by - March 11, 2024 5:12 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest is the presenting sponsor of the newly formed Fort Smith Marshals baseball team. No terms were disclosed on the sponsorship amount, which will cover the 2024 and…
by - March 7, 2024 3:55 pm
A proposed change in the number of ArcBest shareholder votes required to approve a sale or merger is giving life to previous conjecture that the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics…
by - February 22, 2024 2:25 pm
“Defeating the status quo” was how U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, tied his thoughts – and frustrations – on moving things through Congress with ArcBest’s new system to move things…
by - February 6, 2024 9:45 am
Full-year net income reported by Fort Smith-based ArcBest was down 34.4% thanks in large part to a more than 2% decline in a closely watched revenue metric, a more than…
by - October 27, 2023 10:32 am
Quarterly and year-to-date income and revenue is down for Fort Smith-based ArcBest, primarily a result of an environment in which the shipping and logistics company is handling less freight and…
by - October 12, 2023 6:58 pm
In celebration of ArcBest’s 100th anniversary this year, the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company is partnering with Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE)…
by - September 14, 2023 7:07 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest held a 100-year anniversary event Thursday (Sept. 14) night with local employees. The event was held at the ArcBest Performing Arts Center in the Fort Smith Convention…
by - August 29, 2023 3:23 pm
Third and fourth quarter financial results will not be as healthy as they were in what was a record-setting 2022, but officials with Fort Smith-based ArcBest say market realities are…
by - July 31, 2023 4:58 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest and its subsidiary ABF Freight have a “meaningful” chance of turning the failure of Yellow into bottom-line green, according to investor notes from Stephens Inc. issued Monday…
by - July 28, 2023 10:12 am
Fewer orders and smaller shipments were primarily responsible for a 60.5% decline in second quarter net income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest, the company reported Friday (July 28). Revenue in the…
by - June 8, 2023 4:17 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Thursday (June 8) reported that veteran executive Danny Loe is leaving the company effective June 16 “to explore other opportunities.” Loe was the chief yield officer…
by - April 28, 2023 9:53 am
First quarter revenue at ArcBest was down almost 13% compared with the same quarter in 2022, the Fort Smith-based company reported Friday (April 28). Reduced consumer demand and a tougher…
by - April 6, 2023 12:15 pm
Matt Beasley will be the next chief financial officer at Fort Smith-based ArcBest beginning May 14. Beasley, now the company’s treasurer, is succeeding David Cobb, who is retiring after 17…
by - March 6, 2023 3:33 pm
A Monday (March 6) ArcBest update suggests that pricing benefits for shipping and logistics companies from the global supply chain pressure that emerged during COVID-19 shutdowns and other disruptions in…
by - February 28, 2023 4:17 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest announced Tuesday (Feb. 28) the sale of its FleetNet segment to Cox Automotive in a $100 million cash deal. The maintenance and repair unit of ArcBest generated…
by - February 3, 2023 11:40 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a record year for revenue and net income. However, fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue missed analyst estimates primarily because of a shipping demand decline. The…
by - November 1, 2022 10:24 am
ArcBest is shipping and managing the shipment of more stuff and getting paid more to do both. It’s why the Fort Smith-based company is on track to post record revenue…
by - October 12, 2022 1:00 pm
ArcBest President, CEO and Board Chairman Judy McReynolds was included on the prestigious 2022 Forbes 50 Over 50 Entrepreneurs list that included a NASA executive and CEO of a large…
by - July 29, 2022 12:04 pm
Unwinding the global supply chain continues to benefit Fort Smith-based ArcBest. The logistics and shipping company on Friday (July 29) reported a 104% increase in net income in the first…
by - April 29, 2022 9:55 am
Record quarterly net income, driven in part by a more than 20% increase in a key billing measure, has Fort Smith-based ArcBest rewarding shareholders with a $75 million share buyback…
