Arkansas Best Corporation To Appear at the 2007 Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference

(Fort Smith, Arkansas, April 30, 2007) -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) will be making a presentation at the 2007 Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 from 1:35 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Bear Stearns World Headquarters, 383 Madison Avenue at 47th Street in New York, NY. Arkansas Best’s president and chief executive officer, Robert A. Davidson, will make a company presentation and participate in a question and answer session. 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 www.arkbest.com. This presentation will be archived through May 31.

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 www.arkbest.com and www.abf.com.

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