Who owns ABF Freight?
ABF Freight is owned by ArcBest (the United States, NASDAQ: ARCB).[1]
Evidence: ArcBest Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ArcBest Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Fort Smith
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: ARCB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ABF Freight
ABF Freight System, Inc. is an Arkansas corporation listed at 100% in ArcBest's Exhibit 21. The FY2025 10-K says it forms the Asset-Based segment, roughly 66% of revenue, providing less-than-truckload service across North America.
What ArcBest's annual report says about ABF Freight
Sentences about ABF Freight from ArcBest's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Asset-Based Segment Our Asset-Based segment provides LTL services through the motor carrier operations of ABF Freight.
ABF Freight has been in continuous service since 1923 and is one of North America's largest LTL motor carriers, providing direct service to more than 99% of U.S. cities with a population of 30,000 or more.
ABF Freight offers interstate and intrastate services to approximately 51,000 communities in all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico through 239 service centers.
How often ArcBest names ABF Freight in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of ABF Freight
Where ABF Freight sits in ArcBest
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ArcBest
ArcBest controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5; ArcBest has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| AD Ports Group | AD Ports Group | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
About the owner: ArcBest
ArcBest is a publicly listed company headquartered in Fort Smith, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: ARCB.
ArcBest describes itself in its FY2025 10-K as a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company based in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with an Asset-Based segment and an Asset-Light segment. The 10-K names ABF Freight, MoLo Solutions, Panther Premium Logistics and U-Pack among its brands, and its Exhibit 21 lists each as a 100% owned subsidiary.
🇺🇸 ABF Freight and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ABF Freight is not one of them.
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
- Allegiant Air — Allegiant 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ABF Freight?
The parent company of ABF Freight is ArcBest, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is ABF Freight American?
Yes. ABF Freight originated in the United States and its owner, ArcBest, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is ABF Freight still owned by ArcBest?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, ABF Freight is still owned by ArcBest. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ArcBest Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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