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: MCREYNOLDS JUDY R (Director, President & CEO)

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	16500	$0.00	Acquired	58300	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	14590.144	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Ms. McReynolds is co-trustee of the McReynolds 2005 Joint Trust.