Arkansas Best Corporation Declares a $0.15/Share Quarterly Dividend

FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share to holders of record of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value, on November 3, 2009, payable on November 17, 2009.

Arkansas Best Corporation, headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a transportation holding company. ABF Freight System, Inc., Arkansas Best's largest subsidiary, has been in continuous service since 1923. ABF provides transportation of less-than-truckload ("LTL") general commodities throughout North America. More information is available at arkbest.com and abf.com.

    Contact: Ms. Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
             Officer and Treasurer
             Telephone: (479) 785-6281

             Mr. David Humphrey, Director of Investor Relations
             Telephone: (479) 785-6200

SOURCE Arkansas Best Corporation