Arkansas Best Corporation

Type	Public (NASDAQ: ABFS)
Founded	1923
Headquarters	Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Key people	Robert A. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer
Industry	Transportation
Revenue	▲ $1.83 Billion (FY 2008)[1]
Employees	11,200 (2009)
Website	www.abf.com

ABF Freight System, Inc, or simply ABF was established in 1923 and was originally called Arkansas Motor Freightways. ABF is a subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation^[2], and was listed by Forbes in 2005^[3] as one of the “400 Best Big Companies in America.”

[edit] Business Segments

The core business segment for ABF is "LTL" or "Less than Truckload" carrier.

[edit] Operations, Technology and Logistics

ABF is primarily a long-haul (transcontinental) carrier, in addition, ABF also handles regional shipments via its RPM Network ^[4].

U-Pack ReloCube, ABF Freight System, Inc..

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• ABF Freight System, Inc.
• U-Pack.com
• Arkansas Best Corporation

v • d • e Trucking industry in the United States Regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations Commercial driver's license · Hours of service · Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula · Electronic on-board recorder · Motor carrier safety rating · Motor Carrier Act of 1980 · International Registration Plan · National Network Manufacturers Trucks: Autocar · Freightliner · International · Kenworth · Mack · Peterbilt · Sterling · Volvo · Western Star · White Engines: Caterpillar · Cummins · Detroit Diesel · Mercedes-Benz · Navistar Motor carriers Truckload carriers: Covenant · England · J.B. Hunt · PAM Transport · Schneider · Swift · USA Truck · Werner  · Knight LTL and parcel carriers: ABF · Con-way · FedEx · UPS · YRC (formerly Yellow and Roadway) Moving companies: Allied · Atlas · Bekins · Gentle Giant Moving Company · Graebel · Global · Mayflower · North American · PODS · United Truck stops Bosselman · Flying J · Iowa 80 · Petro · Pilot · Road Ranger · Roady's · TravelCenters · Love's · Town Pump People Reginald Denny · Jimmy Hoffa · Fred Smith · John B. Hunt · Kelly Reno · Iyman Faris · Larry Walters · Keith Jesperson Organizations Teamsters Union · Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association · American Trucking Associations · SmartWay Transport Partnership Glossary Glossary of trucking industry terms in the United States Popular culture Film: Black Dog · Convoy · Duel · F.I.S.T. · Maximum Overdrive · The Gang's All Here · Smokey and the Bandit (series) · They Drive by Night · White Line Fever · Joy Ride Television: B.J. and the Bear · Ice Road Truckers · Movin' On · Trick My Truck Music: Convoy · Papa Loved Mama · Six Days on the Road · Teddy Bear Radio: Road Dog Trucking · America's Trucking Network · Midnight Trucking (Bill Mack · Dale Sommers · Dave Nemo) Other : The Rolling Memorial