ARCBEST CORP /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

May 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ (ABFS)
CIK: 0000894405
Period of Report: 2012-05-04

Reporting Person: MORTON JAMES L (SVP-Tax & Chief Audit Exec)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-04	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	A	9000	$0.00	Acquired	44163	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	21.538	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Calculation of stock shares is based on Arkansas Best Corporation Stock Fund figures provided by the fund management company on 5/2/2012.