ABF Freight System, Inc was establishe in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Its core business is less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, consolidating freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Davidson , ABF employs 13,000 people, including 7,000 drivers, and is the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ: ABFS), listed by Forbes as one of the “400 Best Big Companies in America.”