Arkansas Best Corporation Announces Its Fourth Quarter 2001 Earnings Conference Call.

FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Arkansas Best Corporation will announce its fourth quarter 2001 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Tuesday, January 22nd. A conference call with company executives will be held that day, at 10:00 a.m. CST, to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (888) 855-5487. Following the call, a recorded playback will be available through the end of January. To listen to the playback, dial (888) 203-1112. The passcode for the playback is 446813. The conference call and playback can also be accessed on Arkansas Best's Internet web site at www.arkbest.com through Thursday, January 31st.

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Contact: Mr. David Humphrey, Director of Investor Relations of Arkansas Best Corporation, +1-501-785-6200

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