The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., July 24 -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) today announced that Wesley B. Kemp will become President and Chief Operating Officer of its largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System Inc.(R), effectiv...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Trucking company Arkansas Best Corp. on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit dropped 17.6 percent on increased expenses for fuel and worker's compensation insurance. The results missed analyst expectations and its shares dropped almost 15 percent.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Arkansas Best said second-quarter net income slipped to $16.2 million, or 64 cents a share, from $19.6 million, or 78 cents a share. Revenue rose to $498.5 million from $463.7 million. The transportation company cited rising diesel fuel and workers' compensation costs for the profit drop. Analysts polled by FactSet Research expected a profit of 75 cents a share. Market Pulse...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) will announce its second quarter 2008 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. A conference call with company executives will be held that day at 12:00 noon ET (11:00 a.m. CT) to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (877) 275-1257 or (706) 634-6529...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) will appear at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 from 8:25 a.m. -- 8:50 a.m. ET. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best and Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Arkansas...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) will appear at the Wolfe Research Transportation Conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. ET. The conference will be held in New York City. Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Arkansas Best, will be participating in a transportation panel discussion....
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
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Stocks to Watch Today (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
AIG RETREATS AS SECTOR CONSOLIDATES Shares of American International Group (AIG) have retreated, keeping something of a lid on the efforts of the Dow industrial average to mount a recovery. The pullback has come amid what could be the start of a wave of consolidation in the property and casualty sector, after Liberty Mutual announced a [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Arkansas Best Corp., the Fort Smith, Ark., transportation-holding company, reported first-quarter net income rose 78% on 4.6% higher revenue. Earnings reached $8.5 million, or 34 cents a share, from 44.8 million, or 19 cents, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose to $447.5 million from $427.8 million. A survey of analysts by FactSet Research produced a consensus estimate...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
FORT SMITH, Ark., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) today announced a 78% increase in first quarter 2008 net income of $8.5 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, compared to $4.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2007. Arkansas Best's 2008 first quarter revenue grew to $447.5 million from $427.8 million in the first quarter...
mac.ro (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
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