by - October 16, 2014 3:32 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
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 - January 30, 2014 6:33 am
Net income during 2013 for Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. was $15.8 million, much better than the $7.7 million loss in 2012 and the most the company has earned in…
by - April 2, 2013 9:42 pm
An analyst watching contract negotiations between the Teamsters and ABF Freight System says its a good sign negotiations were recently extended, and adds that ABF needs wage concessions and work…
by - March 2, 2013 5:09 pm
After a slow start and some less than kind comments from both parties about tactics, progress is being reported on contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arkansas…
by - December 19, 2012 8:53 pm
That didn’t take long. Negotiations between ABF Freight System and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters hit a rough patch before the first formal day of talks began on Tuesday (Dec….
by - August 1, 2012 8:08 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright has again ruled against Arkansas Best Corp. in the trucking company’s attempt to pursue a $750 million claim against the International Brotherhood of…
by - May 3, 2012 5:15 pm
Officials with Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. are not commenting on a Reuters report that they are in talks to buy a logistics company that could deliver more than $140…
by - February 20, 2012 6:20 pm
About 50 Arkansas Best employees will in a few months move into the former Best Buy building fronting Interstate 540 in Fort Smith as part of a move to create…
