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: Slagle Roy M (President-CEO, ABF (1))

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	12000	$0.00	Acquired	40600	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	9068	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Full title of officer is President-CEO, ABF Freight System, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary.

F2: Mr. Slagle is trustee of the Roy M. Slagle Living Trust.