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ABF^® Quick Facts 

In operation since 1923, ABF Freight System, Inc.^®, is one of North America’s oldest and most reputable motor carriers. ABF handles 20,000 shipments comprising 26,086,583.67 pounds of freight a day. It moves approximately $16 billion of freight and household goods every year.

 

ABF is recognized as a benchmark for safety and security, technology, and freight-handling standards. 

 

In North America, ABF serves all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Globally, ABF serves 250 ports in more than 130 countries.

 

ABF’s core business is less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, consolidating freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload. However, ABF also has the ability, means, and expertise to handle virtually any shipping challenge.

 

Less than one percent of the shipments ABF handled during the past decade sustained a loss or damage claim. That’s a record no other national carrier comes close to matching.

 

ABF also has an unmatched level of billing accuracy —  99.58% percent rated correctly.

 

ABF operates one of the newest, best-maintained fleets on the road — 3660 tractors and 16,100 (as of 12/31/2008) trailers. It has 289 customer-service centers and 10 distribution facilities strategically located throughout North America.

 

ABF leads the transportation industry in launching Internet-based applications, providing the latest innovative solutions for facilitating freight transportation.

 

Led by President and Chief Operating Officer Wes Kemp, ABF employs 12,500 people, including 7,000 drivers, and is the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ: ABFS).

 

ABF revenue for 2008 was approximately $1.77 billion.