest was $19.618 million, well ahead of the $13.982 million in the same quarter of 2013, and thanks in large part to an…
by - October 31, 2014 9:28 am
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight has been awarded the American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trophy award for an unprecedented seventh time. No other national carrier has won the category award more than…
by - October 24, 2014 3:55 pm
The Board of Directors of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. has approved a quarterly dividend of six cents per share, an increase over the previous three-cent dividend. The dividend is payable…
by - July 31, 2014 8:39 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) appears to be on its way to two consecutive years of positive financial results, with net income for the first six months of…
by - May 30, 2014 5:19 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe typically travels to a community when a $30 million deal that could create almost 1,000 jobs is being announced. But he did not attend such an announcement…
by - April 29, 2014 3:24 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System has once again earned the National LTL Carrier of the Year Award from the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council. ABF Freight has now earned the…
by - March 25, 2014 3:53 pm
Jim Keenan, senior vice president of Enterprise Customer Solutions for Arkansas Best Corporation, will retire March 31, 2014, after 33 years of service with the company. "Jim's many years of…
by - March 5, 2014 7:45 pm
The outlook for two trucking operations that employ more than 1,000 in the Fort Smith region – and many of those being good-paying jobs – is improving. Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - November 11, 2013 6:31 am
It would be an understatement to say the equity market liked Arkansas Best Corp.’s quarterly results posted Monday (Nov. 11). Shares surged higher by $4.10 – up more than 15%…
by - October 30, 2013 6:12 pm
A labor agreement between Arkansas Best Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been fully ratified, with savings from wage and benefit reductions possibly helping the company to avoid…
by - September 19, 2013 4:12 pm
Survival attributed to the work of good people, the rewards of good risks and the whims of good fortune was the theme that emerged during the Thursday event (Sept. 19)…
