NASSTRAC Names ABF National LTL Carrier of the Year for 2010

(FORT SMITH, Ark., April 30, 2010) — ABF Freight System, Inc.®, has been named National LTL Carrier of the Year by the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC). The selection of ABF® was announced April 26, 2010, during the NASSTRAC Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida.

“In receiving this award we acknowledge the ABF professionals who have not only persevered through adverse market conditions but also have continued to uphold the highest standards of professional integrity and operational excellence,” said ABF Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing Roy Slagle. “We also want to recognize all the ABF customers who depend upon ABF to provide them with extraordinary customer care and innovative supply chain solutions. Knowing that their supply chain partner has earned the admiration of such a prestigious organization further validates their decision to trust ABF with their business.”

NASSTRAC recognizes transportation providers on a quantitative scale in five key areas: 1) customer service; 2) operational excellence; 3) pricing; 4) business relationship; and 5) leadership and technology.

“NASSTRAC encourages the high performance of carriers through this shipper-based recognition program,” said Eric Morley, director of logistics and transportation for Best Buy Company and NASSTRAC’s current president. “NASSTRAC leverages this annual awards program to continually promote performance excellence in various market segments of transportation. Carriers and shippers alike perceive this to be a very credible program through which appropriate industry recognition is given.”

Established in 1923, ABF is best-in-class for safety, security, technology and freight-handling. InformationWeek, CIO, InfoWorld, and BtoB magazines have cited ABF’s strategic use of information technology as exemplary. ABF is the only five-time winner of the American Trucking Associations President’s Trophy for Safety, the only five-time winner of the Excellence in Security Award, and the only four-time winner of the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award. ABF also is the only carrier to earn both the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award and the Excellence in Security Award in the same year, which ABF accomplished twice.

ABF provides guaranteed service for expedited or time-definite shipments via its TimeKeeper® service. Regional shipments are handled via the carrier's RPM® Network, providing next-day and second-day shipping. The ABF system stretches throughout North America, with local service centers serving all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Globally, the carrier serves 250 ports in more than 130 countries.

ABF is the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS).

Source: ABF Freight System, Inc.

Contact: Ms. Jennifer Boyd, manager of marketing & public relations

Telephone: (479) 785-8892

Websites: abf.com

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