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Arkansas Best Corp. (ABFS)At 2:11PM ET: 24.23  Up 0.32 (1.34%)  
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Arkansas Best Corp.
3801 Old Greenwood Road
Fort Smith, AR 72903
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Phone: 479-785-6000
Fax: 479-785-6009
Web Site: http://www.arkbest.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Trucking
Full Time Employees:10,968

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Arkansas Best Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in motor carrier freight transportation business in the United States. It provides less-than-truckload motor carrier transportation services. Arkansas Best Corporation offers national, inter-regional, and regional transportation of general commodities, including food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, nonbulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and other manufactured products. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Arkansas Best Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 60% of S&P 600 companies and 74.4% of Transportation companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Robert A. Davidson , 60
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chief Exec. Officer of ABF Freight System
    $ 587.00K $ 0
    Ms. Judy R. McReynolds , 46
    Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP and Treasurer
    $ 268.00K $ 0
    Mr. Wesley B. Kemp , 62
    Chief Operating Officer of ABF Freight System Inc
    $ 300.00K $ 164.00K
    Mr. Roy M. Slagle , 55
    Sr. Vice Preident of Sales & Marketing - ABF Freight System Inc
    $ 268.00K $ 0
    Mr. Christopher D. Baltz , 42
    Sr. VP of Yield Management and Strategic Devel.
    $ 268.00K $ 85.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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