Posts tagged with 'ABF'

General rates and charges for less-than-truckload services through ArcBest℠ and ABF Freight® will increase, effective May 22, 2017. Rates will increase by about 4.9 percent, although the effect on specific lanes and shipments will vary. Read more at arcb.com See Also ABF Tracking
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FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 20, 2016 — Two ArcBest Corporation® (Nasdaq: ARCB) companies have been recognized as Carriers of the Year in their respective categories. The National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) has named ABF Freight® as the National LTL Carrier of the Year and Panther Premium Logistics® as the National Expedited Carrier of the Year. ABF Freight and Panther will […]
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FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 10, 2017 — ArcBest (Nasdaq: ARCB) is pleased to announce that four of its ABF Freight service centers have earned the President’s Quality Award for their achievements in 2016: Grand Island, Nebraska; Long Beach, California; Waco, Texas; and Little Rock, Arkansas. The prestigious award recognizes service centers that have exemplified the […]
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FORT SMITH, Arkansas, February 27, 2017 — ArcBestSM [Nasdaq: ARCB] is pleased to announce the employee training program operated by less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight® placed 13th among Training magazine’s Training Top 125, which ranks companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. The training program appears on the list for the eighth consecutive year; it […]
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FORT SMITH, Arkansas, January 12, 2017 — ArcBestSM (Nasdaq: ARCB) today recognizes two ABF Freight® drivers who have been named captains of the 2017-2018 America’s Road Team by the American Trucking Associations — Tim Melody of Ontario, Oregon, and Steve Smalley of Phoenix, Arizona. The drivers join an elite group of 20 captains chosen to […]
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Third quarter 2016 revenue of $713.9 million and net income of $12.9 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. Third quarter ABF Freight® operating results were impacted by reduced freight levels. ArcBest’s asset-light revenue equaled 31 percent of total consolidated revenue in September 2016 following a recent acquisition. FORT SMITH Arkansas, November 3, 2016 – ArcBest […]
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The ArcBest Corporation® company appears in the magazine’s September issue FORT SMITH, Arkansas, September 30, 2016 — ABF Freight®, an ArcBestsm company (Nasdaq: ARCB), has been recognized as a Top 100 Motor Freight Carrier by Inbound Logistics magazine, whose September issue features a list of 100 trucking leaders that offer the diverse operational capabilities and […]
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The Vermont Truck and Bus Association recognized Wood during a Burlington banquet Wood is also Vermont’s reigning three-axle — grand champion and best pre-trip winner FORT SMITH, Arkansas, September 26, 2016 — ABF Freight®, an ArcBestsm company (Nasdaq: ARCB), is proud to announce Ernie Wood, a professional driver based in Brattleboro, Vermont, has been named […]
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System-wide celebration acknowledges the important contributions of ABF Freight employees Events are planned throughout the week at 245 terminals across North America FORT SMITH, Arkansas, September 8, 2016 — ABF Freight®, an ArcBestsm company (Nasdaq: ARCB), is celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 11-17, 2016, with employee appreciation events at our 245 terminals. “I […]
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• Logistics Management includes both carriers in expedited motor carrier category FORT SMITH, Arkansas, August 22, 2016 — ArcBest Corporation® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is pleased to announce that ABF Freight® and Panther Premium Logistics® have been honored with 2016 Quest for Quality Awards by Logistics Management Magazine. ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics are among winners […]
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