by - October 10, 2012 12:07 pm
Arkansas Best Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have agreed to begin negotiations toward a new labor contract for the about 7,800 unionized company employees. The dealing is set…
by - October 9, 2012 2:48 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System has been recognized as a Top 100 Motor Freight Carrier by Inbound Logistics magazine, which publishes the list in its September edition. “ABF is proud…
by - October 5, 2012 9:11 pm
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas held its inaugural NWA Power of the Purse Luncheon Friday in Rogers, with a CEO from Fort Smith receiving the first annual top award from…
by - September 12, 2012 8:08 pm
ABF Freight System has been cited as an innovator in business technology by InformationWeek magazine, which lists the company on the 2012 InformationWeek 500. The list was released Sept. 11,…
by - August 30, 2012 4:58 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System will again appeal to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (St. Louis) a dismissal of its $750 million lawsuit against the Teamsters and other…
by - August 22, 2012 8:45 pm
ABF Freight System has notified the Teamsters that it will not negotiate a new labor contract under a National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) that has been the template for many…
by - July 31, 2012 7:45 am
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. posted second quarter net income of $11.8 million thanks to an $8 million tax benefit and a $1.3 million after-tax cost related to the acquisition…
by - June 18, 2012 2:09 pm
The Arkansas Best acquisition of Panther Expedited Services will help diversify the company and provide a revenue boost, but it won’t help the Fort Smith-based transportation holding company improve its…
by - May 22, 2012 3:16 pm
In a word, the U.S. freight environment is “sluggish” — not a good word for a sector considered a leading economic indicator. The American Trucking Associations’ reported Tuesday (May 22)…
