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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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Arkansas Best Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Arkansas Best Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Arkansas Best Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Arkansas Best Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Arkansas Best Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Arkansas Best Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. *...
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...
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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
479 785-6000