ABF Freight System Inc.

On Aug. 1, an otherwise normal afternoon on Interstate 95 in Boynton Beach north of Miami, a weird, totally Florida scene broke out involving a passing ABF Freight tractor-trailer. read more >

The president of the Teamsters local in North Little Rock says he will meet with Gov. Mike Beebe next week as the union tries to keep ABF Freight Systems from moving its distribution center — and most of its 300-plus jobs — to Memphis. read more >

While analysts say it will take awhile for ABF Freight System Inc. to fully realize the benefits of its five-year labor agreement with the Teamsters, the deal is already going over well on Wall Street. read more >

Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith is working to close 30 service facilities for its ABF Freight System Inc. subsidiary, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. read more >

After months of negotiations, ABF Freight System Inc. and the Teamsters ratify a five-year labor agreement that will go into effect Sunday. The contract, which runs through 2018, calls for 7 percent wage reduction, along with other benefit cuts. The wage reductions begin Sunday. read more >

The University of Arkansas School of Law’s website home page has been ranked third in the nation by the Georgetown University Law Center. read more >

Two Arkansas-based public companies are in legal tussles with unions in their respective industries: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. read more >

Negotiations between ABF Freight System Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will resume next week. read more >