(Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 24, 2004) -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) will announce its second quarter 2004 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Tuesday, July 20. A conference call with company executives will be held that day at 10:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. CDT) to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (877) 275-1257. Following the call, a recorded playback will be available through the end of the day on July 31, 2004. To listen to the playback, dial (800) 642-1687. The conference ID for the playback is 8339161.

This call is being Web cast and can be accessed live on Arkansas Best's Web site at www.arkbest.com. A replay of the Web cast can be accessed at Arkansas Best's Web site through July 31.

                Mr. David Humphrey, Director of Investor Relations
                Telephone (479) 785-6200