ABF Freight System

Arkansas Best Corporation
Type Public (NASDAQ: ABFS)
Industry Transportation
Founded 1923
Headquarters Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Key people Wes Kemp, President and Chief Executive Officer
Revenue US$1.47B (FY 2009)[1]
Net income US$-128M (FY 2009)[1]
Total assets US$870M (FY 2009)[2]
Total equity US$501M (FY 2009)[2]
Employees 11,200 (2009)
Website www.abf.com

ABF Freight System, Inc, or simply ABF was established in 1923 and was originally called Arkansas Motor Freightways. ABF is a subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation[3], and was listed by Forbes in 2005[4] as one of the “400 Best Big Companies in America.”

Contents

Business Segments

The core business segment for ABF is "LTL" or "Less than Truckload" carrier.

Operations, Technology and Logistics

ABF is primarily a long-haul (transcontinental) carrier, in addition, ABF also handles regional shipments via its RPM Network [5].

References

  1. ^ a b Arkansas Best (ABFS) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
  2. ^ a b Arkansas Best (ABFS) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
  3. ^ ABFS Profile - Arkansas Best Corp Profile - ABFS Company Information - Arkansas Best Corp Company Information
  4. ^ "America's Best Big Companies". Forbes. 2005-12-22. http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/21/400-best-biggest-companies_06platinum_land.html/. 
  5. ^ ABF Enhances Next-Day Service

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