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ABFS Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference
Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference
FORT SMITH, Ark. - PRNewswire-FirstCall - Feb. 9
FORT SMITH, Ark., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ:ABFS) will be appearing at the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday, February 16th at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Naples, FL. Robert A. Young III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best and David E. Loeffler, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Arkansas Best will be speaking. Arkansas Best's 30-minute presentation will begin at 11:45 a.m. EST. The live program will be Web cast (in a listen-only mode) and an archive will be available following the presentation.
To access the live audio, please go to the company's Web site at http://www.arkbest.com/ . The archived version of this presentation will also be available at the company's Web site shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will be archived for 30 days.
Arkansas Best Corporation, headquartered in Fort Smith, AR, is a transportation holding company with two primary operating subsidiaries. ABF Freight System, Inc., in continuous service since 1923, provides national transportation of LTL general commodities throughout North America. Clipper is an intermodal marketing company that provides domestic freight services, utilizing rail and over-the-road transportation.
Contact: Mr. David Humphrey, Director of Investor Relations
Telephone: (479) 785-6200
Arkansas Best Corporation
Web site: http://www.arkbest.com
