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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
894405	Arkansas Best Corp	ABFS	Trucking (No Local) (4213)	710673405

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1348206	B Wesley Kemp	3801 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith AR 72903	Abf President & Ceo (1)	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	Disposition	2010-11-17	26	$24.15	34,354	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	Acquisiton	2010-11-18	10,000	$24.38	44,354	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	Disposition	2010-11-18	10,000	$24.70	34,354	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock Par Value, $0.01 Per Share	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-11-18	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$24.38

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2011-01-17	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	2,635	Indirect	by Wesley B. Kemp Trust
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	13,225	Indirect	by Sharon Ann Kemp Trust
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	2,005	Indirect	by 401(k) Plan

Footnotes

Full title of officer is President and Chief Executive Officer, ABF Freight System, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary.
Shares have been rounded to the next whole share.
Restricted Stock shares net settled and cancelled for employee's minimum federal and state tax withholding obligations under the Company's 2006 Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $24.66 to $24.79, inclusive.
Mr. Kemp is trustee of the Wesley B. Kemp Trust.
Mr. Kemp holds power of attorney over the Sharon Ann Kemp Living Trust April 16, 2001.
Calculation of stock shares in 401(k) account is based on Arkansas Best Corporation Stock Fund figures provided by the fund management company on 11/18/2010.
The option is exercisable in five (5) annual installments beginning on 1/18/2006.
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