Seth Runser is the President of ArcBest^®. With a deep knowledge of logistics operations gained from over 17 years at the company, Seth advances the company’s long-term growth through operational efficiency and continuous improvement, with a commitment to delivering value to customers through innovative technology, a hands-on approach to creating logistics solutions, and a focus on service excellence.

Seth joined the company in 2007 as an ABF Freight^® Management Trainee and has gained valuable experience in various roles, from operations supervisor to service center manager, regional vice president of operations, and vice president of linehaul operations. In 2021, he was named president of ABF Freight, and most recently, in August 2024, he was named president of ArcBest.  

As the president of ABF, Seth navigated unprecedented change and guided ABF through a global pandemic, prioritizing employees’ safety and well-being while keeping customers’ supply chains moving. He oversaw the successful renewal of a five-year union labor agreement at ABF, led an ongoing transformation of ABF, and delivered solid financial performance through a challenging economic environment. Since 2021, ABF has added over 550 doors, improved profitability and delivered eight quarters of record results.  

Seth has led advancements in the company’s sustainability initiatives, prioritizing the environmental efficiency of ABF equipment, operations and service centers. This includes the company’s ongoing investment in maintaining a modern fleet that improves fuel economy and reduces our GHG emissions and commitment to disclosing Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, as well as initiatives such as City Route Optimization (CRO) technology and testing electric straight trucks, yard tractors and forklifts.   

Seth is an Arkansas Trucking Association board member, an American Trucking Associations Highway Safety Policy Committee Member, and a 2024 BNSF Railway Customer Advisory Board member. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Kent State University.  

Outside the Organization 

American Trucking Associations
Highway Safety Policy Committee Member  

BNSF Railway
2024 Customer Advisory Board 

Arkansas Trucking Association
Board Member 

Awards and Accolades

Personal awards and accolades 
2021 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Forty Under 40 winner  
2014 President’s Quality Award winner  
2012 and 2016 President’s Club winner 

In the Media

ABF Freight at 100: Investments in Workforce, M&A Pay Off 
Good Things – Arkansas Trucking Report 
Forty Under 40: Seth Runser 
City Highlights Investment Made by ABF Freight System’s New Facility