ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION AGREES TO ACQUIRE PANTHER EXPEDITED SERVICES

Transaction Expected to Significantly Enhance Arkansas Best’s End-To-End Solutions Offering 

Offers Asset-Light Platform for Growth in $700 Billion Transportation and Logistics Market

Arkansas Best Corporation, a leading provider of freight transportation and logistics solutions, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Panther Expedited Services, Inc. (“Panther”