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Arkansas Best Corp. (ABFS) is in the Transportation Industry

Revenue
Dec 31 2007
$1.8B
Profit
Dec 31 2007
$56.8M
Market Cap
Aug 27 2008
$832.4M

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  • Wesley B. Kemp Named ABF President and COO

    FORT SMITH, Ark., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation today announced that Wesley B. Kemp will become President and Chief Operating Officer of its largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System Inc.R, effective August 1, 2008. Mr. Kemp will assume the duties from Robert A. Davidson, who will...

    Articles 2008-07-24

  • Arkansas Best Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results

    FORT SMITH, Ark., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation today announced second quarter 2008 net income of $16.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted common share, compared to second quarter 2007 net income of $19.6 million, or $0.78 per diluted common share. Arkansas Best's year-to-date 2008 net...

    Articles 2008-07-23

  • Arkansas Best Corporation Announces Its Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

    FORT SMITH, Ark., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation will announce its second quarter 2008 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. A conference call with company executives will be held that day at 12:00 noon ET...

    Articles 2008-06-30

  • Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference

    FORT SMITH, Ark., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation will appear at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 from 8:25 a.m. -- 8:50 a.m. ET. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer of...

    Articles 2008-06-11

  • Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: United Parcel Service, CSX Corporation and Arkansas Best Corporation

    CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Ann Heffron, who discusses United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) and Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from...

    Articles 2008-05-23

  • Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Wolfe Research Transportation Conference

    FORT SMITH, Ark., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation will appear at the Wolfe Research Transportation Conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. ET. The conference will be held in New York City. Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief...

    Articles 2008-05-14

  • BellwetherReport.com Initiates Analyst Coverage on RFMD, ABFS, TQNT and PMTC

    BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased analyst opinions on thecompanies mentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have scheduled interviews with a number of...

    Articles 2008-04-23

  • Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Arkansas Best, Apple, Inc., Johnson Controls and Telefonica

    CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Millennium Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MLNM) as the Bull of the Day and Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) and Telefonica (NYSE: TEF). Full analysis...

    Articles 2008-04-14

  • Progressive Following on Arkansas Best Corp.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 2008-The SI Report: Progressive Following on Arkansas Best Corp.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Arkansas Best Corp. (NASDAQ:ABFS) as it opened up $0.11 on below average volume midday trading...

    Articles 2008-03-31

  • (ABFS) SqueezeTrigger Price is $33.824. There is $301,930,308.00 That Short Sellers Still Need To Cover.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-24 March 2008-BUYINS.NET: ABFS SqueezeTrigger Price is $33.824. There is $301,930,308.00 That Short Sellers Still Need To CoverC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24032008 BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring ARKANSAS BEST CP (NASDAQ:ABFS) in real time and just received an...

    Articles 2008-03-24

  • Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference

    FORT SMITH, Ark., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation will appear at the JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 from 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. ET. The conference will be held in New York City. Robert A. Davidson, Arkansas Best's president...

    Articles 2008-03-10

  • HOO, CHA, EJ, NRF, MHA, ABFS Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-15 February 2008-BUYINS.NET: HOO, CHA, EJ, NRF, MHA, ABFS Have Been Removed From Naked Short List TodayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15022008 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE...

    Articles 2008-02-15

  • Teamsters Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with ABF Freight System, Inc.

    To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Ms. Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, ChiefFinancial Officer and Treasurer, +1-479-785-6281, or Mr. DavidHumphrey, Director of Investor Relations, +1-479-785-6200, both ofArkansas Best Corporation FORT SMITH, Ark., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ABF FreightSystem, Inc., the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation(Nasdaq: ABFS), announced today that...

    Articles 2008-02-11

  • EARNINGS

    Less-Than-Truckload Arkansas Best Corp. Arkansas Best Corp. (Nasdaq: ABFS), Fort Smith, Ark., is the parent of national and international less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System; vehicle maintenance service provider FleetNet America; and data-processing business Data-Tronics Corp. For the quarter, ABF Freight System's operating ratio slipped to 95.5 from 95.3 in the...

    Articles 2008-02-11

  • AGT, ABFS, DSTI, PHHM, PSEC, TSTC Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today.

    M2 PRESSWIRE-6 February 2008-BUYINS.NET: AGT, ABFS, DSTI, PHHM, PSEC, TSTC Have Been Added To Naked Short List TodayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06022008 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE...

    Articles 2008-02-06

  • Transportation Firms Report Earnings

    Several trucking and transportation firms reported earnings for their fourth quarters last week: * Truckload carrier Landstar System's profit rose to $29 million, or 54 cents a share, from $28.7 million, or 50 cents. For the year, Landstar earned $109.7 million, or $1.99, down from $113.1 million, or $1.93. *...

    Articles 2008-02-04

  • Market Trends

    * Jan. 14 - Arkansas Best Corp. was raised to "peer perform" from "underperform" by Edward Wolfe at Bear, Stearns & Co. * Jan. 14 - Con-way Inc. was raised to "peer perform" from "underperform" by Edward Wolfe at Bear, Stearns & Co. * Jan. 14 - Heartland Express was...

    Articles 2008-01-28

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  • Incorporated: 1966
  • CEO: Mr. Robert A. Davidson

Arkansas Best is a holding company engaged through its subsidiaries primarily in motor carrier transportation operations. As of Dec 31 2007, Co.'s principal subsidiaries are ABF Freight System, Inc. (ABF). Through its Less-Than-Truckload motor carrier operations, Co. provides interstate and intrastate direct service to more than 42,000 communities through 289 service centers in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico as well as motor carrier services to trucking companies in Mexico. General commodities transported by ABF include, but not limited to food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber and plastics.

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Arkansas Best Corp. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Robert A. Young III

Chairman

Mr. Robert A. Davidson

Mr. William M. Legg

Dr. Alan J. Zakon Ph.D.

Mr. Fred A. Allardyce

Mr. John H. Morris

Mr. John W. Alden

Mr. Frank Edelstein

Contact Information

3801 Old Greenwood Road

Fort Smith, AR

http://www.arkbest.com

479 785-6000

NAICS Code

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload: 484121
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