Awards and Recognitions

For the 5^th year, ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight wins 2021 Smart Way Excellence Award for superior environmental performance.

ArcBest has been chosen as a 2022 FreightTech 100 company by FreightWaves.

ArcBest has been recognized among the best of the best with a 2021 Comparably Award for Best Employee Perks & Benefits.

For the fourth year in a row, ArcBest® has been named to the Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 Truckers list.

For the second consecutive year, ArcBest was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers, ranking No. 5 in Arkansas.

ArcBest was honored with three 2021 Quest for Quality Awards, in the categories of National LTL Carrier (ArcBest less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight®), Household & High Value Good and Intermodal Marketing Company. 

ArcBest is named to Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity, for a third consecutive year.

ArcBest is awarded a Bronze Medal for its 2021 sustainability rating from EcoVadis. 

ArcBest is No. 16 on Training magazine's rankings of the 2021 Top 100 Training Programs, ArcBest's 12th consecutive year on the list.

ArcBest is No. 446 on Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers for 2021.

The Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services recognized ABF Freight President Tim Thorne with the 2020 Herbert Metzger Service Award.

ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight was recognized as a 2021 Military Friendly® Employer.

ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight was awarded the Excellence in Claims and Loss Prevention Award for 2019, for the eighth time, from the American Trucking Associations’ Transportation Security Council.

ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight was awarded the Excellence in Security Award for 2019, for a record ninth time, from the American Trucking Associations’ Transportation Security Council.

In 2020, ArcBest was voted the Best Place To Work In Fort Smith, according to the Southwest Times Record newspaper.