Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2009 Industrial Conference

• Press Release
• Source: Arkansas Best Corporation
• On 11:23 am EST, Wednesday November 4, 2009

FORT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS - News) will appear at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2009 Industrial Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 10 from 9:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. CT. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer and Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer will make a company presentation. The live program will be webcast (in a listen-only mode) and an archive will be available following the presentation.

To access the live audio, please go to the company's website at arkbest.com. This presentation will

be archived through November 30.

Arkansas Best Corporation, headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a transportation holding company. ABF Freight System, Inc., Arkansas Best's largest subsidiary, has been in continuous service since 1923. ABF provides transportation of less-than-truckload ("LTL") general commodities throughout North America. More information is available at arkbest.com and abf.com.

    Contact: Mr. David Humphrey, Director of Investor Relations
                  Telephone: (479) 785-6200