Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference

(Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 12, 2007) -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) will be appearing at the JPMorgan Aviation and Transportation Conference on Thursday, March 22, 2007 from 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, NY. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best and Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Arkansas Best will be making a company presentation and participating 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 April 14, 2007.

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