ABF News Updates

The service centers are in smaller markets, and ArcBest plans to consolidate their operations into other facilities within the affected regions.

LTL carriers are seeing stronger demand, rising shipment weights and higher rates as truckload capacity tightens, fueling optimism for the second half of 2026.

Costs for carriers continue to increase, and spot rates across all segments of the North American freight market jumped in the first five months of 2026.

Sentiment among senior executives in the LTL space is positive in outlook, and underlying manufacturing data is supportive even as conditions remain challenging.

LTL was something of a latecomer to the downturn, with the August 2023 demise of the then-No. 3-ranked LTL player Yellow shielding its peers from excessive headwinds.

ABF Freight is ramping up its use of Drov Technologies’ AirBoxOne platform, which integrates truck and trailer sensors, Oklahoma City-based Drov said.

The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7.

The president of less-than-truckload fleet ABF Freight will retire later this year after more than three decades with the carrier, parent company ArcBest announced.

ABF Freight System and the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee reached a tentative contract agreement, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by ArcBest Corp., the parent of ABF Freight.

ABF Logistics has acquired Logistics & Distribution Services Corp., a company based in Sparks, Nevada, that provides dedicated logistics services, for $25 million.